Besides the normal cleaning, waxing etc, can anyone suggest a must do list for winter storage?
Will be covered and in a non-freezing storage facility.
It's also a 37 Olds Business Coup, F37.
New to the Classic Car ownership.
This Olds is a beauty, and want no big surprises come cover off time.
Thank you
Jawbone

 

A good fuel stabilizer like Stabil marine. I would disconnect the inlet to the fuel pump, cap the fuel line, and run gas out of the carb. Those carbs clog up easily. Then disconnect the battery and store it. Some people like remove the plugs and squirt Marvel Mystery oil in the cylinders.

 

That's perfect, will definitely give those suggestions a go, appreciate the reply..

 

Any good suggestions for keeping the mice out.

 

Get a cat..., don't feed it food and let it fend for itself. Outside of that most nothing really works perfectly.

 

Fresh oil change, full tank of fuel with stabilizer, drive it on nice days, do not start it unless it will reach full operating temperature, keep the battery disconnected and charged, put some moisture absorbent under the cover.
If there is electric in the facility use an ultrasonic pest repellent to help keep away rodents.
Check on it periodically.

 

You could put dryer sheets on the floorboards and glue traps around the tires and one on top of each tire. That's the only advice I have on mice

 

Why cover it?
Mice love dark places...depending on your storage arrangements, keep the hood trunk and windows open with the dryer sheets scattered about as suggested by Redog.......the more light and air you can get to the car, the less mice.

 

congrats on that old 37 the real old ones are harder to find.

I second the dryer sheet idea it works and so do mothballs but they stink so dryer sheets are better



I also put two open boxes of baking soda in sandwich bags on the seat it keep smells and moisture out of the car for winter. One on the front and one on the back seat. I remove my battery every year for winter no power for a battery maintainer were mine gets tucked for winter.

 

I use the large boxes of baking soda, and put two into a disposable aluminum pans, one inside the car and the other in the trunk. Use the Marvel or just a tablespoon of motor oil into each cylinder and crank the motor with the coil disconnected to coat the cylinder walls.

 

All good storage idea's, I would add cover tailpipe with bag and I put varmit food in a small can on floor, the kind that makes them want water to drink, so they don't expire on carpet.