Title says it all. I need lots of pointers and "how to". Its getting cold here in Socal. 50* is too cold for me and my RX-3's.

 

well, here in OH, all i usually do is make sure the 7 is indoors and covered. i disconnect both battery cables and make sure all fluids are clean and topped off. i also make sure that the car is started once a month and if time allows, moved back and forth. some people will raise the car, remove the wheels, and leave the car on jack stands to avoid flat spotting the tires... you may want to add stabil to the gas to make sure the gas does not go bad. 50 degrees here in OH is almost like a summer day! i had the sunroof open in the Camry today and it was in the low 50's!

 

Well, only speaking for myself I'll tell you what I've done with excellent results every winter for about 15 years now with all my 7's...(1)First thing is a good cleaning in and out. (2)Then I fab up a moisture barrier for underneath. Usually some THICK plastic sheeting from lowes or whatever and cut a piece a little larger than the entire footprint of car's body. I drive or push the car over it and then jack up each corner at a time and get jack stands under the axle and blocks of railroad ties under the front wheels so suspension is not unsprung. I also over inflate the front tires at least. AND I reach under the plastic and stand something up in the middle so it makes like a teepee so any condensation gathering underneath runs away from the center and towards the outside of the car's footprint.
(3)Before I park it I also change the oil, but leave the filter and change it AND the oil when I get it back out. (4)Make sure fuel tank is full and treated with stabil or something, too.
(5)Disconnect ignition and fuel pump, remove plugs, get all gas out of the engine by turning it over a while. Install some old plugs(don't want to crub good ones up with all the oil in there next time you start it) after (6)spraying Pennzoil marine fogging oil into the plug holes alternating between spraying and hand turning engine over. Or I guess you could spray it or add another kind or oil through the carb. (7)I remove my battery and keep it indoors, (8)rubber band plastic baggies over exhaust ends and over intake. (9)I use 4 1 lb sta-dri dessicant pouches and place them or hang them inside the car to maintain low relative humidity inside. (10)I also place paper plates everywhere and shave a bunch of original Irish Spring soap bars onto them to keep rodents out. I've been told they hate it, don't know for sure, but I've never had any rodents move in during storage, so I'll keep doing it. Plus, it makes your car smell nice next spring! I also put them(shavings) in the engine compartment, too. (11)Obviously use a car cover or at least some sheets or something on the outside. (12)Maybe every once in while I'll turn the engine over by hand for a while to keep inside nice and lubed during it's sleep. If you do this, remember to remove the plastic baggies from intake and exhaust and replace afterwards!
That's about all I can think of off the top of my head, it sounds like alot, but really doesn't take too long to do. Hope this helps you out.

 

sorry no help here. i drive mine year round.

 

x2 with what sevens4me said but instead of using messy soap shaving just throw a bunch of dryer sheets everywhere in and around the car, rodents will not go near dryer sheets(learned that with my boat) and use stabil in the gas, nothing is worse than varneshed gas in the spring!!

 

wacky,

heres some tips from alaska. https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showthread.php?t=586025

thinking that they are much colder in the winter and keep their cars in storage longer their tips might keep your beauties preserved even longer!

hope this helps

 

"Winter?" What's that?

 

Winter is the 5 months of the year people up north have to fight off the snow & salt because all it wants to do is eat our cars (and make a hell of a mess)

 

OP is a troll Theres no winter in Cali.

 

You don't have winters in southern Cali. I used to live in Fremont and can't remember a single snow fall. Only once do I remember a frost, and that was just one day out of the whole year! Of course I was in 1st grade and you're not too with it yet by then. I do remember a few hot days though.

 

Best bet is ship all those junkers to SW Florida for the winter. I promise I'll start them once a week

 

Hmmm, I've never done anything more than change the oil, toss stabil in and fuel it to the top, over inflate the tires a bit, park it over a tarp, disconnect battery, and cover at my indoor location. Of course I've lost my clutch slave like 3yrs in a row now also, but I think that's more due to poor quality porous metal than anything (new master and slave on it now with castrol lma). It's not near me so I don't turn it on randomly or rock it at all, just sits there. Turns over 2nd crank every year for going on ten now and never had a flat spot on a tire.

 

thanks t g farrell and Jeff for blowing my cover. I figured that its time for wacky's joke since this forum has been very serious lately. LOL

 

i'm retarded

 

so cal is cooler than fremont..maybe

 

That's what I get for taking the time trying to help someone out in hopes someone will return the favor...hint hint, My thread titled "debris IN my dynamic chamber, what to do?", hint hint.
Great job though, Wacky. I thought it was odd you asking such a question, you seem to know your stuff!
Did I mention my thread titled "debris IN my dynamic chamber, what to do?" oh yeah I did...

 

word!


and Wacky, i gladly volunteer my winter storage services. just leave the keys and some gas money.

 

 

that snake wackyracer, lol. always up to some tom foolery, lol