Winter storage

[Bishop]

Whenever I store any vehicle (which is rare), I always changed the oil before I store it and it's the first thing I do when I pull it out.

I also always keep it on a battery tender.

My boat hasn't gone anywhere for 16 months and I've changed the oil in both engines (not an easy undertaking on Ford 427s) 5 times.

 

[Bishop]

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ub ... er=1255667

BTW, that's a great site for oil info.

 

[CaptainCaeruleus]

Winter oil change for an R3 is excessive... The synthetic stuff really holds up well.. Just a waste of money.... I would buy a new battery tender to be safe (aroud $20-30).... I would also make sure the front and rear tires are parked on some old carpet or floor mat... I would not have the tires kissing the cement all winter....

Mike...

 

[gary g]

Whenever I store any vehicle (which is rare), I always changed the oil before I store it and it's the first thing I do when I pull it out.

I also always keep it on a battery tender.

My boat hasn't gone anywhere for 16 months and I've changed the oil in both engines (not an easy undertaking on Ford 427s) 5 times.

why !!!!!!

 

[Bishop]

It would cost 1/3 of what it would cost to fix one motor than it would to repower the whole thing.

Try finding a 427 Cammer (SOHC) or let alone parts for one that aren't aluminum. It was the only engine ever banned from NASCAR. The NHRA also banned it.

I had to have one rebuilt once to the tune of $15k.

That's why.

 

[Geek_Law]

Ugh. Too much trouble. Keep it on a battery tender if you aren't gonna drive it for more than a week. Otherwise, just make sure you drive the thing every chance you get. If its real miserable where you live, then at least take it out when the snow melts and give her a quick spin.

 

[gary g]

It would cost 1/3 of what it would cost to fix one motor than it would to repower the whole thing.

Try finding a 427 Cammer (SOHC) or let alone parts for one that aren't aluminum. It was the only engine ever banned from NASCAR. The NHRA also banned it.

I had to have one rebuilt once to the tune of $15k.

That's why.

So changing the oil 5 times in sixteen months without turning the keys keeps them from harm !! i dont see that :? :? :? :?

 

[Bishop]

So changing the oil 5 times in sixteen months without turning the keys keeps them from harm !! i dont see that :? :? :? :?

Where did I say I never turned the keys? I said it hasn't moved. Actually, I never turn they keys but both are run for 1 hour on an automated system once a month but they are never put under any load. Not yet at least, the rest of the boat is under restoration.

Funny thing, 1 motor is worth 5 times the value of the hull.

As for a bikie, change the oil before it goes into storage, when you're ready to take it out, run it for a few hundreds miles and then change it again.

 

[Geek_Law]

Not yet at least, the rest of the boat is under restoration.

Funny thing, 1 motor is worth 5 times the value of the hull.

What's that saying about boats, airplanes, and women? Something along the lines of each is a financial drain and you should never buy, but instead just rent.

I wonder sometimes if I should add motorcycles to that list. Unfortunately, I'm addicted to motorcycles and am dying to buy my own airplane.

 

[Bishop]

What's that saying about boats, airplanes, and women? Something along the lines of each is a financial drain and you should never buy, but instead just rent.

I wonder sometimes if I should add motorcycles to that list. Unfortunately, I'm addicted to motorcycles and am dying to buy my own airplane.

When I bought it I was told that that day would be the second happiest day of my boat ownership life.

Stupidly, I walked into it and asked, What will be THE happiest day?

The day I sell it.