The Ford Barn

old john · 07-25-2020, 12:33 PM

the problem I had with winter storage, rust in the bowl of carb from crap gas after running carb dry drained then filled with wd 40 and lite oil. this spring turned gas on fired right up ran great. might fit a drain valve. John

Jeff/Illinois · 07-25-2020, 01:01 PM

Full tank of pure gasoline (we can still get it around here, all I run in the antique cars and anything with a small motor, mower, etc.) Plus dump in some Marvel Mystery Oil and fuel stabilizer, run the carb dry after turning off the gas valve. Good to go.

Plus what the other guys say about oil, battery removal, wax car, make sure tires have at least 35 pounds of pressure, etc. Has worked fine for me for many many years. That and the Model A lives in a climate controlled garage to boot. Before I had a heated garage these same things I do now worked fine, back then.

Oh and drop the Insurance except for Comprehensive to save a few bucks unless you have like Hagerty in which case you don't need to.

07-25-2020, 12:33 PM	#21
old john Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Lincoln CA Posts: 12	Re: Winterizing a Model A the problem I had with winter storage, rust in the bowl of carb from crap gas after running carb dry drained then filled with wd 40 and lite oil. this spring turned gas on fired right up ran great. might fit a drain valve. John

07-25-2020, 01:01 PM	#22
Jeff/Illinois Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,789	Re: Winterizing a Model A Full tank of pure gasoline (we can still get it around here, all I run in the antique cars and anything with a small motor, mower, etc.) Plus dump in some Marvel Mystery Oil and fuel stabilizer, run the carb dry after turning off the gas valve. Good to go. Plus what the other guys say about oil, battery removal, wax car, make sure tires have at least 35 pounds of pressure, etc. Has worked fine for me for many many years. That and the Model A lives in a climate controlled garage to boot. Before I had a heated garage these same things I do now worked fine, back then. Oh and drop the Insurance except for Comprehensive to save a few bucks unless you have like Hagerty in which case you don't need to.