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12-23-2016, 07:13 PM | #1 |
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Model A and the weather
Iam sure many here are not using their car as much, due to the cold weather. How often should the car be taken out for a run? I was told just taking it out of the garage for an idle warm up is not recommended.
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12-23-2016, 07:36 PM | #2 |
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Great question.....
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12-23-2016, 07:38 PM | #3 |
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I would say, whenever you get a chance, drive it! Our cars don't go away until we get a threat of snow and come back out after the first heavy rain.
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12-23-2016, 08:08 PM | #4 |
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Derive it whenever you can. No need to baby it. They are tough little cars.
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12-23-2016, 08:19 PM | #5 |
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Sitting over the winter really isn't too hard on an A. You may get some temporary flat spots on the tires from sitting.
The hardest thing on them is to start them up and not allow the engine to get good and hot in order to evaporate the moisture/condensation inside the engine. If you are just pulling it out to start it up put some cardboard over the radiator to help it get up to operating temperature. Stay with the car so you don't overheat it with the cardboard covering the radiator.
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12-23-2016, 09:21 PM | #7 |
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12-23-2016, 09:50 PM | #9 |
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I drive mine any chance I get.
But all year round, I keep a dehumidifier in the garage with a window down. In the south the humidity is bad. |
12-23-2016, 10:43 PM | #10 |
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12-23-2016, 10:47 PM | #11 |
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Thanks Tom so better to leave it alone completely, that's good advice.
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12-23-2016, 11:08 PM | #12 |
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"Originally Posted by Nabco
Do you really need to drive it 20-30 miles to get it up to temperature?" Like what has been said it is not the destination it is the trip. Summer or winter I get a kick driving one of my Model A. maybe you don't have to go 20-30 miles, it is the trip, and I enjoy every minute, especially with a grand-kid with me. And besides it is tough to see the three restored ones sitting there all winter not being used. |
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12-24-2016, 12:31 PM | #14 |
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If you are going to leave your car for a long while put it away when it is at working temperature. Make sure that the battery is disconnected and the fuel shut off. Chock the wheels and leave the parking brake off. While the car is not being used keep the battery charged and, if possible move it backwards and forwards a bit regularly so the tyres don't deform. If you have a starting handle it's worth turning the engine over every now and then. Many people would drain the fuel but I don't as I have never experienced problems starting an engine that has been standing for several months with the 'old' fuel left in the tank. A cool dry environment is much better than a warm damp one for the bodywork.
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12-24-2016, 01:10 PM | #15 |
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I drive all year round, fortunately, we don't have salt. This is this morning in auburn getting breakfast, and a strawberry rubarb pie.i didn't run a thermostat for a year or so, and my oil filler tube was caked with white guck from moisture. The oil was fine. Went back to a stat.
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At least a short run time will keep the oil splashed all around the inside to keep things well lubricated ( transmission also ). |
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12-24-2016, 01:45 PM | #18 |
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Merry Christmas everyone.
I used to drive my car all the time in the winter but coming home on a rollback all the time got too expensive. Bill K |
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12-24-2016, 04:15 PM | #20 |
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I drive mine in the winter. 36 miles to the coffee shop with 3 miles dirt road. Works best when the road is frozen. I dress for winter which makes the coupe feel even smaller.
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