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1. [TR] Car Storage (score: 1): Author: Dave1massey@cs.com; Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 12:41:32 EDT; Timeline: November 2005. Drive the TR6 up to a friend's barn 90 miles out of town for a short, 4 month storage whilst I dismantle the TR3. Park the car, open battery disconnect and throw cover over t; /html/triumphs/2006-10/msg00021.html (8,577 bytes)
2. RE: [TR] Car Storage (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 12:35:15 -0700; You were lucky, IMO. Maybe you can get away with that every time ... but I have seen cars where the rings rusted to the cylinders in less than 6 months. In fact, that was one of the many things wron; /html/triumphs/2006-10/msg00028.html (8,192 bytes)
3. RE: [TR] Car Storage (score: 1): Author: "John Herrera" <jrherrera90@hotmail.com>; Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 16:39:37 -0400; Seems like every fall the articles appear: How to Prepare Your TR for Winter Storage, Blah, Blah. Then in the spring: How to Prepare Your TR for Spring after Winter Storage, Blah, Blah, Blah. Not th; /html/triumphs/2006-10/msg00033.html (8,118 bytes)
4. Re: [TR] Car Storage (score: 1): Author: Dave1massey@cs.com; Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 17:05:32 EDT; I remember as a kid my dad would have us get the lawn mower ready for winter by changing the oil and running them out of gas. These days I always forget and just throw in some fresh gas in the spring; /html/triumphs/2006-10/msg00035.html (7,891 bytes)
5. RE: [TR] Car Storage (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 14:42:47 -0700; Not that you asked, John, but here again there is kind of a point : Just like the dirt on top of the battery that you mentioned, it's not unusual for the wiring, etc. to leak a small amount of curre; /html/triumphs/2006-10/msg00039.html (7,354 bytes)
6. Re: [TR] Car Storage (score: 1): Author: TR250Driver@aol.com; Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 18:04:55 EDT; I am never that lucky. This year 2 of the 3 Wedges had the clutch stuck to the flywheel. I hate it when that happens! I just fired them up in gear and took off down the drive way. The bang when they; /html/triumphs/2006-10/msg00040.html (6,991 bytes)
7. RE: [TR] Car Storage (score: 1): Author: "Jim Muller" <jimmuller@rcn.com>; Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:21:16 -0400; I realize you guys are probably running generators but I seem to recall that the leakage of the diodes in an alternator is high enough that when left "running" over 4 months the total lost charge is; /html/triumphs/2006-10/msg00055.html (7,939 bytes)
8. Re: [TR] Car Storage (score: 1): Author: Cameron Rooke <beaker211@rogers.com>; Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 19:44:02 -0700 (PDT); Does anyone trickle-charge their batteries over the winter? That is what I do with my RV batteries using a small solar panel. My understanding is that if you let batteries discharge, they will eventu; /html/triumphs/2006-10/msg00059.html (8,063 bytes)
9. Re: [TR] Car Storage (score: 1): Author: John Wise <60TR3A@cox.net>; Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 20:28:00 -0700; There was a recent discussion of this issue on the Porsche listserve. The conclusion was that what you really want is a battery tender which varies output to match need rather than a steady trickle o; /html/triumphs/2006-10/msg00062.html (8,578 bytes)
10. Re: [TR] Car Storage (score: 1): Author: Dave1massey@cs.com; Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 10:43:14 EDT; Cranking batteries (as opposed to deep cycle batteries) have very thin plates with a maximized surface area to maximize cranking amps. During discharge the lead from one plate will dissolve into the; /html/triumphs/2006-10/msg00068.html (9,897 bytes)
11. Re: [TR] Car Storage (score: 1): Author: Cameron Rooke <beaker211@rogers.com>; Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 08:13:03 -0700 (PDT); Perhaps my use of the term 'trickle charge' was inappropriate? The solar panels I use to keep my RV batteries charged over the winter have regulators to prevent over-charging and safeguards to preven; /html/triumphs/2006-10/msg00071.html (8,478 bytes)
12. Re: [TR] Car Storage (score: 1): Author: Dave1massey@cs.com; Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 11:18:16 EDT; Sounds like you have a purpose built battery maintaining system. This is good. Frankly, I was surprised when my car cranked over and started after 11 months. The battery was not on a charger or maint; /html/triumphs/2006-10/msg00073.html (8,510 bytes)

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