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<font face="Arial">Hi Jeff,<br>
Here are some suggestions I have used to good effect:<br>
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- Best to drain the petrol, it does not keep well anyway if there
is any in the tank over winter it will cause humidity to collect
on the surfaces above the level of liquid which will cause rust on
the inside of the tank, which will get sucked into the carb and
gum up the ports etc. The tank will deteriorate as well and if
this happens regularly it will cause pinhole petrol leaks.<br>
- I'd put axle stands under each wheel and lift the tyres of the
ground, thus protecting the tyres from having flat surfaces and
vibrations, and also quickening tyre ageing due to stretching of
the sidewalls for long periods.<br>
- Lower tyre pressures (including spare) to keep them in good
nick and slow ageing.<br>
- Might be worth removing fuses to avoid any tarnishing between
contacts and electrical oddities just when you don't want it!<br>
- Allow air to flow through the car to stop any humidity spoiling
all materials and leaving markings all over glass that can be hard
to remove.<br>
- Leave plugs screwed loosely into the head cylinder, stops dust
and grit etc. falling in, and keeps threads clean.<br>
- Give the screen seals a rubber protection treatment to stop
them going hard and cracking/splitting etc.<br>
- Lightly grease wheel nut threads.<br>
- If using mechanical distributor points; open the points and
insert clean thin card or plastic between the surfaces then let
them close against it, keeps them good for the restart when needed
(don't forget to remove it again when putting Mini back into
service!)<br>
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Before using the Mini again, remove rear brake drums to check the
the brake slave cylinders have not started leaking.<br>
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Enough to keep you busy for a while.<br>
<br>
Bye...Andy in Norwich<br>
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<div>Hope everyone is managing as well as possible in
these pandemic times. </div>
<div>Have really enjoyed the flurry of activity on this
list recently!</div>
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<div>I have decided I won’t be running my “daily driver”
Mini this year. </div>
<div>I am fortunate to be able to work from home a lot
of the time, and to be honest sometimes a week goes by
that I don’t drive at all, and I have to remember to
take my Nissan out to knock the rust off the discs
after it rains.</div>
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<div>When I put the car away for the winter (dry
garage), I changed the oil, washed and waxed, put it
on stands for a nut-and-bolt check, greased, put 2
teaspoons of oil in each cylinder and cranked over,
and disconnected the battery.</div>
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<div>Here’s what I thought to do once a month:</div>
<div>- turn the engine and wheels by hand a few
revolutions</div>
<div>- steering lock to lock</div>
<div>- operate throttle, brakes, clutch, gearshift and
handbrake</div>
<div>- operate all switches</div>
<div>- make brmm, brmm noises while doing this</div>
<div>- trickle charge the battery for a day</div>
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<div>What about the petrol? Tank is full and I put in
stabilizer but a year from now, I suppose it will not
be so good?</div>
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<div>Cheers, Jeff</div>
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