For you winter guys who park it for the winter do you fill the tank up or just drive it in and cover it. Unlike my previous fun car I would park it and cover it for the winter season but for this car I seem to keep it ready to go if the roads clear up enough. Last season we had little snow so I had an extended drive season but this year the great predictors say we'll be getting a whole bunch of the white stuff. Well we'll just need to wait and see and play it by ear.

 

A full gas tank means less air that may/may not contain moisture. No downside to having a full tank IMHO.

 

We just had a hard rain overnight and again this morning. All the road salt is washed away so I think I'll have another two days to drive.

I store as follows:
Fill the tank
Add fuel stabilizer
over-inflate the tires to 40 PSI
Lay plastic tarp down to block moisture that leaches up from the concrete
throw moth ***** around the plastic tarp (critter protection)
insert steel wool into the exhaust tips (critter protection)
Lay dryer sheets on the interior floor (critter protection)
plug in battery tender though this year I may pull the battery and tend it on the bench
Cover the vehicle
wait for spring

 

As of last week; full of gas, little fuel stabilizer, battery on tender.

hibernation

 

fortunately no need to park for winter here in san diego.

 

your car cover looks great. source?


amazing how sexy the xk looks even under wrap!

 

I'll fill it up before storing, along with maxing the tire pressure. If there is a break in the winter I am go for a drive. CTEK is a must have!

 

Jagtoes:

I see your Bio under your profile states:

About jagtoes

Biography
Part time Owner/operator Knight Jaguar repair service

Is this correct? What type of Jaguars does your shop work on?

Can you get parts?

...

 

That was part of a previous life. I used to repair and service some local owners in the area. I also would do engine conversions . This was a 2nd job/hobby which I no longer do. I'm a full time retiree so anything that would keep me from golf is not a priority. All parts and contacts have slowly gone away in fact I just gave away 2 fronts seats I had in my basement from a late 70's XJS. Life is short and working for a living is no longer a necessity.

 

10% ethanol in a full tank means 1-1/2 gallons of ethanol in the system. I'd say, if you DO fill the tank, do so with ethanol-free petrol.

 

We don't have any of that kind of stuff here and if we did it would be 86 octane.

 

Covercraft Block-it

bought here in Canada

 

1. I watch for weather (snow).
2. I use a Ctek MXS 10 to fully charge the battery (and format one/year).
3. Moisture absorber inside.
4. I pay for a heated garage.

 

Put mine up the first week in Nov and it will stay there until the first week in Apr. I use a marine grade stabilizer in the gas, dryer sheets in the interior, and a rubber mat on the floor as well as a container of mothballs under the engine to discourage chipmunks from making a nest. I make sure it is clean inside and out then use a generic cover to keep the dust off. I also have a battery maintainer which I keep on through the winter. This system has worked for me for the past 5 years.

 

I typically keep them running all year even though I live in the North East. I have 2 convertibles, 2 SUV's and a sedan for family use. I find that letting any one sit for any extended period of time is not good. So, the SUV's get used on the snow days and any cold day with little or no precipitation are car days. I've been stuck driving a Mustang convertible in the snow in the past. Probably the most challenging car to drive in snow... and at times fun.

 

I agree with that one a hundred times. Couple the 300 horsepower with a positrack rear, a manual trans and I also had fairly poor tires at the time. It was a miserable experience. Good thing there was only a few snow days where I had to use it.

 

Yep, positrack was the worst thing I ever had in a car. In the early 90's I had myself a brand new Lincoln Mark VII, and that first winter was freakin' scary, couldn't make it up a couple of degree grade from a standing stop, and they were brand new tires.
Got myself a Cadillac STS with front wheel drive ASAP, and kept the VII for summer use only.

 

Thinking the XKR may be a bit better in snow but not much. Do you guys in cold weather areas put different tires on it? There may be an odd chance it will need to drive on plowed surfaces with residual snow.

 

Not an issue of snow but the problem is with salt , sand and CC being applied to the roads.
Snow is a no go for me. Also my last car was a midship rear engine and I didn't take that out for the same reason.

 

I bought a Mustang GT with manual trans new in 1986 and drove it all year round in northern NJ until 1997 when I moved to TX (sold it jut a few years ago,...) . Loved that car but damn that thing sucked in the snow!