Z storage and maintenance during Winter

blackcherry20 · 10-21-2014, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

Yep

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Originally Posted by kenchan

i put 45psi in there at 60F ambient last weekend and the weekend before for my G.

considering my garage can get to 15F in JAN (loss of 4.5psi in addition to natural air pressure loss from tires) i will be pressuring up the tires end of year to ensure that they are 42psi+

some basic science involved in tires pressure..but this all comes from actual experience too.

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Originally Posted by kenchan

btw, i have an ip camera in the garage and monitor humidity and temperature off my digital thermometer/hygrometer. it has night vision so i can see it any time. this helps calculate simulated tire psi, and also to prevent dew build up on my cars and tool cases on days when temp & humidity is significantly higher outside than inside the garage.

at sub 50F, cant run dehumidifier effectively (machine would freeze) so best not to open the garage door on those days, or run a fan and quickly close the garage door on trash days, etc. this also comes from experience over the years.

ive already posted about these things on this site though...

Mr. Kenchan cares meticulously for his vehicles.

mishuko · 10-21-2014, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by blackcherry20

Mr. Kenchan cares meticulously for his vehicles.

he's definitely an influence to keep my car prestine as possible. except i drive in the rain so i have an excuse to wash my car again

SouthArk370Z · 10-21-2014, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by mishuko

... no tune yet... but that's also good to know that the tune may reset since i was considering it next year.

I think a tune changes non-volatile memory settings and will survive a power off. You may want to verify that with some of the people that have had their cars tuned.

I was talking about the "run-time tuning" (or whatever Nissan calls it) that the ECM does which is stored in volatile memory.

MacCool · 10-21-2014, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by mishuko

.... unhook the battery.

first time storing it as i es noob owner. actually first time storing a car period so i want to make sure i cover my bases.

I've never unhooked any battery on any vehicle...snowmobiles for summer storage, lawn tractors, cars, boats, and motorcycles for winter storage. $45 for a battery tender to maintain the health of the battery and eliminate the hassle of reprogramming is cheap IMHO.

Skyscraper · 10-21-2014, 01:17 PM

Man, hearing about brutal winters makes me glad to live on the West coast! Worst we'll ever get is rain (hopefully) and temps dipping around 25F at the absolute coldest time of year/night

MacCool · 10-21-2014, 01:51 PM

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Man, hearing about brutal winters makes me glad to live on the West coast! Worst we'll ever get is rain (hopefully) and temps dipping around 25F at the absolute coldest time of year/night

Sounds like that would make for really sucky snowmobiling. Makes me glad I live in Minnesota.

Skyscraper · 10-21-2014, 03:20 PM

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Sounds like that would make for really sucky snowmobiling. Makes me glad I live in Minnesota.

Just a few hours from the Sierras. We snowmobile by choice in California

Silly Rabbit · 10-21-2014, 03:38 PM

Anyone ever come up with a convenient place to mount a powerlet connection for keeping the battery on a tender. I use them on my bikes and it makes it so simple. I was thinking about mounting one in the grill area, maybe in the tow hook cover.

MacCool · 10-21-2014, 03:45 PM

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Just a few hours from the Sierras. We snowmobile by choice in California

"A few hours from the Sierras". That's not snowmobiling, that's a snowmobile trip. I can drive "a few hours" and be sunning myself on a beach somewhere. Snowmobiling is where you ride your machine out of the garage and catch the trail that runs 2 miles from your house. From there your choices are some nice little trailside bar for lunch 50 miles up the trail, or maybe riding up toward the Canadian border for a few days, depending on how you've packed for the trip.

Here in Minnesota, we go visit "rain (hopefully) and temps dipping around 25F" by choice. Frankly, I'd rather have 10 degrees and 3 feet of snow than rain and 25 degree temps.

MacCool · 10-21-2014, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Silly Rabbit

Anyone ever come up with a convenient place to mount a powerlet connection for keeping the battery on a tender. I use them on my bikes and it makes it so simple. I was thinking about mounting one in the grill area, maybe in the tow hook cover.

Battery Tenders come with both terminal clamps, or a fused two-pin connector that can be permanently mounted to your battery. Then all you have to do is plug it in.

SouthArk370Z · 10-21-2014, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Silly Rabbit

Anyone ever come up with a convenient place to mount a powerlet connection for keeping the battery on a tender. I use them on my bikes and it makes it so simple. I was thinking about mounting one in the grill area, maybe in the tow hook cover.

For no more current than we're talking about with a battery tender, you can mount the connector anywhere in/on the car and run 18-14 ga zip cord to the battery. Use appropriate fuses/breakers. The spare tire area comes to mind. Or the glove box. If you don't use the socket below the glove box, wire it to the battery (there is a B+ at the radio that should work).

Skyscraper · 10-21-2014, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by MacCool

"A few hours from the Sierras". That's not snowmobiling, that's a snowmobile trip. I can drive "a few hours" and be sunning myself on a beach somewhere. Snowmobiling is where you ride your machine out of the garage and catch the trail that runs 2 miles from your house. From there your choices are some nice little trailside bar for lunch 50 miles up the trail, or maybe riding up toward the Canadian border for a few days, depending on how you've packed for the trip.

Here in Minnesota, we go visit "rain (hopefully) and temps dipping around 25F" by choice. Frankly, I'd rather have 10 degrees and 3 feet of snow than rain and 25 degree temps.

"A few hours", that's not "sunning yourself on a beach somewhere", that's a "sunning yourself on a beach somewhere trip."

MacCool · 10-21-2014, 04:35 PM

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"A few hours", that's not "sunning yourself on a beach somewhere", that's a "sunning yourself on a beach somewhere trip."

LOL. Yep. I confess, come about April, if there's still snow on the ground (and there occasionally is), I start thinking seriously about a trip to the beach.

kenchan · 10-21-2014, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by blackcherry20

Mr. Kenchan cares meticulously for his vehicles.

aka just lazy...

kenchan · 10-21-2014, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Silly Rabbit

Anyone ever come up with a convenient place to mount a powerlet connection for keeping the battery on a tender. I use them on my bikes and it makes it so simple. I was thinking about mounting one in the grill area, maybe in the tow hook cover.

i could, but since i check vitals on a weekly basis in the summer, i just use the umbilical cord on the battery and keep the hood down but unlatched... in winter i just place my car cover over that with a towel between the cord and bumper to prevent scratches and any outgassing stains on the finish. i take the cover off partially every 6-7wks to turn the tires by hand.

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Skyscraper Base Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: The skies above NorCal Posts: 72 Drives: 09 Touring Sport 6mt Rep Power: 11	Man, hearing about brutal winters makes me glad to live on the West coast! Worst we'll ever get is rain (hopefully) and temps dipping around 25F at the absolute coldest time of year/night

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Silly Rabbit Track Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Brookston, IN Age: 54 Posts: 683 Drives: '12 PW Touring Sport Rep Power: 619	Anyone ever come up with a convenient place to mount a powerlet connection for keeping the battery on a tender. I use them on my bikes and it makes it so simple. I was thinking about mounting one in the grill area, maybe in the tow hook cover.