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Storing a 2008 for 6 months in garage over Canadian winter...what to do?
I have a 2008 Fit with about 12,000 km on it, and I am storing it in
my heated garage for 6 months over a cold, Canadian winter, I have been reading some posts on this group about what to do when storing Hondas, but would like some updated hints. Some have suggested disconnecting the negative wire from the battery, taking the wheels off, using a gas stabilizer, leaving the windows open, leaving them closed, etc. I purchased an 'intelligent' battery charger which only delivers a 2A charge to the battery if it needs it....should I use it to keep the battery up instead of disconnecting it? Any tips would be really appreciated because I'm not much of a mechanic and I do love this car. Arthur |
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Storing a 2008 for 6 months in garage over Canadian winter...whatto do?
On Sep 14, 6:43*pm, Tegger > wrote:
Many thanks for your excellent info.....much appreciated. Arthur |
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I currently have a one car garage and am interested in converting to a two car garage. I am wondering how much additional space I need for it. I currently have 14 feet on my property line from where the garage ends, is that enough to add the second spot? Thank you! |
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Storing a 2008 for 6 months in garage over Canadian winter...whatto do?
On 10/11/10 11:27 PM, winstonterr wrote:
> Hi, > I currently have a one car garage and am interested in converting to a > two car garage. I am wondering how much additional space I need for it. > I currently have 14 feet on my property line from where the garage ends, > is that enough to add the second spot? Thank you! > I doubt it. There are usually limits on how close to the property line you can build. In my town for instance, it's 20 feet. |
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Storing a 2008 for 6 months in garage over Canadian winter...whatto do?
On Sep 17, 10:00*pm, "Boomer" > wrote:
> > There is a huge variation in quality and design of chargers. I bought what > was advertised as an automatic charger at Walmart. I hooked it up at home > and found that it would charge up the battery alright, but then it would > shut off and never offer a charge again. The power had to be cycled in order > to make it work again. > > Michael- > Yup.......that's what I got. It charges, and then shuts down, giving me an 'error code'. I called the manufacturer's customer service. The guy told me batteries designed for Canada are 'different' and don't work with the 'intelligent' system in their chargers. It will charge and then shut down and must be recycled periodically. Great...... : / A |
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Storing a 2008 for 6 months in garage over Canadian winter...whatto do?
On Oct 11, 8:27*pm, winstonterr >
wrote: > Hi, > I currently have a one car garage and am interested in converting to a > two car garage. I am wondering how much additional space I need for it. > I currently have 14 feet on my property line from where the garage ends, > is that enough to add the second spot? Thank you! > > -- > winstonterr I have designed three houses (Virginia, Texas, and California) and the last one, in California, included a third garage, for my third sons car. The bottom line, for me, was that I needed a certified California registered architect to submit the plans. Even though I did the work. So that is what you may have to do. Get a local. And the building department will want a plan and they will quickly tell you if it does not comply with code. |
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