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Is this a bad way to store a 911?
For the last 5 years, I have been parking my 911 in my garage on my tow dolly. Why, you ask? Our village ordinances do not allow you to store anything out side. So, rather than paying for storage, I just pull the car up onto the dolly in the garage. It also keeps the dolly clean and in great shape.
![]() I realize that doing this will cause oil to accumulate towards the back (or front) of the engine, cyls 1 & 4. It will also cause the tranny fluid to accumulate against the main shaft seal. The question is, does this do any real harm to either the engine or tranny? I just finished installing a 3.2 into the car and I want to make sure that this method of storing it will not cause any damage to my new/used motor and tranny. Thanks. Roger
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I don't think it will be a problem for the engine or tranny to sit "uphill". However, if the car sits for a long time you will get flat spots on the tires. Either store it with old tires or (what I do in the winter) jack up the car on four jack stands to unload the suspension and the tires.
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N.p. except move out of the communist area
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Actually, I think my problem is the other end of the spectrum. I need to move back to an area where not everyone can afford to pay to store their toys offsite, or build 6+ car garages.
We lived in an unincorporated area years ago and my neighbor used to park his 30' racing trailer on his front lawn. Literally, right in the middle of his lawn. Didn't bother me, but my wife went ballistic. When we moved, she made sure that wasn't going to happen any more. Oh well. Roger
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Another option, get rid of the wife and move back to the old neighborhood !
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Why would park that car for five years? You really ought to drive it more often than that. Just Sayin'
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Roger, the way you're parking that car is terrible! You need to park that car in my garage.
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Are you storing it or just parking it when not in use.
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Both. I have put the back up on jack stands over the winter, and over inflated the front tires. I should probably just put the front on stands as well when I store it.
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How much are you asking for the ladder?
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That's a "Porsche Design" ladder, titanium, very pricey
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Village ordinances allow it out only once every 5 yrs?
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If you are concerned you could back it in there every now and then to even out what ever you think is getting damaged
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Your bigger problem will come from not driving it. It seems these cars cost the same in maintenance whether you drive them a few hundred miles a month or not at all. Might as well drive the car.
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I should probably clarify, the car has NOT been sitting for 5 years. For the last 5 years, when it is parked in the garage, whether just for a few days, or for a few months over the winter, this is how it is parked.
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If you do store it on jackstands, my Indy recommended removing the wheels to minimize the weight on the unloaded suspension. Plus, gives you a chance to give the wheels and wheel wells a good clean.
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You need to pull the muffler off that thing and blast it around the hood a 3am.
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I suggest you build a set of full-length wood ramps, then back the tow dolly into the garage. This way, you could keep the car level, over the dolly.
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