Old Skool Fords During Winter????

[tommy_205]

is it worth running my cortina during the winter because ive had the gritter round my way loads and im worried about it rotting my cortina away. also im having major problems with getting the car started... its like the timing is too far advanced and it wont turn over fast enough... i have got the timing spot on and the battery is fully charged? help me out please!!! tommy_205

[Rick]

its all your choice mate, some of us lock them up for winter and save them for the sunshine and get a bit of work done

[Kieran]

Welcome To OSF

[lotusless]

welcome to the site, what cortina is it? what engine?

if you have to use it why not?? they were used in the

winter years ago + they didnt all breakdown all the

time.

[caprinerd]

welcome to the osf mate i use mine but at the mo im working on her so she`s off the road at the moment

[bortaf]

I use mine 52 weeks of the year in fact i was out in last night till 2AM really need to flush the heater rad though brrrrrrr

 

use it mate thats what they were made for ity aint gonna fall appart from 1 years use

i allways re-underseal in the summer and wash it once a week BUT drive it till it's dry of the water will freeze and lift the underseal paint ect

[pauline]

hello and welcome to the site.

 

i use my victor during the winter untill i get my 100e on the road.

 

victor was off the road last winter with a gear promblem but is kept outside all the time.

[sab6024]

Hello and welcome to OSF

 

All my cars are on the road 52 weeks of the year

[Trevmk3]

mine will be on the road over winter, aswell as getting some work done on it

[SmokeEm]

Welcome to the site - Heaters are for wimps

[Fix]

My little Fezza is on the road too... Just a weekly car wash... (Like the rest of the year... )

 

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[antz]

i used my escort through the winter one eyar and it rotted in front of my eyes!!!!!

 

so i bought a £500 volvo for pottering around in and keep the escort for the new weather

[louie bagel]

welcome to the site bud and your a local guy to me aswell by the looks of it ,

i underseal the underside of the fessa regularly and keep it well maintained and plan to use it through the winter

[kevs mk3]

hi, welcome to osf, keep using it, a car is not designed to be stored away, my mk3 is never off the road

[jamie]

Welcome! Hope you get the probs sorted!

[vibrating_Cake]

is the choke working on the carb???????

also drive the bloody thing, if it was designed not to go out in the rain it'd have been made out of bare metal!!!

 

and as above, spending £500 on a volvo to drive over winter.... just spend £500 on getting the underside stripped, welded, painted, and undersealed n then dont worry about rot at all!

[caprinerd]

agree with that its made to be used not cottonwooled spend the cash on the car not another car

[AnnieRat1]

We'll definately be using ours - the heater's broken .... it's stuck to on, so very toasty!

 

Not quite so much fun in the summer though ... now we've had the door seals done we won't even get 'air conditioning' any more!

[Arrie]

welcome to OSF. Use the car all year round - if its going to rot, its going to rot - so you might as well use it while you can

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

my cars out in all weathers all year round

[jimbo]

is the choke working on the carb???????

also drive the bloody thing, if it was designed not to go out in the rain it'd have been made out of bare metal!!!

 

and as above, spending £500 on a volvo to drive over winter.... just spend £500 on getting the underside stripped, welded, painted, and undersealed n then dont worry about rot at all!

 

Where can I get that done for £500? That's exactly what mine needs

[vibrating_Cake]

is the choke working on the carb???????

also drive the bloody thing, if it was designed not to go out in the rain it'd have been made out of bare metal!!!

 

and as above, spending £500 on a volvo to drive over winter.... just spend £500 on getting the underside stripped, welded, painted, and undersealed n then dont worry about rot at all!

 

Where can I get that done for £500? That's exactly what mine needs

 

tbf you could do it for £100 on your own.

 

angle grinder wire wool, strip the underseal and bare metal the bottom of the car

then use KRUST to treat any rust, and if it needs welding mark the spots that need welding n get it welded (or weld it yourself)

then its just a couple of tins of primer (5er) couple of tins of spray (10er) and a big tub of underseal (15quid) and a big brush)

 

when i did mine i didnt need any welding at all, but if anyone charges more than 500quid for a half decent floorpan stripping welding and spraying need shooting!

 

and where to get it done, just ask at loads of sprayshops etc

[jaymk1cossieestate]

i still use mine .sounds like a lazy starter motor hope this helps..

[tommy_205]

It was a lazy starter motor!!! got it running fine now all i need if some radiator hoses and im away... cheers, tom

[Grey Crayford]

Welcome to the forum, I used to keep my last capri on the road all year round, same with my cortina( until I started on the latest rebuild!!), its up to you if you want to run it all year round.