If you keep your car inside in a dry place and keep a window cracked and rodent proof your space and you don't start the car up till spring, I don't see what damage your oil in the engine will damage. I prefer a car bag now but I have stored many a car for many a year without stuffing the exaust or sealing the carb. Dry is the key. gm66
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: "Jim Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <chevelle-list@chevelles.net> Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Winter storage Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 13:47:36 -0400 Harlan, You asked about the oil in winter storage a week or so ago. Your question was about contamination or acidification. Whew!!! Something like that. I just read in this mornings paper an article which asked the very same question. The answer was that if the intake and the exhaust are plugged off, the oil will be as if having left it in the bottle. Hope that is a little more reassurance for you. Sounds logical. Jim S. _____________________________________________________________ Netscape. Just the Net You Need.