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Hello all,

I am just getting my newly acquired Fairway Driver ready for winter hybernation in the cold NE USA. As a rule I put batteries on a maintenance charger for long cold storage - but I read somewhere that this is not recommended for the larger taxi batteries. Does anyone have any info or suggestions on this topic??

Thanks

Joe in NY

It's not something that we in tropical Britain have a problem with.

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Grandad,

I'd turn it over a few times a week and let it run for a few minutes.

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Thanks Midlander and Grandad....unfortunately I will not be able to turn it over occasionally since I will be someplace warm for Dec. and Jan. ... two of the coldest months. Your responses are much appreciated in any case.

Joe in NY

Give the keys to somebody daft enough to stay there and ask them to turn it over for you

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Yet another fine idea...however, the car is on stands and inside an unheated garage. I'd come home to a living room smelling like Victoria Station. When you put a vehicle up for the season here, you have to go all the way. Sitting on cold concrete accelerates rusting the brakes and wheel wells - as well as creates permanent flat spots on the tires. We typically pull out the batteries, bring them into the warm basement of the house and place them on a maintenance charger. This, however, is the origin of my question. For some reason, I am reading that it is not good to place these big batteries on an ongoing maintenance charger. Still unclear why.

But thanks anyway, Midlander.

j in ny

Undo the terminals and leave it like that until you want it again, then charge the battery, change the oil and check the tyres.

You may want to put blankets over the front grille as well it helps stop the wind penetration and parking it in the kindest direction will help, i.e if it's cold west wind, face the car east.

It's going to be inside the basement of the house so I don't think wind direction really matters although blankets probably will

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

It'll need to come in out of the cold garage as -20F is not unusual in these parts. A frozen battery is a permanent death sentence. So I'll heed your advice, doom, only indoors instead of out. Hard to believe we had temps over 100f this summer.

Thanks all

Have you considdered moving to somewhere else?

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Grandad,

Of course he has he said he's heading for a warmer climate during the coldest months

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I go to the Philippines for two months of winter. Wife is from manila. I have long wished to move to the land of my parents who were post war British expats from Manor Park London. However, while milder the winter is still a little cold and dreary. Also, cost of living is much higher there - so I pop over for visit occasionally to get my dose of the motherland. Summers here in upstate NY are very nice. Always warm, lots of lakes, more bang for the buck. Just now getting my taxi limo service off the grOund.

Take the battery out and put it somewhere the frost won't get to it.
Give it a full charge before you go, and do it again when you get back. Should be ok for a couple of months.

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Thanks, gusmac...it gets pretty raw up your way too, so your advice should transfer to my situation. Battery is now out of the taxi and into the warm basement. Will give it good charge before departing. Thanks. Not too happy about the condition of the sheet metal supporting the battery - looks like another rust through compliments of London Taxi Exports. Don't get me started!!

Joe

So did it survive?

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