Winter Driving - 2003-04 Mach 1 Registry Owners Club

old school · 01-12-2015, 07:06 PM

Gotta keep those Mach 1's running in the winter! After that Clipper layed down about 4" of snow last week the roads were back in shape by the weekend for some winter fun. sunday was 6F deg. when i got up. Had to use a hairdryer to get the 70' Machs' ignition column & Swith loosened up,but s beautiful clear day for cruzin'. Back to crap weather this morning with Freezing Rain..yuk.

slojunk91 · 01-12-2015, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by old school

Gotta keep those Mach 1's running in the winter! After that Clipper layed down about 4" of snow last week the roads were back in shape by the weekend for some winter fun. sunday was 6F deg. when i got up. Had to use a hairdryer to get the 70' Machs' ignition column & Swith loosened up,but s beautiful clear day for cruzin'. Back to crap weather this morning with Freezing Rain..yuk.

I feel your pain....sucks man. Gonna be 18 tomorrow and down to-2 tomorrow night.

Mach1 EH · 01-14-2015, 07:47 AM

I do keep mine running in this weather; start it and let it run monthly in the garage. Sorry sir as long as I don't HAVE to, my Mach 1 will not be out on the roads in winter.

MachWonGuy · 01-20-2015, 02:17 PM

Ur Brave, one year my '70 got kicked out of the garage for an anniversary party, well that night it snowed. Lets just say I got stuck trying to go down hill

Where R the Pictures

old school · 01-23-2015, 10:08 AM

Posted some up on the 428CJ mustang Registry site. Hveing trouble resizing them for this site..

ab_mach1 · 01-23-2015, 12:51 PM

I've had to daily drive my Mach over the last 2 winters. A few weeks ago, we got a new ride for my wife so i'll take over the Buick POS for daily purposes on nasty days. I really don't want to oficially put my Mach in hibernation. How often should I get her out this winter to keep the fluids and seals in order?

Got caught in a 6" snow storm last winter with nearly bald P275's in back. It took me over 2 hours to get home LOL. I needed a push on 4 different occasions that evening. Really though, the fresh snow was cool. It's was that salty - slushy snow and road grime that always made my heart hurt.

DSG2003Mach1 · 01-23-2015, 12:57 PM

Im soooo glad I dont have to deal with this

honestly, if it were mine it would go down for the winter and not be touched until driving time. We have 4 different vehicles that stay at our place in NC and they go from early August until Thanksgiving without being touched and then usually from around the first of December until the last few days in June without being touched. The ones that didnt already have leaks before being semi retired to NC still dont have any leaks or issues and the ones already dripping a little havent gotten any worse.

IMHO, running them from time to time when they dont stay at operating temperature long enough to remove all the moisture caused by the warm up process is more harmful then it sitting.

Throw in some staybil, disconnect the battery or put a tender on it and put out some rodent deterrent

01-12-2015, 07:06 PM	#1
old school Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: West Chester Pa. Posts: 1,431	Winter Driving Gotta keep those Mach 1's running in the winter! After that Clipper layed down about 4" of snow last week the roads were back in shape by the weekend for some winter fun. sunday was 6F deg. when i got up. Had to use a hairdryer to get the 70' Machs' ignition column & Swith loosened up,but s beautiful clear day for cruzin'. Back to crap weather this morning with Freezing Rain..yuk.

01-14-2015, 07:47 AM	#3
Mach1 EH original owner Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bethany, Ontario Posts: 3,758	Re: Winter Driving I do keep mine running in this weather; start it and let it run monthly in the garage. Sorry sir as long as I don't HAVE to, my Mach 1 will not be out on the roads in winter. __________________ 2003 Mach1 DSG - original owner (1 of 1595) IUP, MGW black locking fuel door, sequential flashers, K&N, Mach1 scuff plates, ID tags, MRT shifter, Borla cat back, Steeda full length subframe connectors, 3pt STB, AFS black chrome Mach1 Heritage 17 x 9 & 17 x 10.5 shoes, MRT hood struts. BIRTHDATE - 04/09/2003 ,<-- thx Donna 2012 Shelby GT500 Perf white, SVT PP (SVT Track Pack), Electronics Package, Borla exhaust

01-20-2015, 02:17 PM	#4
MachWonGuy 70 Mach & 04 Mach Owner Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,048	Re: Winter Driving Ur Brave, one year my '70 got kicked out of the garage for an anniversary party, well that night it snowed. Lets just say I got stuck trying to go down hill Where R the Pictures __________________ 1970 Mustang Mach 1 351 4V 4-Speed Calypso Coral Purchased Aug 13th 1998 2004 Mustang Mach 1 4.6 32V 5-Speed Competition Orange Purchased Sept 24th 2008 2012 Mustang Boss 302 32V 6-Speed Race Red Purchased June 8th 2013 Check out my Mach's & Collection at: http://www.machwon.com

01-23-2015, 10:08 AM	#5
old school Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: West Chester Pa. Posts: 1,431	Re: Winter Driving Posted some up on the 428CJ mustang Registry site. Hveing trouble resizing them for this site..

01-23-2015, 12:51 PM	#6
ab_mach1 Lorraine's driver Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 2,442	Re: Winter Driving I've had to daily drive my Mach over the last 2 winters. A few weeks ago, we got a new ride for my wife so i'll take over the Buick POS for daily purposes on nasty days. I really don't want to oficially put my Mach in hibernation. How often should I get her out this winter to keep the fluids and seals in order? Got caught in a 6" snow storm last winter with nearly bald P275's in back. It took me over 2 hours to get home LOL. I needed a push on 4 different occasions that evening. Really though, the fresh snow was cool. It's was that salty - slushy snow and road grime that always made my heart hurt. __________________ Instagram: @azurblumach1 SCT X3 with LaSota Racing tune Borla Stingers w/JBA off road H pipe MGW short shifter w/comfort handle Eibach Sportlines w/Koni STR.T's and Maximum Motorsports CC plates

01-23-2015, 12:57 PM	#7
DSG2003Mach1 700 HP Mach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 8,384	Re: Winter Driving Im soooo glad I dont have to deal with this honestly, if it were mine it would go down for the winter and not be touched until driving time. We have 4 different vehicles that stay at our place in NC and they go from early August until Thanksgiving without being touched and then usually from around the first of December until the last few days in June without being touched. The ones that didnt already have leaks before being semi retired to NC still dont have any leaks or issues and the ones already dripping a little havent gotten any worse. IMHO, running them from time to time when they dont stay at operating temperature long enough to remove all the moisture caused by the warm up process is more harmful then it sitting. Throw in some staybil, disconnect the battery or put a tender on it and put out some rodent deterrent __________________ 03 dsg mach1 - MPR built 9.5:1 motor, D1, cams, ported intake, full exhaust, magnum t56, built rear, E85 etc... '12 F150 FX2 Supercrew with Ecoboost daily beater

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