This has been covered and is in the archives under WINTER STORAGE. But I guess it'll be repeated: You need plumbers antifreeze in the camping water supply (and hoses & drain pipes) You need to take the van to Rust Check or Krown (preferred by me) and get it sprayed with rust inhibiting oil - but watch out for the insulation in the panels. Also put mice traps in the van. Malcolm Jonathan wrote: > hey everyone, As all of us east coasters know as the mercury drops and snow > starts to fly, it time for the town salt/sand trucks to wage war on our > beloved vans. Back in nov. i bought a 90 westy and decied to keep my 88 > gl....at least for the winter and drive it while the westy lies dormant away > from corrosion!!! As of now it is just sitting in my garage over a cement > floor after i changed the oil, gave it a new cap and rotor, and some of that > dry gas (not a full bottle), and injector cleaner. It has been sitting for > about a month and a half (temp up her in vt has been crazy its been as high > as 60 and as low as about 9 deg), started it once and she fired right up. my > questions are...is there anything else/more i can do to ensure that she/he > sleeps quietly and wake up with a fire in its eye. I plan on covering the > cement floor with one of those camping tarps to try and prevent some of the > moisture build up which i have already notice on its belly. Or would it be > better to keep it outside on the side of the house over the lawn. any > sugg/comm will help thanks jon 88 gl 90 westi |
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