Pour some plumbers anti-freeze down the sink or the sink trap will crack with the freezing and same for the water pump and lines, or just blow throu the lines to get the water out of the lines and pump. Make sure that there is ventalation in the van in winter or you will get mold and mildew on the ceiling. I leave the pop-top up a bit and the skylight open and the side windows open a crack. (My van in under a car-port). Also check the archives for previous discussions on this . M
--- Larry Himli <lhimli@MSN.COM> wrote: > I would like advice on how to winterize the 87 > Westy. The vehicle is new to > me and I would appreciate help in knowing what to > drain (and how) and if I > should add anything to the tanks, etc. Hurry up, > supposed to get down to 28 > F here in MN this week. > Larry
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