> > Did you drain the P-trap under the sink? It's the white plastic > "bulb"-looking device that has a screw in the bottom of it. > The screw comes out and if there is water in it (if you use your van for camping and use the sink, it DOES have water in it, that ought to be emptied. I hadn't done that, and tried doing it recently and the screw was rusted to what it screws into, so the screw head came off. I took the drain hose off the back and pulled this bulb and there was indeed water in it. I ended up ordering another from Go Westy, which "kit" has everything you need to replace the entire drain system, even the under-van cap that screws onto the plastic drain there, AND which other end screws onto the under side of the van so you CAN'T lose it when you unscrew it while using the sink drain feature. Also has a new drain hose, and the part that attaches to the bulb/P-trap that unscrews from the SS drain flange that you can see looking into the sink. The P-trap components unscrew from that SS flange, in order to use all the parts in the GW Kit. bob '87 Syncro Westy > > > > On 4-Dec-09, at 6:36 PM, Michael Hart wrote: > > I'm off on a long trip and need to store my Westy for 8 months. It > will be stored in an unheated garage in the CA Sierra Nevada > (mountains) @ 7,000 foot level, where the temperatures go down to > below 0F. Recommendations on how to prepare the van? (From the recent > thread on antifreeze, it would seem the standard 50-50 blend is > adequate for this & lower temperatures?). Specifically, should I keep > some level of background heat around the engine?; leave batteries on > trickle or solar charge or completely remove & store them?; anything > else to prepare? > > Thanks, > Mike > '87 Westy > |
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