Date:         Sat, 5 Dec 2009 09:43:16 -0700
Reply-To:     Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Storing Westy for 8 months
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> 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

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>
>
> 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
>