Mine leaks either direction... ;) I like to chock a wheel with a rock or something if I'm going to do this kind of parking on a regular basis. Also turn the wheel according to what your motor vehicle manual states... I forgot what the different ways are for... Steven 91 Westy On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@gmail.com> wrote: > Truly excellent point -- and good question -- another thought on this is > the > luggage rack -- which drains through the seal when the van is nose down -- > over a long term you could end up with water from the luggage going into > the > van. > > Doug > > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 1:15 PM, Marius Strom <marstrom@microsoft.com> > wrote: > > > I used to park nose up... but no more. > > > > The way the front door rain channels work caused me to have standing > water > > in the door when I parked nose up. Eventually, the water would overcome > the > > flange between the door and the B-pillar, which then leaked into the > > B-pillar as well as my aux battery box. > > > > Since I've been parking nose down, haven't had a problem, as the water > > bypassing the window scrapers now goes to the bottom of the door where > the > > weepholes are. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf > Of > > Rocket J Squirrel > > Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 9:08 AM > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Subject: Long-term parking: nose up or nose down? > > > > Got a fairly steep driveway alongside the house here. I plan to start > > parking my 1984 there on occasion. It might stay there for a week or more > > sometimes -- it's not really my daily driver. > > > > In terms of the fluids, is there a preferred orientation? I'd say the > > downhill end of the van would be a foot lower than the uphill side. > > > > -- > > Rocky J Squirrel > > '84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > > '74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) > > Bend, OR KG6RCR > > > > > > > -- > http://www.dougalcock.com > |
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