Date:         Thu, 5 May 2011 11:34:21 -0700
Reply-To:     Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Long-term parking: nose up or nose down?
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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
>