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Date:         Thu, 5 May 2011 13:02:04 -0700
Reply-To:     Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Long-term parking: nose up or nose down?
Comments: To: Tom Buese <tombuese@comcast.net>
In-Reply-To:  <09773A4B-75F7-4EDE-B30F-28993CAB0131@comcast.net>
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Got a guy right across the street from our house who has a VERY steep driveway. His parked car, were it to break loose, would skitter right down that driveway, across the street, and end up in our front yard.

On Thu, 2011-05-05 at 13:15 -0600, Tom Buese wrote:

> I parked my westy at the top of a very steep driveway after a snow storm that had been plowed, but was still icy, & a couple of minutes later heard someone say that my van had rolled down the driveway & into the street, lucklily not hitting anything or anybody. This was w/ the parking brake fully pulled & the van in gear, IMHO. > > YMMV, > > Mr. BZ-it is so hard to get good help > > > > On May 5, 2011, at 12:47 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > > > Well yeah -- I trust not the parking brake alone. I'm certain I'd wake up to find the van nuzzled up against the woodpile if I didn't leave the tranny in Park. > > > > Chocking the wheels is the best way. I might gum down a 6x6 some way. Bolts into the concrete, I reckon. > > > > On Thu, 2011-05-05 at 10:37 -0600, Tom Buese wrote: > >> > >> That's a 7%+ grade-adjust your parking brake & leave in Park if it is that steep? No clue on the fluids, but doesn't seem like they would be an issue for a week? > >> > >> YMMV, > >> > >> Mr. BZ-sideways? > >> > >> > >> On May 5, 2011, at 10:07 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > >> > >> > 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 > >> >


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