Date:         Thu, 5 May 2011 19:14:30 -0700
Reply-To:     Joe Fernandez <jfride@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Joe Fernandez <jfride@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Long-term parking: nose up or nose down?
Comments: To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <1304621277.4813.58.camel@TheJackUbuntuNetbook>
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FWIW, I've parked on our inclined driveway for a few years, always nose up
(easier for me to back in and better visbility coming out). No issues with
leaks.

Although on one van the PS rack was leaky, and wouldn't leak when nose up-
but then spend a night or two on level ground and the fluid dropped
noticeably. Allowed me to postpone disconnecting the belt for a bit, I guess
:)

Plus I like having the hatch close to the garage door, and the vans look
'ready to pounce'.

Joe

On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Rocket J Squirrel <
camping.elliott@gmail.com> 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
> >
>