Why not just pour a bottle of cheap booze in there for the winter?

Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@HEWITT.COM>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 11/20/2001
11:34:12 AM

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Subject:  Re: winterize

>Hi Volks;
>
>Could I have a few ideas on anything I could do to drain and\or prepare
the
>fresh water system on a Vanagon Westy to stand winters freezing cold.  I'm
>over in the Northeast and the hard freeze is a comin'.
>
>Dave
>83 WBX Westy
>83 Tiico Westy

Hi Dave,

     In addition to draining and drying out the tank for a few days, I
remove my
water pump. When I got my Westy my pump was cracked and I figured it was
from
freezing with water in it. I'd rather not replace it again for all the
trouble
it is to take inside for the winter. Mind you mine's a Canadian Westy with
the
pump under the sink -- the pumps in the watertank may be harder to remove
and
replace.

Cheers,

Doug Alcock
'84 Westy "BlueBelle"
Toronto, Canada
http://www.torontovanagon.com