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Subject:levelling etc
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Sat, 22 Feb 2003 22:01:41 -0800

couple of tips...prob. old hat...

I have a couple of little plastic "bull's eye" levels in the trough of my
Westy, I con usually find one to set on the stove cover and see how level
the van is. I like it slightly higher at the front.

If the van is off side to side by a little, I use the jack on one of the
rear jacking points to raise that side slightly.

Just a little, not to lift the wheel off the ground or anything!

My friend hauls 2 jacks around for that purpose.

An added bonus to the jack system is that it "stiffens" the van up a touch,
less rocking due to any upper berth activities (if you know what I mean).

Alistair
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'82 Westy -> diesel converted to gas in '94
albell@uvic.ca
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