Hi joy,
    8 weeks is not a long time to let a vehicle sit.  I would suggest
seeing if you could find a covered place to store it. Keeping it out
of the weather is  the first and most important thing in perserving
any vehicle.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          86-SS Syncro
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
                                   92-Jetta GWC
            www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm

On Sun, 6 Jun 2004, Joy Hecht wrote:

> Hi all,
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> I'm looking for advice on whether I should do anything specific with my van
> if I have to leave her parked for eight weeks.
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> I've got a consulting assignment in Egypt for much of the summer, which is
> good, since my life as a gypsy won't be sustainable if I don't work from
> time to time.  Unfortunately it's putting a horrid crimp in my travel plans,
> as I have to be in sweltering, smelly Cairo from mid-June through
> mid-August, instead of meandering across cool Canada, visiting The Corruptor
> in Montreal, going to Buses in the Corn, and doing all sorts of other lovely
> things. But I'm in no position to turn down work, that's what makes life as
> a gypsy possible!
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> Anyway, I'm leaving my van parked in a generous friend's backyard for the
> summer.  Beyond starting it from time to time to make sure all is okay,
> should I do anything else (or ask my friend to do anything else) to make
> sure she's happy and doesn't suffer from her period of dormancy?
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> Does it matter whether I leave her with a full gas tank, empty, or
> in-between?
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> Anything else I should worry about?
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> Please advise!
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> Joy
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