Okay, as some of you know, Mrs Squirrel and I just moved our darn
selves--lock, stock, and barrel--to Bend, Oregon from a place much closer
to the tropics: southern Californian. Coastal SoCal. Where winter
temperatures seldom drop below 45F.

My son, who came with us, today noticed what looked like the male end of
an extension cord hanging out from the hood of a pickup truck and asked
what it was.

"Engine block heater," I said. "For when it gets real cold." Which totally
exhausted my knowledge in matters automotive and climes Really Cold.

NB: I probably got that wrong, but it's important to try to look Really
Smart to our kids. But see Note 1, below.

Which got me thinking: if Mellow Yellow (MW), a 1984 WBX, will be pretty
much doing nothing during these much colder winters, what should I do to
winterize her? (Or him. Whatever.)

MW will probably sit in sub-freezing temps for several months with
maintenance chargers hooked up to the starter and house batteries. I could
use a "Dummy's Guide to Winterizing Your Vanagon" here.

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Note 1. As a side note: My son's Jeep Cherokee -- anyone here have any
Handy Tips for dealing with these colder conditions? P-mail me as that is
extremely NVC.)

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
Bend, OR
KG6RCR