I stored mine through two winters and will never do it again. The sitting
just made everything age quicker and the driveline cranky. I would change
the oil, fill the tank and take it for a quick drive on the better winter
days. I live in VT I am used to the evil salt on the roads too. Besides
cleaning the undercarriage is easy on vans and rust does not really start
working until it is warm out anyway. Drive, wash it and enjoy it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack R." <jack007@COMCAST.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 1:19 PM
Subject: Questions on Winterizing a Vanagon

I will be putting my 84 Westy into storage for the winter on Nov 1st, as to
avoid the Michigan Salt, and it will not be driven until April next year.

I'm doing a fresh oil change and need to determine the best process for
fuel.

I have a two part question????

Part 1.

Is it better to store the van with a full tank of gas, or a � tank?

I plan to run it low and add fresh gas just before storage too.

Part 2.

Since Gasoline starts to breakdown over time, I understand that a fuel
stabilizer should be used.

The two products I'm considering are:

1. Sta-Bil

2. Sea Foam - which indicates it is a Fuel Stabilizer, as well as Injector
Cleaner, and fuel drier along with a ton of other claims.

I'm leaning towards trying the Sea Foam for this winter. and wondered if
anyone else has tried this or can give me a compelling reason to use
Sta-Bil?

Thanks!

Jack R.

84 Westy Wolfie w/2.1L Syncro motor w/45k original miles on the motor.

N. of Detroit