I parked my westy at the top of a very steep driveway after a snow storm that had been plowed, but was still icy,  & a couple of minutes later heard someone say that my van had rolled down the driveway & into the street, lucklily not hitting anything or anybody.  This was w/ the parking brake fully pulled & the van in gear, IMHO.

YMMV,

Mr. BZ-it is so hard to get good help

On May 5, 2011, at 12:47 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:

> Well yeah -- I trust not the parking brake alone. I'm certain I'd wake up to find the van nuzzled up against the woodpile if I didn't leave the tranny in Park.
> 
> Chocking the wheels is the best way. I might gum down a 6x6 some way. Bolts into the concrete, I reckon. 
> 
> On Thu, 2011-05-05 at 10:37 -0600, Tom Buese wrote:
>> 
>> That's a 7%+  grade-adjust your parking brake & leave in Park if it is that steep?  No clue on the fluids, but doesn't seem like they would be an issue for a week?
>> 
>> YMMV,
>> 
>> Mr. BZ-sideways?
>> 
>> 
>> On May 5, 2011, at 10:07 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>> 
>> > Got a fairly steep driveway alongside the house here. I plan to start
>> > parking my 1984 there on occasion. It might stay there for a week or
>> > more sometimes -- it's not really my daily driver.
>> > 
>> > In terms of the fluids, is there a preferred orientation? I'd say the
>> > downhill end of the van would be a foot lower than the uphill side.
>> > 
>> > --
>> > Rocky J Squirrel
>> > '84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>> > '74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
>> > Bend, OR
>> > KG6RCR
>>