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Subject:Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Tue, 17 Jul 2012 19:31:20 -0700

no, mount a level on dash, true it before securing by parking on known level ground, then use your ramps.

alistair

On 2012-07-17, at 7:06 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:

> Thread drift. I'm not asking for ways to level the van, I got that. What
> I'm looking for is an easy way to level the stove grill. Leveling it by
> leveling the van would require plenty of trips in and out to take a look
> at the grill's levelosity (bubble level, for example) then out to tweak
> the setup, then back in to look. Wash, rinse, repeat. Easier and quicker
> would be to just stand at the stove and level it through some means yet
> to be finalized.
> 
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> Bend, Ore.
> 
> On 07/17/2012 05:38 PM, Jim Arnott wrote:
>>> On Jul 17, 2012 7:02 PM, "David Beierl" <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I've had real good luck with a couple plywood bases and two tire
>>> jacks. And chocks, of course. Even when the site is level they give
>>> a nice solidity underfoot.
>> 
>> What Mr. Beierl said.
>> 
>> A 25 mm dia. bullet level and a couple Bilstein jacks levels mine just
>> fine. Along with a couple Datsun collapsible tire chocks to keep it
>> from wandering away.
>> 
>> $25+/pr on eBay. A couple bucks at the bone yard.
>> 
>> <http://www.ebay.com/itm/HEAVY-METAL-FOLDING-COLLAPSIBLE-SAFETY-WHEEL-CHOCKS-/200632207514?pt=Motors_RV_Trailer_Camper_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2eb69c889a&vxp=mtr
>> 
>> >
>> 
>> Jim
>> 
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