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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 08:27 PM
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The driveway at my new house has a pretty good pitch to it and I am curious if it is better to back in or pull in. I know with my last truck it was better to pull in with the nose higher than the tail so that the oil pump was not starved for oil after sitting all night. What are your thoughts?
 
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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 08:33 PM
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I would park it with the sump on the downhill side.
 
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Old Nov 1, 2006 | 12:32 PM
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the pan is so deep it would be hard to uncover the sump unless the truck was standing on its nose.
 
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Old Nov 1, 2006 | 11:44 PM
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The main reason I would see would be keeping the crank out of the oil as much as possible.
 
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Old Nov 2, 2006 | 12:13 AM
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I too park on a hill. I park it with the azz down.
 
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