I routinely leave my doors open for that same reason. It does leave the gas less compressed and thus less stress on the seal but if this really makes a measureable difference I don't know. I guess what counts is that you believe you are doing what's best for your D. -SweatyEddy ----- Original Message ----- From: <t.mickel@xxxx> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 1999 7:32 AM Subject: [DML] Good to leave doors open while stored? > I'm wondering if it would be good to leave the doors open on my D while it is in the garage. Wouldn't this place less stress on the gas struts and springs? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/dmcnews http://www.egroups.com - Simplifying group communications