Date:         Thu, 16 Aug 2001 21:48:19 -0700
Reply-To:     Bruce Grove <bruce@BRUCEGROVE.CO.UK>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bruce Grove <bruce@BRUCEGROVE.CO.UK>
Subject:      Re: For those of you awaiting your #@$%$  watertank fill outlets.
Comments: To: john tomljenovic <zadar72@YAHOO.COM>
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John wrote:
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> Apparently the maker saw fit for a redesign, instead of the hinged
> cover and a keyed cap inside, the new setup is simply a keyed hatch
> that opens downward to reveal the filler.  The opening is really small.
>  And in the effort of even worse design the entire assembly is made of
> plastic, even down to the keys!  Now I have the utmost respect for
> today's plastics, but did they have to use the weakest, most brittle
> stuff available?  I  mean cheap cheap cheap.  The minute I tried to

Erm, this appears to describe the standard fitment on my '91 van.  The
opening is really small, until you squeeze the sides together at which
point the flap opens enough to put a standard hose down and into the
filler.  It has the small plastic key (which lives in my ashtray) and whilst
not the most robust of designs seems to work as advertised...

Bruce