Date:         Wed, 28 Dec 2005 19:25:29 -0800
Reply-To:     Zeitgeist <gruengeist@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Zeitgeist <gruengeist@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Propane Tanks---
In-Reply-To:  <43B325B1.8060406@charter.net>
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I still have the low-profile underbody propane tank from my old '82
Vanagon diesel, which had an aftermarket Westfalia knock-off camper
kit.  I'd love to finally sell it if someone up here in the NW is
interested.  I also have the in-cabinet battery charger and AC fuse
panel from the same rig.

On 12/28/05, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:
> I started out to say "I'm building a Vanagon bomb --but decided to tone
> down the Subject line.  Some electronic  snoop somewhere might pick up
> on that and decide I was about to do something nasty!
>
> I want to add propane heat to my van sometime after the first of the
> year - at least before I try to make it to Alaska this summer. Are the
> propane tanks that are used on the Westy's still available? New? Used?
> Are there alternative tanks? And how are they mounted?
> I'm thinking to install a Suburban heater on the floor behind the driver
> seat in my 88 GL, similar to what I had in my '68 bus. That heater was
> fantastic, but the propane tank was a bit small for the heater. In
> winter I had to fill it every two days. But even so, it served me well.
> In the case of my 88 GL, I plan to install some deep cycle batteries to
> drive the thing for extende periods, but without an adequate fuel supply
> the batteries become moot.

Casey
Olympia, WA
Biodiesel: "I drive in a persistent vegetative state"
'87 300TD intercooler (211k)
'84 300D (207k)
Gashuffer:
'89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (186K)