hi, as malcolm said, many eueropean westies have the inside standard propane tank system. however, it is a sealed compartment that is vented directly to the outside. these vents are readily available in european rv stores - you could probably mailorder one. flo On 8/23/06, nick greenaway <ngreenaway@yahoo.com> wrote: > > you know, the movers just took away all my stuff, but certain things > they couldnt pack (hazmats and such) so ive had my BBQ propane tank > sitting in my front seat (sealed, though its as empty as its gonna > get)and it got me wondering, how hard would it be to plumb a gas > regulator/adapter fitting in place of the westy tank? the regulator > is a standard part- look in the bbq section at any given walmart. the > propane tanks would be no problem to get filled (mines part of an > exchange program...anyone know if they got Blue Rhino in north > carolina?). the only problem is in transporting the tank- IIRC, > propane is heavier than air, so over the engine hatch is probably > out. look in any boat-building book for a propane locker for ideas- > usually its a sealed box that opens at the top and has a drain tube > at the bottom to vent vapors overboard- so maybe the rear area would > be ok, if the propane tank was kept in a locker, and vented to the > outside.. > > just a thought > nick > (anyone ever see a hazmat placarded vanagon? with all the flamamble > liquids on board, mebbe i should...haha) > > --- Richard A Jones <jones@COLORADO.EDU> wrote: > > > > So my question is ...can I still fill this tank? If I > > > do, how do I go about checking it to make sure it is not leaking? > > What is > > > the life span of one of these things, will anyone even fill a > > tank that old? > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > |
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