I should have mentioned that from an installation standpoint , I don't favor the next-to-tank installation location due to difficulty in access. I would much rather install it under the seat. Under the car makes it harder to install. Under the car also requires cutting 2 holes in the body instead of one. I also think you should retain your stock rear heater as having two heaters is better than one for that unforeseeable time when you run out of propane. You can gain the extra space removing the panel in the small cabinet next to the water tank to help compensate for lost space under the seat. Robert 1982 Westfalia
--- Mark Drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET> wrote: > I think Tom is asking about the vertical > partition that walls off the > wiring and water tank stuff from the lower > storage area. > > It is just held in by a few screws and can be > put right back. It creates > some protected space for the wiring and water > tank hoses but in a > wasteful manner as far a space goes. I attached > flexible plastic shields > to protect the vital bits and allow me to SEE > how much water is in the > tank. Then I added water to an empty tank in 2 > gal increments and marked > the shield area with a line for each increment. > For shield material I > used the paper thin flexible disposable cutting > "boards" sold these > days, cut as needed and screwed into the > cabinet. > > > Some years and models differ in what is down in > that area. I like to > remove the partition for more storage space and > so I can see the water > level in the tank when the need arises. > > Mark > > > > Bob Stevens wrote: > > " Is this something that has to be hacked, or > is it returnable to stock?" > > Tom, in my van, the separator/partition > between the upper and lower storage > > areas is an easily removable shelf. Even has > a hole in it so you can just > > put your finger in it and pull it up and out. > It is not a "secured" shelf. > > > > Bob Stevens > > '87 Westy Syncro > > "Passion Fruit" > > >
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