Troy Delnicki typed: > One other thing worth mentioning. You could put a valve at the bottom of > the van in the drain cap of the holding tank. No pump needed, just let > gravity do the job. How's that for a solution? > Great idea, and one I have already thought about. But anything that increases the complexity of the drain, or makes it easier to be snagged by shrubbery or bumped by a rock or branch would increase the chance of being surprised by an empty tank. The stock cap has the profile of a limpet, and I think I'd be happier keeping it that way. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR |
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