Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 12:04:37 -0700
Reply-To: Gerald Masar <azsun99@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From: Gerald Masar <azsun99@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Re: Propane regulator replacement on ASI conversion
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Boy, learn something new everyday, which means I am not familiar with the ASI, but on
the Westy, the regulator attaches directly to the valve on the tank and is not
separately supported. The two copper lines then attach to the reg and up through the
floor to the fridge and stove. And rebending those lines to accommodate the newer
regulator is where people (me included) have some trouble. I recently made all new
lines to replace the ones I mangled long ago.
In your case, you could attach the reg. to the valve and then get a new rubber line,
which, judging from the photos, might be a good idea. And some are going to say you
shouldn't have rubber lines there in the first place.
Another idea would be to get some galvanized sheet and make a new box or have a sheet
metal shop make one for you, to accommodate the longer regulator.
Did you get the plastic snap-on covers for the new regulator, to cover the vent?
Jerry
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ellen in Oregon" <elleninoregon@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 11:16 AM
Subject: Propane regulator replacement on ASI conversion
> Nice long weekend, so decided to take a crack at the leaky propane regulator
> on Lola. The old regulator is mounted in a box held on by four sheetmetal
> screws that was easy to remove from the van. I can see that the new
> regulator is at least an inch longer than the old one (which I expected,
> after reading the archives). So obviously the new regulator is not going to
> fit in that box. I sort of anticipated this and ordered the new regulator
> that can be installed with the vent pointing down, which wouldn't require
> the box. So now I am trying to figure out a way to mount the new regulator
> (how to support it). The lines going in and out are flexible (rubber?).
> Any thoughts on this?
>
> Pictures of where I'm at:
>
http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a113/sweetcatkins/Propane%20regulator%20replacement/
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ellen
> Lola, '85 Vanagon ASI
>
>
>
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