Date:         Thu, 1 May 2008 05:55:04 EDT
Reply-To:     RAlanen@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Relocate LP Tank
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In a message dated 23/04/2008 1:14:17 P.M. Central Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
Since I  have my LP tank out, I am thinking of mounting it on the passenger
side to  help balance the weight a bit and make it more convenient to turn
on/off.  There are only two existing threaded studs, so I will have to add
two more.  There are two nuts welded to the body that look like I could just
screw in  some studs. Are these strong enough or do I have to rip up the
floor to put  a bolt in from the top? Also, there are plastic plugs inside
those nuts  which will have to come out. Maybe they can be carefully drilled
out from  the bottom?

Any thoughts from the volks who have  BTDT?


        Keith, your on the right  track.  Remove the plastic plugs from the
nuts.  Thread in studs long  enough to go in until they hit the underside of
the flooring and still be able  to attach the tank using washer spacers under
the foot of the tank and flat  washers, lock washers and nuts on top of the foot
of the tank as on the OEM  side.  My Tank under the sliding door has been
there for several years now  installed using the existing studs and new studs
installed in those nuts, no  problemo.

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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