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Date:         Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:05:56 -0800
Reply-To:     Mister Tom <TomsGroups@SALICOS.COM>
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From:         Mister Tom <TomsGroups@SALICOS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Replacing Propane Regulator Advice?
Comments: To: Richard Duvernay <richard.duvernay@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <299140.40023.qm@web83301.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>
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Per Mark Drillock advice I went to Home depot and bought flexible gas lines.
Don't recall the size, but it was a heckuva lot less hassle than trying to
bend the existing copper tubing.  


Tom Salicos
'87 Syncro Westy EG-33






> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Richard Duvernay
> Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 6:15 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Replacing Propane Regulator Advice?
> 
> After removing the shield and the old regulator and installing the new
> I first tried to connect back the original copper pipes with the flared
> fitting on the ends.  It was nowhere close to a fit.   There seemed to be
> no way to attach the copper pipes first, then the regulator to the tank,
> so I was left with no choice but to manipulate and/or cut the end of the
> pipe. 
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