At 03:51 PM 6/18/2010, Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" wrote: Well, near as I can tell, "should" ain't "is." I can't see any holes other than the "insert water here" hole in the filler port. There are no side holes in the blue down-hose that I can see with my flashlight. >Besides, where the vent/breather hose punches through the interior >paneling in the forward top-opening compartment is higher than the >top of the tank, so the tank can be overfilled unless there are >different kinds of gravity working over there. So use the McNeely method. Although I found that wrestling that big inspection port open was quite a job if it had been sitting for a while, even with silicone grease on the threads.
>>>Any tips or better ideas before I proceed? >>Yes. RTV isn't going to stick to that polyethylene tank. > >Exactly the kind of useful information I don't pay you for! Too bloody right, mate! <g> d |
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