Date:         Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:53:30 -0700
Reply-To:     "Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         "Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: I'm fixing a hole [in the fresh water tank]
Comments: To: Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com>
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Loren Busch wrote:
>  RE: Hole in Water Tank
> Mike, IIRC there is a vent and hose from it that goes back up to the
> filler so that when the tank is full the excess water goes back out, not
> into the camper.  Sounds like you have a hose loose... :)

You're right, I got my hoses mixed up.

The water-in line comes from the outside port through a chubby
articulated (like the flexible part of a flex-straw, but much larger)
blue hose and dumps into the tank up the forward side of the tank.

The water-out line exits the tank on top, and is transparent, about
5/8'' o.d., and has a hose clamp on it. It is not the source of the "too
full" leak.

The pump wire also exits the tank on top, through a black rubber
grommet, which does not form a tight seal. Water can easily squirt out
there.

The breather/vent hose also exits the tank on top, and is transparent,
about 5/8'' o.d., and has a hose clamp on it. It goes forward a bit,
then through a hole in the paneling near the filler port, but that hole
is higher than the top of the tank so it's not real useful for overflow.
Unless the top of the tank is 100% sealed there will be drippage. And
drippage leads to rustage. And we don't like rustage. No sir, not one bit.

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Bend, OR
KG6RCR