Date:         Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:49:58 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: I'm fixing a hole [in the fresh water tank]
Comments: To: "Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"" <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
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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