Date:         Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:49:54 -0500
Reply-To:     mcneely4@COX.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Parts order from Germany
Comments: To: Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
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the "Sjylight Guy"  (  http://theskylightguy.com/products-page  )   has already replied that he does not make or sell such  tanks.


---- Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Bob,
>
> Was yours a tank from Germany or one of the ones from the Skylight Guy?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Robert Stevens
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 9:33 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Parts order from Germany
>
> On Mar 28, 2012, at 6:26 AM, David Bjorkman wrote:
>
> > Do these tanks require the mods mentioned in an earlier post to accomodate
> the AC lines?
>
> Since the A/C hoses run through the forward frame crossmember that the tank
> fits up against, and since the hoses run along the bottom of the van, where
> the tanks fits up against, they interfere with the tank sitting flush up
> against both of those surfaces. So, the tank must be modified to install
> into the space where the sink drain comes out of the bottom of the van.
> The hoses can't be "re-routed" because of the way they are installed INTO
> the frame, in the same place the tank is designed to be installed into.
>
> I like how the tank fits and functions. Since I have a friend who has the
> plastic welder, it was an easy mod to make to the tank. As for any loss of
> clearance, that is minimal as the tank sits just lower than the propane
> tank, and nearer the front wheel, and behind the mud flap, which protects it
> from wheel spray.
>
> A bunch of photo's of the tank before and after mounting, with some notes on
> the pics.
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/syncronaut/sets/72157629312427896/
> bob

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David McNeely