Date:         Sun, 15 Jul 2012 18:13:45 -0700
Reply-To:     Mike Miller <mwmiller6@ATT.NET>
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From:         Mike Miller <mwmiller6@ATT.NET>
Subject:      Re: help need to replace Westy copper stove line
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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I used the flexible gas fitting usually used on home gas ranges.
Working pretty well after several years. Much easier to install.

Mike


On Jul 15, 2012, at 5:36 PM, Jim Felder wrote:

> You got it. They are straight for the most part, but they have a
> little jog to the side, a mirror image in each pipe, to allow some
> "give" for temperature changes and vibrations. You will see what I
> mean when you look at it. I did one in just a few minutes, laying it
> alongside the old one as a guide. Still working today, that was ten
> years ago.
>
> Jim
>
> On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 5:59 PM, Spencer Allen <spencervw@aol.com>
> wrote:
>> After installing a new Go Westy propane tank I kinked the copper
>> lines to the point where they will have to be replaced. I see the
>> stove-frige fittings when looking up through the cabinet. Before I
>> tackle the rusted screws on the floor plate the lines go through
>> under the van is there some thing under it that I need to look out
>> for? Is running the new lines a simple matter of feeding the new
>> line up to the stove and bending the lines (with a bender this
>> time) in the right spots. The tank install was bear in itself (see
>> other post). Thanks for any help.
>> Spencer
>> 85 Westy