Hi, My '82 Westy has the original propane regulator. It developed a small leak in the membrane. (can sometimes hear hiss and smell propane on a still day). We're off on a trip this weekend, so hope to exchange the regulator after work today. I got the bus depot replacement regulator. Hope someone can help me with some answers before I start tearing things apart: 1. Can someone conform that the threads on the tank side and the appliance side match on the bus depot regulatr (so I don;t need to buy any extra adapters). 2. The busdepot regulator is a bit longer. I heard many succeded fitting it by slightly bending the two propane lines to the stove and fridge. Any tips how to bend without kinking? 3. The new regulator doesnt have a splash cover. Did you orient it in a specific way? (It has the mesh screen for the venting which one might want to point downward, but out of the way of road spray. Then the pressure adjustment screw becomes hard to reach. Hopefully the pressure is set right so no need to Anyone did a writeup or pics of the replacement? please email a link. Other tips are welcome. Thanks, Martin and '82 Westy 1.9TD Poppie |
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