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Date:         Fri, 16 Aug 2013 17:14:38 -0700
Reply-To:     Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Filling water tank when no hose is available (GoWesty
              connector)
Comments: To: mkriley@fuse.net
In-Reply-To:  <1218553418.86035003.1376678258487.JavaMail.root@md05.cincibell.synacor.com>
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If you have a hose to connect use it, but even with the stock hookup filling from the inside is easier when you don't.

Before I knew better I'd carry teakettle of water from a nearby faucet to my long neck funnel, which I also had to dig out from under a bunch of stuff, and it took forever to fill.

I leave only one screw in the metal cover just to keep it in place. With the 6" tank opening there is no reason to splash anything. Try it, you'll like it!

Stuart

-----Original Message----- From: mkriley@fuse.net [mailto:mkriley@fuse.net] Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 11:38 AM To: Stuart MacMillan Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com Subject: Re: Filling water tank when no hose is available (GoWesty connector)

kind of defeating the purpose of having a outside fill, eh? lets see 1 remove table 2 remove crap from cuboard 3 find scewdriver 4 unscrew panel 5 unscrew lid 6 slop water everywhere tring to pour it in 7 do 1 to 5 in reverse order

much better thanks

mike

----- Original Message ----- From: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> To: mkriley@FUSE.NET, vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com Sent: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 11:56:26 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Filling water tank when no hose is available (GoWesty connector)

Fill it from the inside. Just remove the cover over the tank and unscrew the 6” lid. I use a my 2 ½ gallon folding water jug. Much easier than using the funnel I used to carry with the stock hook up. Use a little silicone sealer on the gaskets.

On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 7:56 AM, Mike Riley <mkriley@fuse.net> wrote:

> Speaking of the GoWesty utility inlets they had some good ideas but missed the boat!

> How are you supposed to fill the tank when there is no pressure water available?

> More seriously they are using the same 2 cent foam gaskets that do all the driver’s side seam damage! I was thinking of gearing up to make these in silicon rubber of there is any interest.

> mike

Stuart

’85 Westy with the Go Westy hook ups.

-- He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself. Thomas Paine


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