Date:         Wed, 25 Jul 2018 18:03:27 -0700
Reply-To:     David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Propane tank certification
Comments: To: Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <CAB2RwfigpwFMLv3qd+EQ-RORddtPUqoLLhrP6qM_S9CTDm38dQ@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"

Neil, you were wise.  I did the same, though mine wasn't nearly as far gone
as yours.

People speak of a "pin hole" as if that is a trivial matter.  Propane is,
duh, flammable.  I have seen a vehicle (not a VW camper, but a van) on fire
because of such a leak, when someone actually struck a match a few feet
away.  Things happen.  I think another list member once posted about a fire
he experienced with his van on a trip from Florida north to New York due to
a tiny propane leak.

I don't need a fire, and I don't need to think that one is possible.

mcneely

On Tue, Jul 24, 2018 at 7:22 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> Some images of the tank I replaced. Tank still mounted:
>
> https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZaJBujowCtYHsLq57
>
> Type of ID tag I'd referred to in my reply to the OP
>
> https://photos.app.goo.gl/GkSYubWn8tTHDukh6
>
> More of tag:
>
> https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZwgveY18vYE42YvD6
>
> Pitting on tank where ID tag was:
>
> https://photos.app.goo.gl/K9G9fqTw2P53B4LS8
>
> Could I have refurbished the tank? Yes. But for my own piece of mind I
> chose not to.
>
> Neil.
>
>
>
> On 7/24/18, Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >      Unless the tank is heavily pitted why worry about it?  If it leaks
> it
> > will just get a pin hole in it.
> >       I’ve seen dozens of tanks replaced that had nothing but light
> surface
> > rust on them.
>
>
> Neil wrote at some point:
>
> >> I landed a new tank, removed old tank, hung new tank and had an RV
> >> shop do the rest.
>
>
> --
> Neil n
>
> Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca>
>
> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy>
>
> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/>
>
> Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
>