Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 02:32:46 EDT
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From: Ssittservl <Ssittservl@AOL.COM>
Subject: Propane, Delta Six, Euro American, and Manchester Tank
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When I was looking for a replacment for my leaking
propane tank, I talked to Manchester Tank (the
manufacturer), and they directed me to (among other
sources) Euro-American RV Products. I thought the list
might be interested in the information in this exchange
between list member Larry Hamm and myself:
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> Steve,
> Just curious, does Euro-American have a website? If so, do you have
> their address? Thanks!
> Larry
I'm pretty sure they don't. Here's all I've got:
Euro-American RV Products
5517 Cleon Ave.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(818) 760-4214
Formerly did business as "Delta Six" and "O-Tech Holdings"
(or something like that), and also under other names as well.
I talked to Pete, the owner, and he said that he was
the designer and supplier of the camping equipment (propane,
water, electric, etc.) in U.S. Westfalias. He continues to supply
all the original parts, both direct and to VW dealers. He sent
me a little brochure showing some of what he has available,
but said his catalog was too large to send. He said the business
has lasted a lot longer than he ever expected, and that he gets
lots of business from VW dealers. I got the impression that the
company is very small - Pete generally answers his own phone.
On the few items I asked about, his prices were significantly
cheaper than my local VW dealer.
-Steven
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By the way, it turned out that a local propane dealer had the
best price on the tank - $260, vs. $385 from Euro-American
and $636 from a VW dealer. I'll probably be buying a couple
of other items from Euro-American, though. Also, Pete offered $35
for the old "Auto-Stop" fill valve on my old tank (which I'm going to
accept) - they're no longer made, so he reconditions them for VW
owners who have good tanks, but bad valves. (The replacement
tank comes with a different kind of valve, which cannot be used on
the older tanks. "Auto-Stop" went out of business a while back,
and broke their valve molds.)
I should also mention that Vicki Paxton of Manchester Tank
was very helpful. I found her name in a list posting from a
while back. She was very familier with what a VW camper
would need, and was able to suggest a number of possible
sources for the tank (Manchester doesn't sell direct). Manchester
Tank's number is (800) 877-8265. (The posting I got Vicki's name
from had an incorrect number.)
I apparently have a leak under the "data plate" that's welded to
the tank. Vicki said that was an occasional problem with that
model of tank, but that it's much too old now (10 years, in my case)
to be covered by any kind of warrenty. I talked with a number of
propane dealers and others about possibly repairing the tank;
few were willing to attempt it. Others made suggestions for
repairing it myself, if I was determined to, but reccomended
that replacement was the best and safest route. I was
convinced.
My thanks to all who responded concerning my tank leak.
-Steven
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