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Date:         Thu, 21 May 1998 02:32:46 EDT
Reply-To:     Ssittservl <Ssittservl@AOL.COM>
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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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