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Date:         Wed, 27 May 1998 11:55:39 -0700
Reply-To:     Ari Ollikainen <Ari@OLTECO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Ari Ollikainen <Ari@OLTECO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Westy fridge efficiency in 12v mode
Comments: To: mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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At 11:44 AM 5/27/98, mark drillock wrote: >I believe that the reason for not using the propane while driving is >that it is UNSAFE to do so. If there is an accident, the van may go up >in a fireball due to leaking propane. Also, there are problems with the >shutoff valve leaking around the stem. The valve is not designed to be >subjected to road vibration while it is in the open position. The mass >of the valve stem and its handle might damage the seal if there was >enough prolonged movement.

Soooo...how many cases of this happening can you cite, offhand, as opposed to the number of 'buses and Vanagons seen with fires in the engine compartment?

OLTECO Ari Ollikainen P.O. BOX 3688 Networking Technology and Architecture Stanford, CA Ari@OLTECO.com 94309-3688 415.517.3519


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