If you git hit that hard, it will not matter if the valve is on or not; it
will bust off.  The metal to metal of the collision creakes the spark; that
is my point.  The flame inside, and the orientation of the valves is
irrelevant.  Also, i think the engineers did a great job by putting a heavy
piece of steel under the tank valves, for that makes the event of breaking a
valve even less likely.

Adam
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Drillock <drillock@earthlink.net>
To: Adam Puzerewski <puzerewski@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Friday, May 12, 2000 11:15 PM
Subject: Re: Fridge topic

>The driving danger is not from the open flame but from the open valve on
>the tank. The fridge flame is in a remote location unlikely to be
>reached by anything flammable. An accident that disrupts the integrity
>of the gas line could result in a fire. If the tank regulator was
>involved, the result might be spectacular. This seems unlikely but it is
>a non zero risk. I tend not to do it.
>
>Mark
>
>Adam Puzerewski wrote:
>>
>> I do not see how it is so dangerous to run the fridge while driving.
What
>> exactly is the danger?  The flame is totally enclosed.  It really is no
>> different than comparing the petrol tank to the engine running...  Seems
to
>> be a lot of wwhat ifs involved in thinking it unsafe
>>
>> Adam Puzerewski
>> 81 westy