Thanks to The Bus Depot, my friend Scott (a.k.a. Helga Wasserboxer), and a
sporting goods place in Somerset, WI, I'm ready to go camping!

Yes, we managed to remove the old, rusted propane tank, and install the new
shiny Bus Depot replacement tank. It wasn't that bad an operation, but it
did take both of us to muscle off the last nut and get the tank down.

Removing the old regulator also took both of us, a pipe wrench and a big
crescent wrench, but it turned eventually.

We assembled the regulator, keep in mind the regulator does NOT come with
the nipple that fits in the main tank valve, so either buy one or carefully
remove your old one and reuse it. These parts are brass and are easily
damaged.

We then trucked over to Somerset to a sporting goods place that will sell by
volume and not just by weight. Filling the tank seems awfully primitive and
a bit dangerous... a great deal of propane gas is released during the
procedure. It's sort of like filling your gasoline tank until gas pours onto
the ground. Liquid propane in the process of becoming a gas is COLD too!

We got back to the farm... i parked a safe distance from any buildings... we
brought out the soapy water... and did the bubble test as i opened the main
valve. No Bubbles!!

Scott lit the stove burners.... and then i went for the fridge. Behold and
Lo! On the second try there was a *poof* and the thing lit! The little LED
even came on faintly!

By the time i drove home from Scott's farm the fridge was getting cold and
the little heat exchanger fan was coming on sporadically.

Then, this morning i woke up to a snow storm (no kidding).... so i guess
camping will be postponed until next weekend. But I'll be *ready*!

-jspeer

'89 Westy, "Mystery Machine"