Hi Edward,

Another thought on the GFCI-blowing Westy.  I had
similar troubles with my '64 Avion travel trailer and
the cause was corrosion at the connector ends of the
cord used between the trailer and the GFCI outlet.
Mine had replacement ends (thus removable) and I was
able to remove and clean the connections.  Any amount
of corrosion or moisture between the Westy and the
GFCI could cause a current leak, and cause you grief.
Also, there might already be some leakage in the
outlet, or some in the cord and any additional leakage
from plugging in your Westy or some appliance might
just take the GFCI over the edge.

AS has been mentioned, it has nothing to do with
grounding the Westy per se (although not a bad idea).
There may be issues with electrical accessories on
board.  I have a ceiling fan in my house that will
trip a GFCI protected circuit, something to do with
the motor/controller design.

To see if your outlets are grounded when plugged in,
just buy a hand held, plug-in outlet tester and follow
the instructions.  Since GFCI's work whether grounded
or not, they are a code-approved replacement for
ungrounded recepticals in homes, offering at least
some protection.  I would istall them onboard if I had
a Westy.  GFCI's can still kill you, however, if you
contact the hot and neutral outlet terminals at the
exact same time.  There would be no current
differential to trip the GFCI in this (rare) instance.

Ciao,
Gregory Smith
'84 Vanagon
Olympia, WA

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