you know, the movers just took away all my stuff, but certain things
they couldnt pack (hazmats and such) so ive had my BBQ propane tank
sitting in my front seat (sealed, though its as empty as its gonna
get)and it got me wondering, how hard would it be to plumb a gas
regulator/adapter fitting in place of the westy tank? the regulator
is a standard part- look in the bbq section at any given walmart. the
propane tanks would be no problem to get filled (mines part of an
exchange program...anyone know if they got Blue Rhino in north
carolina?). the only problem is in transporting the tank- IIRC,
propane is heavier than air, so over the engine hatch is probably
out. look in any boat-building book for a propane locker for ideas-
usually its a sealed box that opens at the top and has a drain tube
at the bottom to vent vapors overboard- so maybe the rear area would
be ok, if the propane tank was kept in a locker, and vented to the
outside..

just a thought
nick
(anyone ever see a hazmat placarded vanagon? with all the flamamble
liquids on board, mebbe i should...haha)

--- Richard A Jones <jones@COLORADO.EDU> wrote:

> >  So my question is ...can I still fill this tank? If I
> > do, how do I go about checking it to make sure it is not leaking?
> What is
> > the life span of one of these things, will anyone even fill a
> tank that old?
>

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