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Subject:Re: Mod keeps your fridge lit while driving.
From:Jason Willenbrock
Date:Wed, 13 Sep 2006 18:21:48 -0400

hmmm,
but then how do you get the engine to... oh I get it! :)
jason
87 syncro westy
so many roads to ease my soul...

>From: Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
>Reply-To: Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Mod keeps your fridge lit while driving.
>Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 15:09:06 -0700
>
>I agree, that's why i turnoff valve on fuel line from tank to engine
>when i drive, i don't want gasoline spilled from ruptured line if
>Spiny Norman T-bones me.
>
>Added bonus is increased mileage.
>
>:)
>
>Alistair
>
>
>'82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94
>http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/
>
>On 13-Sep-06, at 3:03 PM, The Bus Depot wrote:
>
>>If keeping the fridge running on propane while driving is a
>>problem, here's a nice little windshield for the vent.
>
>
>I have wondered about the safety of having propane flowing through the
>vehicle while driving, in the event of a serious collision. At least
>if the
>valve is shut off, the propane is well protected inside a thick tank.
>However if the valve is open, someone hits you on the side or the van
>rolls,
>and the propane line ruptures, you have a serious propane leak and the
>potential for spark. Of course it's admittedly not a likely scenario...
>
>- Ron Salmon
>   The Bus Depot, Inc.
>   www.busdepot.com
>   (215)  234-VWVW
>
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