Take a look at the fitting. It is a center machined manifold with male and
female POL fittings simply screwed into each end. Remove the female fitting.
It will be tough as they seal it with some really good loc-tite type
product. Now, look the regulator. Remove the male POL fitting on that and
then use a short 1/4" npt pipe nipple, (brass) to connect the two. You just
saved an inch to inch and a half of lenght.

Now, if you have the deluxe extend a stay, you can also remove the male POL
and place it on the other side of the manifold. This will allow you to
install it with the small or inlet hose connection facing down and angle the
large hose connection so a hose will fit between the lower palte and van
body. A smal hole drilled in the plate will allow the small hose to connect
from underneath.

Dennis

>From: BJ Feddish <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET>
>Reply-To: BJ Feddish <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Extend-A-Stay valve
>Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:54:19 -0400
>
>OK, J Stewart got me motivated to try to install my Extend-A-Stay valve. I
>just unscrewed the regulator. The issue is my propane lines already look as
>if they are stretched to their limit with what may be a longer than
>original
>regulator. I'm really worried about pushing the lines over another 2
>inches,
>it looks like they'll kink up.  Any suggestions?
>
>Thanks,
>Bryan