Mr. Squirrel,

You and others working with the business end of a garden hose might
want to know about a gadget available through just about any RV
outlet, maybe even RV sections of discount stores. It's just made for
filling an outlet like the westy's. It's plastic, with a shutoff valve
at the base and a foot-long clear plastic tube that just fits into the
filler hole. It makes filling that tank a one-person operation.

Jim

On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 3:21 PM, Rocket J
Squirrel<camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'll poke around in there to the best of my ability this weekend while I
> have my son hanging around camp with nothing to do.
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
>
>
>
> On 8/27/2009 9:46 AM Keith Ovregaard wrote:
>
>> Mr Squirrel,
>>
>> I had a similar issue and found the leak at the filler tube/tank
>> junction. Water got under the cabinet and it could have been bad news
>> if not noticed right away. A bit of tightening of the band clamp did
>> the trick. The shop vac came in handy to suck most of the water from
>> all the nooks and �crannies. Westies sure have a lot of nooks and
>> crannies!
>>
>> You may also want to check the other end of the filler hose and the
>> vent hose connections. The tank lid and pump hose grommet, 12v pump
>> lead grommet, too.
>>
>> Keith O
>>
>