Oh -- that thing. Got one. Somewhere buried with all the camping gear that
got pitched hither and yon about the property when we moved in for sorting
"later."

Dang . . . now where is that thing?

--
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 1:32 PM Jim Felder wrote:

> 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
>>>
>