So, not having a plastic welder (cost nearly $300 U.S.), I wonder if there is an alternative.  The tank is polyethylene or polypropylene, right?  Are there plastic weld chemicals that will work?  Or cements?  Thanks, David

---- Robert Stevens <mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> On Mar 28, 2012, at 6:26 AM, David Bjorkman wrote:
>
> > Do these tanks require the mods mentioned in an earlier post to accomodate the AC lines?
>
> Since the A/C hoses run through the forward frame crossmember that the tank fits up against,
> and since the hoses run along the bottom of the van, where the tanks fits up against, they
> interfere with the tank sitting flush up against both of those surfaces. So, the tank must be
> modified to install into the space where the sink drain comes out of the bottom of the van.
> The hoses can't be "re-routed" because of the way they are installed INTO the frame, in
> the same place the tank is designed to be installed into.
>
> I like how the tank fits and functions. Since I have a friend who has the plastic welder, it
> was an easy mod to make to the tank. As for any loss of clearance, that is minimal as
> the tank sits just lower than the propane tank, and nearer the front wheel, and behind
> the mud flap, which protects it from wheel spray.
>
> A bunch of photo's of the tank before and after mounting, with some notes on the
> pics.
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/syncronaut/sets/72157629312427896/
> bob

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