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Subject:Re: "Remote" Propane Tank Usage
From:Rob
Date:Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:02:49 -0700

At  4/12/2012 07:02 AM,Don Hanson wrote:
>
>   Now for the vanagon content:  If they retro-equip the under Westie tanks
>with these Overfill Protection Device valves...what, you will have to slam
>your Westie into the wall to free up the 'safety float' in you under
>vehicle tank? (actually, I think 'horizontally mounted propane tanks are
>exempt, when marked, from the OPD valve requirement)
>   Don Hanson

A Permanently mounted, ASME certified tank is different from the DOT
tanks you get filled for your bbq.
The Westy built in tank is the ASME type, it does not expire and is
not part of that revalve effort.

Rob
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