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Subject:Re: Eurovan propane tank
From:Rowan Tipton
Date:Mon, 11 Nov 2013 09:31:18 -0500

Dennis,

Why do you say no tunnels?  I've driven through lots of tunnels in my '67 Chev
hot rod truck/camper with propane.

r

On Nov 11, 2013, at 1:55 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Before you add propone consider your travels. No more tunnels! As this is a
> new installation you should also add flammable gas detector and CO alarm.
> The piping methods and any appliance have to be listed for the application.
> For us that means "suitable for use in a recreational vehicle".  I don't
> think the 3" clearance is much of an issue for the Vanagon. I have seen a
> few damaged tanks on the Eurovan though from road damage.
> 
> Dennis
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Harry Hoffman
> Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 7:36 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Eurovan propane tank
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I'm kicking around the idea of adding a propane tank to my vanagon
> (non-westy).
> 
> GoWesty is selling the Eurovan tank (5.9G instead of 3.3) with a loss of 3"
> ground clearance.
> 
> They are also selling it for $50 less then usual for November.
> 
> Anyone installed one of those and can talk about what the loss of 3"
> means for practical purposes?
> 
> Cheers,
> Harry

Blessed be!

Rowan )O(

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