

| Subject: | Re: propane copper tubing 3/8" type K , rigid or soft |
| From: | David McNeely |
| Date: | Wed, 29 Mar 2017 22:09:11 -0700 |
ORR, you are probably correct, but is there sufficient clearance there? I know that some people install a second tank there (or I should say I have heard that some people do, not that I know that they do). But I have also heard that one problem with that installation is clearance. On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 9:06 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote: > Also To Be Considered @ this point ~ Moving the Propane Tank to > the Passenger Side > > (Where It Should Have Been In The 1st Place) IMHO ~ To help with Weight > Distribution & > > to allow it to be More Convenient for HookUp to Other Propane Needing > Devices for OutSide > > Cooking & Creature Comforts ~ > > > On 29 Mar , 2017, at 8:31 PM, Patrick Spragge wrote: > > > Bending the tubing will cause it to harden. So bend it once... > > > > Patrick Spragge > > > >> On Mar 29, 2017, at 4:04 PM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > >> > >> Im not an expert but i bought bendable properly rated (thicker wall type > >> than that used for refrigerator water supply) 3/8" copper pipe from an > RV > >> repair shop. It was easy to bend with a spring type bender. > >> > >> Neil. > >> > >> > >> On Wednesday, March 29, 2017, Christophe Guilbert < > >> cguilbert@picasso.ucsf.edu> wrote: > >> > >>> Hi guys. > >>> > >>> I bought a new propane tank for my vanagon and the instruction said > that > >>> its unlikely that I have to cut the pipe. Well, turns out that I kink > >>> the pipe trying to adjust it to the new tank ! :-[ > >>> > >>> Any way , as a stupid person paying my craving DIY mistakes , I need to > >>> rebuild the propane 3/8" copper tubing . > >>> > >>> I know its type K for sure but I don't know if the original tubing is > >>> soft or hard ? > >>> > >>> To me , it is hard but online search said that you can't bend hard > >>> copper . Is that the case ? > >>> > >>> What if I use a tubing bender on hard tubing. Should I buy soft tubing > ? > >>> > >>> Any input (of expert ) will be appreciate. > >>> > >>> Thanks > >>> > >>> > >>> Chris > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Neil n > >> > >> Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> > >> > >> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> > >> > >> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages. > com/> > >> > >> Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay> >
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