Alan and all,
Your admonition to work safely around propane reminds me of the one
about the sky diver who jumped out of a plane only to realize that neither
of his parachutes would open.
As he gained speed toward a hard and final landing, a fellow rocketed
by, going up. He yelled at the guy, "You know anything about parachutes"?
The fellow answered, "No, you know anything about propane heaters"?
Enjoy,
Glyn Judson, 1969 Caravel #508, Santa Monica, CA
> I learned a long time ago that as long as they "DONT LEAK" , a water heater
> is always fixable. Its the ONE product that has gone unchanged for many
> years.....Electronic ignition as available in the late 70s but that has its
> downfalls.
> When I need a new assembly~~~I usually take the parts down to my local
> camping world, plunk the parts down and demand that they find a similar one.
> I
> sometimes need to drill a mounting hole or bend something to fit but as long
> as
> the pilot flame heats up the capilary tube your good to go!
>
> I've even managed to retrofit a newer gas valve assembly into an old 1964
> beast.
>
> As long as one uses common safety sense when working with PROPANE it can save
> a lot of $ and frustration!
>
> Cheers
>
> AlanT~ Mesa, AZ
> 79 International Rear bed W/Alaska pkg.
> 93 Dodge Cummins and just lately 91 Ford Dually 7.3 turbo Diesel