| Re: moving fresh water fill port [message #118584 is a reply to message #118541] |
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Matt Colie
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Registered: March 2007
Location: S.E. Michigan
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| jayrabe wrote on Sat, 12 March 2011 15:25 |
Getting deep into bedroom remodel. Currently stripping insulation and fixing wiring and leaks. Puzzled by location of fresh water fill, which on my 76 PB is under driver's side rear window. The tank is located under passenger side dinette seat. Anybody know why they would put the fill on the opposite side? Anyway, thinking of moving it. Saw someone had moved theirs to behind the license plate, but as I recall their goal was having an uncluttered side, while mine is to shorten the fill hose and get it out of the way, because I plan to relocate chargers and inverters to behind the battery compartment, and don't like the idea of a water hose running on top of the electricals. I know cutting holes in the side and patching existing holes is not fun or trivial, but I've already got major scope creep going on, so what's one more "oh-and-then-you-could..." LOL
Any tips gratefully accepted.
Thanks,
J
76 PB
Portland, OR
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J,
While you are tearing things up, get some potable service hose, 2-ea barb tees of appropriate size and a ball valve with bard ends (or a valve and to barb adapters) and about 8 clamps and . . .
Put a by-pass around your potable pump.
Two things....
When you are feeding from city water, you can open the valve and press up (fill) the potable tank.... And
If your pump air binds like mine does, crack a tap and the valve until the pump gets a hold of water.
Of all the mods, this is the best ROI of all. (My wife might say it is hanging the 20$ micro wave under the stove hood, but she never had to fight the potable pump.)
I don't know if 76 still had the check in the line near the pump, but you may need to find that first.
Matt
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan with OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit
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