Hi Jere,
My '70 has a slide on adapter, made by Thetford that mounts on the
Thetford gate valve. This adapter mounts on the"stub" of the valve, is
sealed internally by an "O' ring and has an elbow molded in. In my
application, looking at the rear of the coach,the adapter is mounted at 9
o'clock and the gray water line extends vertically until it meets a tee
which ties to the vent line and then turns right (curbside) and joins up in
the rest of the drain lines in the curbside rear corner.
Since most new coaches have gray water tanks, finding one of these
fittings MAY be a problem. Thetford made 'em, but they may no longer have
any. I tried to get one at Camping World and all I got was a blank stare for
my trouble(I'll live with the tiny crack that may dribble 1 drop/hour).
If you can't find one, I have a friend who used to be An A/S dealer and
repairs/restores them now who has a few of just about anything stashed away.
Just contact me off list and I'll check with him (he's on his way back from
Bismark right about now).
Walt
S. W. Sandy
WBCCI # 4159 & VAC
Region 2 VAC Representative
1970 27' Overlander
South West New Jersey
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Date: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 12:54 AM
Subject: Re: [VAC] Black tank removal steps....'68 Safari
>Here's my update on black water tank removal for the '64 Safari, as Nick
>asked:
>I only get to work on the thing when I goty to where we keep it in the
>Mountains. Had it home recently, due to the approaching forest fire near us
>(Colorado) While I did not think the fire would reach it, they were closing
>down the roads to get there, so I took a long way around, and yanked the
>Safari off the lot. We took it back up last weekend.
> I was sucessful removing the tin box around the tank, having peeled down
the
>skin below. I reversed it and peeled it FORWARD underneath, which gave me
the
>clearance to get at the remaining 4 bolts (I broke them off of course- one
>look told me the rust was way too much to even bother) Got the pan down
with
>some muscle and cursing, since it was hanging up on the vent from the
>heating system ( having only learned of it the other day on this FINE
LIst!!,
>I knew what to expect) That vent was a 1 1/2 inch galv tube, which was
>catching on the mounting flange at top. Inow have this lovely peice in my
>truck at home to clean up the insuluation(fiberglass batts) and assess the
>condition.
>My other goal, to remove the waste valve also was accomplished. The two
>bottom screws were so badly corroded, the heads were gone. I chisled around
>them to remove the valve, and CAREFULLY used the ViceGrips to turn what was
>left of the screw (nub) out. I did not want to mess up the mounting holes
on
>the tank, and i think I'm in the clear with that. Now, to find a suitable
>remplacement that will allow th grey water to join after the waste gate.
Any
>recommedations from the list? Valterra?/ Thetford?others?
>Going to Denver this week to lay eyes on a new toilet at Camping world. It
is
>something I don't want to buy on the internet, I have to see it to know if
>it's "right".
>That's my update, and thanks to the list for others input & support. Jere
>Potter 1877
>Fort Collins, CO
>
