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Subject:Re: Drip, drip, drip -- water tank drain cap
From:Roger VanTill <motelvw@GMAIL.COM>
Date:Fri, 2 Jul 2010 05:51:45 -0400

Looks like BD carries new ones.

On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 2:40 PM, Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" <
camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:

> Mine drips a bit. I come from desert camping background and water leaks
> are just not okay with me.
>
> The cap is a three-part construction: two plastic cap parts, and an
> elastomer ring captured between the two pieces. This latter provides a
> seat for the lip of the tank drain outlet. The ring seems a bit mooshed.
>
> I was thinking of replacing the seal with an o-ring, but it doesn't seem
> doable w/o disassembling the cap, and the two plastic parts are not
> looking like they would get with the program without breaking.
>
> Anyone dealt with this already?
>
> --
> Rocky J Squirrel
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
>

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