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
>>> 
>> 
>> 
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