Midwestdrifter
Engineer In Residence
The filters and housing arrived. A few observations; they have pressure relief valves. These will leak water if pressed when the system is pressurized, so they need to be protected from unintentional contact. The 3/8 NPT ports are sufficient size for the flow rates we expect. However, there are limited fittings in this size on hand locally. 1/2NPT ports would have made sourcing fittings easier. I needed a pair of elbows to make the filters fit side by side, those should arrive next week.
I dropped the fuel tank (again) to fix the leak at the Espar pickup tube. To clarify, this leak was only present with a full tank and the van parked nose down in my driveway.
Upon inspection the leak appears to have been through the threads on the pickup body. The rubber washer does not fully seal this area.
So I disassembled, cleaned, and applied permatex #2 sealant to all the affected surfaces and to the threads. Hopefully this is the end of leaks from here.
I also noticed fuel seeping from the Sprinters in-tank assembly. So I also re-sealed this unit with permatex #2 as well.
The bench seat latch is installed.
Here is the rear shower assembly. It is pretty compact, but still requires substantial room for the plumbing. Note the drip-less quick disconnect.
The filler/cabinet aft of the bed is partially assembled.
I made and mounted the shore power outlet box. I was originally considering a 15A connection. I only wanted to do this once, so I opted for 30A service. There are some very nice marine style plugs that don’t require twist to lock. I would suggest checking them out if you are in the market.
I dropped the fuel tank (again) to fix the leak at the Espar pickup tube. To clarify, this leak was only present with a full tank and the van parked nose down in my driveway.
Upon inspection the leak appears to have been through the threads on the pickup body. The rubber washer does not fully seal this area.
So I disassembled, cleaned, and applied permatex #2 sealant to all the affected surfaces and to the threads. Hopefully this is the end of leaks from here.
I also noticed fuel seeping from the Sprinters in-tank assembly. So I also re-sealed this unit with permatex #2 as well.
The bench seat latch is installed.
Here is the rear shower assembly. It is pretty compact, but still requires substantial room for the plumbing. Note the drip-less quick disconnect.
The filler/cabinet aft of the bed is partially assembled.
I made and mounted the shore power outlet box. I was originally considering a 15A connection. I only wanted to do this once, so I opted for 30A service. There are some very nice marine style plugs that don’t require twist to lock. I would suggest checking them out if you are in the market.
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