brass crescent wrench

On Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 11:28 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> I guess I'm lucky I didn't blow myself up all these last years..........
> swappin' out trailer type propane tanks and whatnot with an ordinary
> crescent wrench.
>  But that's a beautiful metal.  A brass crescent wrench would suure be a
> nice thing.
>
>
> Somehow I never have much fire trouble, or if there is any .........I think
> I've gotten 4 car fires out within 30 seconds or even less.
> I'm sure I'll think of you next time I conenct a propane tank or
> whatever............or now I'll stumble across a braass crescent wrench (
> I've never seen one, not sure they even exist normally ) ..........and then
> I'll have to buy it. ! ;-)
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Whittaker" <
> rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 10:51 PM
>
> Subject: Re: From rags to westy in a week.
>
>
>  dear scott
>> no i do not have personal brass propane wrenches
>> but if i were going to work on a tank on a vanagon
>> i would go get some
>> ;)
>> yours
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 10:44 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
>> scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>>
>>  you personally have *brass* wrenches, Roger, for working on propane ?
>>> I don't know anyone who does, 'cept for places that work on propane full
>>> time perhaps.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Whittaker" <
>>> rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
>>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>>> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 10:28 PM
>>> Subject: Re: From rags to westy in a week.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  dear craig
>>>
>>>> i hope you are storing the propane tank outside and away from errant
>>>> sparks
>>>> while you work
>>>> hook it together with brass wrenches ... check for leaks constantly
>>>> use only new fittings and hoses
>>>> be safe
>>>> yours
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 7:40 PM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  Well the weekend has passed, and boy do i have alot to show for it! I
>>>>
>>>>> started out friday night with a 1980 westy in deplorable shape, and a
>>>>> 1985
>>>>> vanagon with a full interior, and after only 26 hours of work (14 hours
>>>>> saturday, only 12 today), i have a fully gutted westy, with the entire
>>>>> interior in my garage and most of it cleaned up, a fully gutted '85GL,
>>>>> all
>>>>> the curtains and curatin hardware has been transfered to the '85, the
>>>>> rear
>>>>> cabinet has been cut down 3 inches and installed (It worked out
>>>>> great!),
>>>>> The
>>>>> propane tank and all the westy accessories are off and ready to go,
>>>>> i've
>>>>> removed the westy floor, and the vanagon floor is recieving some holes.
>>>>> I
>>>>> borrowed a welder today in anticipation of cutting and welding in the
>>>>> seat
>>>>> brackets (And the one under the kitchen), have removed the rear heater
>>>>> core
>>>>> (which will have to be relocated or negated for the time being),
>>>>> Replaced
>>>>> all my rear seatbelts with the westy configuration, and cleaned up and
>>>>> addressed the start of some rust behind where the fridge will sit on my
>>>>> '85.
>>>>> Oh ya, i also found time to pull the engine and transmission, and they
>>>>> went
>>>>> off to a loving home. I would say a pretty fullfilling weekend as a
>>>>> whole.
>>>>> Tommorow evening i will try to get these holes cut, the floor secured,
>>>>> and
>>>>> start cutting/welding in the brackets that need to be addressed. I also
>>>>> plan
>>>>> to figure out how to mount the propane tank on the '85. I'm guessing i
>>>>> need
>>>>> to drill some holes, send some bolts through, and weld the heads
>>>>> inplace?
>>>>>
>>>>> I hope to have a 'roof removal party' friday, so i need to have almost
>>>>> everything done by then so I can gather my friends with their favorite
>>>>> cutting instruments, to do some serious damage. So, who thinks a westy
>>>>> can
>>>>> be built in a week?   : )
>>>>>
>>>>> -Craig
>>>>> '85(Gutted)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> roger w
>>>> There are two kinds of jobs in the world:
>>>> Picking up garbage and telling people things.
>>>> Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw)
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>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> roger w
>> There are two kinds of jobs in the world:
>> Picking up garbage and telling people things.
>> Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw)
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>
>

--
roger w
There are two kinds of jobs in the world:
Picking up garbage and telling people things.
Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw)
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