Re: [VAL] Icky question

[Mitch Hill <fmhill@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Daisy,
I went through this with my 1964 Ambassador International about two years 
ago, and I found that even with a new Thetford coupler on the stinky slinky 
hose, there was still a mismatch. It seems at some point even Thetford 
modified the design of the valve coupling, and the newer Thetford couplings 
don't fit the original white Thetford valve body correctly. I do not know 
when they changed the design, however I ended up having to change the 
flange on the original valve tail piece to get the newer Thetford hose 
coupling to fit right. Once you do this, it is a positive seal and no leak 
problems or surprises. I obtained the new valve tail piece flange from 
Inland RV. I think the fellow at Inland that set me straight on this was 
Greg. He knew what the problem was and explained to me how to fix it. He 
even sent me a copy of a picture of one they were fixing in the shop at the 
time so I could see it.

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Mitch Hill - K1FH
WBCCI 21960
'64 AS Ambassador International