Yup. That's the stuff. Mine came in light grey. The stuff is a bit tougher than vulkem, so it forms a strong but flexible seal between the outside flange of the water heater and the aluminum of the Airstream.
I've got most of the roll left. e-mail me your address, and I'll mail it to you today. uwe@salwender.com
Cheers!
hex Ijhave recently purchased a 6l and was told there was a soft spot in the floor by th window the previous owner thought it was from the window. But it was from the hot water heater, I ended up removing about 4ft x 1ft of floor from the window back under the hot water heater. Be sure and check the floor after you remove the hot water heater. Tom 30 61
I have a 1974 0verlander that I thought about installing a hottrod. the drain plug is 1/4 inch pipe with 20 threads per inch. The hottrodd is 3/8 inch pipe with 13 theads per inch. I can drill out the 1/4 inch bushing and retap using the 3/8 inch with 13 threads per inch. Before I do this, someone please tell me why I don't want to.
Is it 1/4" pipe, or 20 threads per inch. It can't be both. Be sure you have the correct taps before you try this. If you tap it 3/8-13 you won't ever get a 3/8" NPT fitting to go into it.
Are you sure the hotrod is 3/8-13, because that isn't a pipe thread, it's a machine thread.
maybe it is 1/4 by 20 threads on the drain plug, and the hottrod i was told was 3/8 inch pipe, with 13 tpi. are you telling me that it might possibly be 3/8 inch with 13tpi flare threads?
No, I'm saying that 3/8" NPT pipe thread is 18 tpi, not 13 tpi. 3/8-13 NC is a screw thread, not a pipe thread.
I don't remember the threads on a flare fitting.
The best bet would be wait until you have the hotrod in your hands, measure it with a thread gauge, then tap the bushing. I wouldn't trust what someone tells you over the phone in a case like this.
Before you order it, see if the bushing is big enough to take a 3/8" pipe thread, it's a lot larger than a screw thread. 3/8 inch pipe is just a little less than 3/4" (actual .675") in diameter.
well, i just got up from my chair with lights, and a pair of reading glasses. The drain plug is a 1/8 inch pipe threads, with 27 threads per inch. The hott rod is 1/4 inch pipe threads. The solution is the predrill the drain with a 7/16 inch bit, and retap to the 1/4 inch pipe threads. Or, just put everything back together and wait until the 30 year old unit goes out completely.
I need to install a new water heater in my trailer pronto. Does anyone know a sealer I can buy at Lowe's or HOme Depot that will do the job?
Thanks,
dik
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