[VAC] Re: Damaged black water tank

[Bill Julian]

Title: Damaged black water tank

Thanks for the feed back on the damaged black water tank. I removed the toilet and discovered that the seal of the tank has been very corroded and I have three major cracks in the upper side of the tank. My service center, Northwoods RV, seems confident they can repair or replace the unit.  As far as removal, I was able to disconnect all the vent pipe, remove the dump valve and finally a cut a 4" x 4" flooring piece out and the tank was remove through the rear closet. This was a very clean removal, and I don't think it would have been able to drop the tank from below the trailer due to the steel framing.  Hopefully, by next week everything will be working. I do have some reservations about re-installing the heavy ceramic toilet on the plastic bath flooring but I do want to keep it original. Theftford makes a light weight plastic toilet but my ceramic is in excellent condition...   Bill J.  66 Globetrotter.... -----Original Message----- From: Scott Scheuermann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 10:37 PM To: Multiple recipients of VACList Subject: [VAC] Re: Damaged black water tank First, are you sure that the tank is the culprit and not the valve or the "donut" seal between the toilet and tank? While a tank can go bad usually these other things are what go bad.   Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Julian To: Multiple recipients of VACList Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 8:33 AM Subject: [VAC] Damaged black water tank I have a 1966 Globetrotter and have encountered a leak in the black water tank. I would like to know the procedure to remove the tank without tearing apart the rear end of the trailer. Has anyone encountered this repair or have helpful tips to eplace the tank?