Grey Water Cap Replacement

I decided to replace the original 3" grey water cap with a new one that provides a 3/4" hose attachment. This allowed me to jettison the big 'slinky' 3" hose with a smaller, 3/4" expandable hose that takes up much less space in the grey water hose carrier. Now I can use that new space for other stuff, like trowels, tank supplies, etc.

15-March-2021

Sticky Grey Water Valve

The grey water valve was getting difficult to open & close, so I found an interesting 10-minute fix for this. 

I drilled a small hole in the valve body, just off-center.

I got a can of white lithium grease with a small nozzle injector and filled the cavity with a fair amount of grease.

Then I worked the valve back & forth a bit until it was sliding well, and inserted an appropriately-sized screw. Works great.

4-Oct-2020

Repositioning the Grey Water Hose

I occasionally use the grey water hose, but found that its factory-mounted location (to the right of the bumper hitch) impeded the installation of Mercedes' original exhaust system. I'm considering moving the exhaust to this spot, so I decided to move the grey water hose to the other side of the van.

The key insight is that the hangers for the hose are completely reversible, so it's easy to swap it to the left side.  

Hanger 2 is the one that has to be flipped around. This picture shows it in its original position, attached to one of the frame rails on the passenger side. There is an identical rail on the driver's side, so just flip the hanger and attach it to that rail.

The hangers are attached with self-drilling screws, so it takes some pretty good arm power to drive them into the rails, but it's doable.

28-July-2020