In order to fix the fuel vapor leak in the upper filler pipe and breather, you must first remove the toilet. Removing the toilet is an exasperating exercise because of the closet bolt locations, the 3/8" copper water connection and the general lack of easy access. I decided to drill a second access hole for the rear bolt, which worked very well. Since I am not a big fan of the original equipment Thetford Aqua Magic - for several reasons - I decided to replace it with something more up to date and easy to maintain.
After a lot of looking for a unit that would fit in the very specific and limited space provided, I bought a new Thetford Aqua Magic V. It has a much improved toilet seat shape, the lid doesn't hit the lavatory cabinet door, it uses a single double-position pedal control, weighs about 1/3d the original and, thanks to the original 4-bolt toilet flange, the thing is easily removed and/or installed. What an improvement! Now if I need to get back into the chase behind the head I can do so without major surgerey and scraped knuckles and bad humor. In my case, I had to replace the freeze damaged copper feed line that had expanded enough to make using new comperession fittings impossible. I went with 1/2" reinforced clear "soft" polyethelene tube and barbed end fittings, which provide excellent flexability.
I highly recommend this improvement to anyone with a GTC.
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