Thanks for the update, Please let me know how you make out and I will be
checking mine also.

Thanks again

Pat




--- In starcraftrvclub@yahoogroups.com, "vjpearman" <vpearman@...>
wrote:
>
> I wanted to alert other Starcraft owners to a potential problem...
>
> We have a 2001 Travelstar 17FK. It has the external stovetop that is
fed by a flexible gas line that stows in the side of the camper when not
in use. Last week while camping, after I pulled the hose out and
connected it, we smelled gas INSIDE the camper after opening one of the
cabinet doors.
>
> A quick look under the cabinet showed what had happened. The flexible
gas line was attached to the copper gas line with an adapter, but
neither the flexible line or the adapter were rigidly mounted to
anything... and the last couple of inches of the copper gas line were
completely unsupported! Every time I had been pulling out or re-stowing
the flexible gas line, it was bending the copper gas line - until it
folded over and developed a pinhole leak. One more time, and the copper
gas tubing could have snapped off completely, which could have had
catastrophic results.
>
> I would strongly advise other Starcraft owners with external
stovetops, to check the flexible gas line to copper gas line connection
inside the camper, and look for any signs of flexing damage to the
copper gas tubing.
>
> I am going to try contacting Starcraft tomorrow (Monday), to see what
can be done about the problem.
>