I just bought a Trail Lite B+ 211s with 8.1 Chevy engine. This is my fifth motorhome (others range from an old 20' Vagabond, and three Winnegagos, from 19 to 32'. This vehicle is fantastic. I am...
Tho' it's hard to know what was going thru Rvision's minds with some of the design, I think the angle is there for leverage when releasing the valve. Mine didn't extend low enough to contact anything and never leaked at the handle. BPlus installed electric valves on his, you might give him a shout. That Alaska trip seems great!