So I'm off on this adventure in Illinois, and with every tank refill
it's getting harder to get the valve to shut off after filling.  This
is on an '87 AdventureWagen conversion...  I don't fully understand
how these tanks work, but the problem is as follows.

There is a single monolithic assembly for the intake, and another
valve (looks like the gas grill kind) heading out to the appliances.
This big assembly has a tube running to the "indicator port", and
a knob on the side.  They connect the fill hose, and then open the
indicator knob on the side of this assembly.  It then starts spewing
some propane while the tank is filling.

When they go to shut off this valve, they have to use pliers now.  I've
been told that this is not right, and needs to be replaced.  It did
used to shut off without any problem.  I can also smell gas sometimes
when I'm around the car if the air is still...

It's been hard finding a place to help me with this.  Apparently, all
the new tanks use separate indicator and fill assemblies (probably
exactly because of this problem).

Anyone have any recommendations on where I can get replacement parts for
this?  Finding a place that has the parts has been the problem.  I
don't really care if it's a single assembly, or two different parts, though
I guess I'd prefer two parts so I could get a spare indicator.  Once I
get the parts, I can easily find somone to do the work, if I can't myself.

A functioning propane tank in January is a good thing.  :-)

Thanks,
Sean
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