It sounds like it is full. The valve *conceivably* could get stuck
closed, it is just as likely however that George Bush is secretly in
MENSA, and that Faith Hill wears a girdle.

If you want to know for sure that all is well, take it to an RV place or
a Propane dealer (like where the sell appliances, tanks, etc) and have
them pull a vacuum on the tank and refill it. Cost me about $20 to have
this done on our 1982 Westy.

Developing business and guiding change since 1996,

G. Matthew Bulley
Bulley-Hewlett
Corporate Communications
Business: www.bulley-hewlett.com
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Call tollfree: +1.877.658.1278

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of Mike Ray
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 2:46 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Need help with propane filling! Can the fill valve stick?

I just came from the propane fill station. The tank won't take any as
per the attendant.

Is there a secret to filling the Westy's tank? The Westy glove box
manual doesnt say anything about how to fill.

What I know:

Stove works,  tank has something in it.

Small bleed valve thingy w/ spin dial on side of fill valve will release
gas.

Lightly pushing red cap on other side of the fill valve does nothing.
Should it?

Is the valve maybe stuck? It hasn'r been used in at least 4 years. Can
it be unstuck? If not, is a replacement availible?

Thanks again all! sorry for the bother but I'm now on the road for the
next month!

PS please pmail any advice to SVOMikey1@yahoo.com

 Mikey

`87 Westy "Eeyore"

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