Frank Condelli has instructions on his site for fitting a 
propane tank gauge:

http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/ptgauge.htm

Thanks,
Chris

---- Original message ----
>Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 08:33:38 -0800
>From: Brent Christensen <sbsyncro@HOTMAIL.COM>  
>Subject: Re: Need help with propane filling! Can the fill 
valve stick?  
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>In my experience, you can camp with the fridge running and 
use the stove
>intermittently (i.e. boiling water for coffee in the 
morning) for about 10
>days before refilling.  This seems fairly reliable and 
consistent.  It is
>similar to what I see most people post.
>
>There are some "stick-on" things that are supposed to be 
able to tell you
>how much propane you have left by wetting them.  No idea how 
or if they
>work.  I used to worry about this, but since so few of our 
trips are even
>close to 10 days in duration (unfortunately) I just top it 
off before a long
>trip and never worry about it.
>
>Regards,
>
>
>Brent Christensen
>'89 GL Syncro Westy
>Santa Barbara, CA
>
>>From: Jon Sykes <jon.sykes@PS.GE.COM>
>
>>
>>I wonder if there's any way to figure out how much propane 
is left in the
>>tank?  I knew mine was empty as the stove no longer worked 
and it took
>
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