Mark,

Just your answer alone, not to forget the expected flood of like-answers
confirms my suspicions:

There is a scam operation going on in Oregon and it's time to drop the dime
on it.

The key word here is "tweak", as in: "Yes, we sometimes have to tweak the
propane meter".

These are the exact words of the cashier when I told her the meter was not
accurate .

My propane tank vented when it reached the 80% mark and the valve was then
shut off. Yet the meter read a gallon more. This is the standard Vanagon
Westfalia propane tank by Manchester.

The same Circle "K" gas station in Eugene supposedly overfilled me to 3.8
gallons .

Eight months ago the same station(the cashier said she remembered me) was
4.2 gallons.

This time I watched the meter read 3.8 gallons when the attendant  shut off
the valve.

Just like last year, when I alerted the cashier ,she apologized and said I
only had to pay for 2.8 gallons @1.69 a gallon.

Of course, this time like the first time I stopped there for propane, I
thought that I must have the wrong information about Westy propane tank
capacity. For 8 years.

Last year she told me that you can put more propane in when it's cold out.
It was 45 degrees F.

I stopped there this time to see if it was fixed.
Now I am almost sure its "rigged".

The main concern at first was of a dangerous overfilling. Now it appears
that the overfilling is in the cash register at this store.

After I report this I'll tell you the location of this filling station and
the outcome of the investigation , if there is one.

Stay tuned..

Robert

1982 Westfalia

----Original Message Follows----
From: mark drillock <drillock@earthlink.net>
To: Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM>
CC: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: How Much does a Westfalia propane tank hold?
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 14:41:30 -0700

I usually get 2.5 gallons into an empty tank.

Mark

Robert Keezer wrote:
 >
 > Westy-owners, How much propane does the stock Vanagon Westfalia propane
tank
 > hold ? What is the 80% fill capacity?
 >
 > Robert
 > 1982 Westfalia
 >
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