So, when I fill my tank for the first time. I still have some propane in it,
What should I do  to  be safe on the "Fill only 85% of whole tank " ??
Why is it wrong to fill tank to full capacity ?
Thank you,
Roberto.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Keezer" <warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: How Much does a Westfalia propane tank hold?

> 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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