Mike and michael,
                The leak is most likely the regulator
but can be confirmed with soapy water.   If it is oem
the regulator is two staged and should be replaced
with a two staged.   This may involve some bending of
the pipes.   Do this carefully.   A two stage valve is
a saftey feature so that if one stage fails you will
not be gassed while you sleep other wise the final
sleep.   Not a painful way to go with a single stage
but just a bit unexpected.   gary

Date:    Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:10:14 -0400
From:    Michael Vickey <vickrail@VELOCITY.NET>
Subject: Re: LPG Regulator Leaking?

On Sat, 9 Aug 2003 16:55:52 -0700, Mike D.
<md03@XOCHI.COM> wrote:

>Last weekend camping, I kept smelling natural gas,
and I discovered a
>constant, small outgassing from somewhere around the
regulator (this
>was with main tank valve open and the fridge on, at
night when
>temperatures were declining).  If I closed the main
tank valve the
>leak stopped.
>
>I couldn't tell exactly where the gas was coming
from, but it seemed
>possibly near a seam, not near the little opening on
the regulator
>(which I presume is a pressure release vent?).   I
assume this isn't
>normal?  Or does the regulator leak as a regular
function of
>operation?
>
>Since a new one is only $30, I'll probably just
replace it.  Any
>tricks to doing it well?

Mike,

The tank valve has 2 seals - one for "open" and one
for "closed".

Since your leak stopped when you closed that valve, I
suspect you have
a
faulty seal on the valve, not the regulator. Not an
expensive repair,
but
also one that I would not do myself.

Propane fumes are very flammable. Let someone who does
work on propane
tanks take care of this for you, and stop using the
propane until you
get
the tank repaired.

Michael

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