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Subject:Re: propane filling question
From:Rocket J Squirrel
Date:Sun, 15 May 2005 19:16:22 -0700

You know, Mark's question does bring up something I have been wondering
about for some time: How is it that, here in the 21st century, no one
has yet been able to figure out a "gas gauge" for propane tanks? I know
you can weigh a tank to know how full it is (if you know its empty
weight), but that's kind of hard to do with a Westy tank. I always feel
a little stupid wandering around without a clue about how much propane
I'm carrying.

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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
83.5 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
KG6RCR

On 5/15/2005 3:23 PM Mark Cumnock wrote:

>i went for my first fill up, I had the time, never had filled it up, and I
>have know idea how much was or is in it. The P.O. had propane in it.
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>We hooked the hose up, turn the pump on. opened the overfill/check valve,
>liquid propane imed. came out.
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>Does that mean it was/is already full? Or did I/we do something wrong?
>
>Looking forward to your answers
>
>Mark
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