I asked the owner of my local RV store if one of these would work for
my westy tank, he said he doubted that it would because it was meant to
work on a vertical tank like the usual replaceable tank design.

Jim

On May 16, 2005, at 1:40 AM, tabe johnson wrote:

> The only way I can figure that the Canadian
> Tire (we also call it Crappy Tire and Cambodian
> Tire) propane gauge that Frank C. describes works
> is by pressure.  But at a constant temperature,
> the pressure in the tank will be the same,
> regardless of how much liquid propane there is
> in the tank, provided there is _some_, from 1 oz.
> to full.  So this gauge will only tell you
> when all your liquid propane is gone,
> which means your tank is almost totally
> empty!  Oops, too late, you just ran out!
>
> I think a better solution might be the stick-on
> liquid crystal thermometers used for barbque
> tanks which sense the liquid level by where
> on the tank the temperature change occurs.  I
> googled this one (no affiliation):
>
> http://www.barbecue-store.com/magneticgaslevelindicator.htm
>
> you can also find them on ebay by searching for
> "propane level".
>
> Gud Luk,
>
> tabe johnson/87 westy/vancouver bc
>
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