In a message dated 12/10/2005 4:56:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

Ah yes,  the propane bleed screw problem.

I must relate my experience filling my  propane tank.  The attendant
couldn't get the bleed screw to work and  couldn't get the attachment to
work.  At any rate the entire parking  area around the tank was covered with
this white fog of propane.  I  have no sense of the dynamics of  what it
takes to cause an explosion  but it was pretty freaky and i couldn't
extricate myself from it.   Propane just kept  billowing out, and I just
thought to myself that it  was going to blow.    I didn't want to start the
engine   because I thought that it might provide the spark that lit the
whole thing,  but I didn't want to stay there either.  The attendant didn't
seem to  excited about it, and I just sort of rode it out.  I would like  to
know what I can do about that not happening again.  They always  swear at me
concerning the bleed screw and I never know whether it is all  bleed screws
on all Westfalias, or whether it is MY bleed screw  only.

Betcha 100 bucks you have the auto stop fill valve  and it has stuck open as
so many of them do.  Just replace that screwy fill  valve with a standard fill
valve and outage valve.  Check the archives it  been covered a gazillion
times.

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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