My 84 Westy has the "so-called" dangerous Auto-Stop Valve.  Never a filling
problem since I purchased the vehicle in May 1997.  And I have an NOS
Auto-Stop Valve stashed away in case a problem does develop (and no, it is
not for sale).

Auto Stop Valves were intro'd sometime during the 1984 model year.  The even
safer valve mechanism was intro'd early in the 1989 model year and of
course, equipped on all replacement tank assemblies.

Replacement Tank Assemblies are available from Bus Depot @ $289.95, less the
list discount, their number 253070601D.  No affiliation, etc....
--
Jim Thompson
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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On 8/2/06, Geo & Kathleen Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com> wrote:
>
> Mike Rouby wrote:
>
> >I believe some mid-year waterboxers use manual as well.  Not sure the
> cutoff year.
> >
>
> FWIW... my May 1984 Westy has the manual.
>
> Geo H