How can you tell if you have an Auto Stop or manual? Pics anywhere?

Jeff
On Aug 2, 2006, at 9:00 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of
> Mark Drillock
> Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 11:36 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: propane valve -- manual or autostop?
>
> The danger appears after they fail. No fail, no danger I guess. I have
> seen 3 fail on 3 different tanks. All about the same way. Owner found
> tank empty when preparing for a trip. Filled tank at usual place.
> Later
> found tank  hissing or smelled strong propane smell when parked even
> with supply valve off. A.S. valve leaking past o-ring inside autostop
> assembly. The worst one was a friends 84  Wolfy. I took it for a fill
> and needed 2.5 gals, empty. Seeped some after propane guy filled it.
> Stopped a few miles later and cloud of propane hissing out. Danger?
> Only
> if a spark occurred. I parked it in an isolated spot very near by and
> waited for the whole tank to escape, which it did faster and faster.
> What if the leak had stayed very small until the van was parked in the
> garage along with the gas water heater?
>
> Mark