According to many, including GoWesty, the pre-90 autostop is a bad design esp as it gets old.  It can leak out and potential for a serious accident is there.

  IMO, the early (manual) or the latter (improved autostop) is best.

bueses <bueses@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote:
  on 8/7/06 11:25 AM, Mark Drillock at drillock@EARTHLINK.NET wrote:

> Anyone wanting to see a photo of the much discussed Auto Stop variant of
> the Westy propane tank, here you go. This Ebay auction includes one and
> has a photo of just the tank you can look at. The AS valve version has
> the small circular pipe that attaches high on the right end of the tank,
> connecting down to the fill valve body. If your tank has that small
> curved tube, you have an Auto Stop valve.
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200012455345

Thanks for the pic-it appears that my 8/83 made 84 westy does not have the
auto stop. I can't remember as I wasn't paying a lot of attention to the
thread as my pro-propane guys have no problema filling my tank, whether the
auto stop is good or bad or ?????

TIA Mark,

Tom B.
>

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