I guess I must be in the minority of people who have an autofill valve and have not had any problems.

What is the problem that happens with these?

Todd
'88 Westy

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: alfred bagdan <abagdan@SHAW.CA>
> So you're having trouble with your auto-fill-valve?
>
> Auto-fill-valves are expensive and very troublesome.  Some propane
> places at holiday resorts refused to fill up my tank after one look at the
> auto-stop fill-valve.
> I replaced the troublesome auto-stop valve with a simple manual valve and
> bleed-valve for about $20, and haven't had any problem with filling the
> propane since (about 18 years now).  When you see a newer model vanagon,
> take a look at the fill valve.  They have the simple manual kind.
> Check out an RV place or a propane parts center.  They have what you need.
> You can do it yourself or get them to do it.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "BA" <oddstray@ODDSTRAY.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 8:39 PM
> Subject: Re: Refilling propane
>
>
> On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:56:54 -0700, you wrote:
>
> >Howdy Volks,
> >
> >I am down south in Mexico and am having trouble getting my propane tank
> >refilled. We attach the hose, open the bleeder valve, and start pumping
> >but nothing enters the tank. This has happened at several different
> >filling stations. It�s almost as if it needs a different type of
> >connector or something. Can anyone offer any help/advice? It�s an 85,
> >btw.
> >
> >Gracias,
> >Pedro
>
> Hi,
>
>
> I keep coming up against this issue. I believe that the answer is to
> open the bleeder valve *all the way* (It says so on it, if you can
> contort yourself to read what's written on it).
>
>
> S&B
> '87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc'
> SoCal