Troy wrote:
> My original shutoff valve was at a slight angle, so decided to take it off and apply new Teflon paste

Is that to say it was "Cross threaded" before?

I have read on this list where others, in the past, have gone out to a
breezy hill in the boonies and opened their bleeder valves and waited
until the tank was empty.  Fortunately, I haven't been faced with that
problem yet.

Mike