At 09:56 PM 8/26/2008 -0400, pickle vanagon wrote:
>second and lots of propane escapes.  I'm thinking that maybe this venting
>creates enough of a pressure drop that the fridge flame goes out.
>
>So what do people think... sounds plausible?

Not really -- venting a little liquid won't change the tank
pressure.  You very likely have an air leak somewhere at the upper
end of the flue/intake system, either bad O-rings at the
tube-to-inner-fitting joint or leakage between inner and outer
fitting.  The angle of the inner fitting to the body has to be very
close all by itself; you can't just hog it into place with the
fitting screws.  A broomstick fits nicely into the fitting to adjust
it.  I also routinely use RTV between inner fitting and body and
outer fitting.  Bad O-rings can also be helped out with RTV.

>In any case, I think the vent is bad, so I need to replace this shutoff
>valve.  Anybody know where I can get one without buying a whole new tank?

Just checked with local RV place, they say any RV service outfit does
this kind of work.  Call 'em up.  Make sure they know you're talking
about an ASME tank, not DOT, or you'll get involved in yak about
mandatory replacement of POL valves by ACME valves...

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'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage," '85 GL "Poor Relation"