Thanks Everyone ! 

I thought the valve would be a special order item, 

but  was hoping it would be available locally!  

Sounds like I can just run up to 

one of the larger propane suppliers 

and have them install one for me. 

& Yes, without a tag, 

I have been turned away from some of the "proper" propane folks. 

But the local U-Haul place had no problems filling it. 

Unfortunately, that's when I found out it wouldn't completely shut off. 

thanks again, 

RJ 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@attglobal.net> 
To: robertj90@COMCAST.NET 
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 12:43:51 PM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain 
Subject: Re: Propane Tank Valve 

At 10:17 AM 10/21/2009, Robert Johnson wrote: 
>Does anyone have any info on a replacement valve 

I expect you mean the shutoff valve and "excess-flow[-preventing]" 
POL spud that the regulator fastens to.  Any RV or LP place should 
have the valve.  The male POL fitting with the internal over-flow 
shutoff is an RV item but you should be able to use the old one if necessary. 

>I found a company called Manchester Tank 

They built the tank. 

>But I don't know how to describe my valve to them. 

Try the above.  Anywhere, not just Manchester. 

>Unfortunately the tag is not on my tank. 

RV and gas people may refuse to work on it on that account.  But if 
you take them the valve itself I'm sure they'd have no trouble 
matching it.  Remember, if you use PTFE pipe tape for assembly is has 
to be the yellow "gas-approved" kind.  Otherwise you must use pipe 
dope, PTFE or otherwise. 

Yrs, 
D