What kind of valve?  Autostop, manual, what?  There are such things as bad new valves, just like with other equipment.  mcneely

---- Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:
> Maybe no one can answer this question with more information ..
> but what the heck...
>
> ( short version is, no one can seem to fill this  new propane tank on a
> Westy )
>
> An 84 Westy I know of has a new propane tank from Van Cafe on it, , to
> replace the original tank.
> No one seems to be able to fill this new propane tank.
>
> The van's owner said she had it to 3 places and they couldn't fill it.
> I took it to an RV place where they fill propane tanks on campers and
> RV's all the time.
>
> Besides myself, 3 other guys there tried and tired and fiddled and
> messed around .. for about 50 minutes.
> they even tested their own filling equipment by putting some propane in
> another tank.
> I mean we did *everything* we could ..
> used the bleed valve etc.
> We finally concluded the tank must be full. And the stove worked too.
> Sure would be nice if there was a gauge on that tank. My very similar
> one on my 85 Adventurewagon has a gauge on the tank...
> very handy.
>
> Anyway ...the van's owner tells me she ran out of propane making tea the
> other day. And that it obviously was not full.
>
> So ...and ideas what's going on ?
> A faulty tank somehow ?
>
> I would probably tank the tank back off the van and take it to a major
> propane only type business I know of near here.
>
> open to any ideas.
> thnx.
> Scott
>
>
>
> On 10/2/2012 12:27 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
> > "Also, curious if any of you are still using your original propane tank
> > setups with updated valves, etc or did you procure a new one?"
> >
> > Still using the original tank, it's in fine shape. The regulator had a
> > leak when I bought the van so I replaced that. The autostop filler
> > baffled more attendents than not, so I stuck a manual filler on it,
> > which everyone seems to be comfortable with.
> >

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David McNeely