Well if the thing's not fillable it's not doing anyone any good strapped
under that van.

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Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.

On 10/02/2012 05:21 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
> That's somewhat impractical ..
> shipping something that heavy back and forth.
>
>
> On 10/2/2012 4:06 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>> Ship it back and tell them to bleed the thing.
>>
>> --
>> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
>> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
>> Bend, Ore.
>>
>> On 10/02/2012 03:48 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
>>> Not enough yet.
>>> I did talk to them during the filling attempt ..
>>> Chris there just kept saying bleed it a lot like it's a new empty tank.
>>> Which the guy did.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/2/2012 3:01 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>>>> Did you check with Van Cafe?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
>>>> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
>>>> Bend, Ore.
>>>>
>>>> On 10/02/2012 01:59 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans 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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