

| Subject: | Re: Propane Tank question |
| From: | Scott Daniel - Turbovans |
| Date: | Wed, 3 Oct 2012 10:28:27 -0700 |
I will. I don't have the van right now. It's still on a big mission. S. On 10/3/2012 8:32 AM, Stuart MacMillan wrote: > Problems like this are maddening! Bad auto stop valve or bleed valve that > doesn't vent are the only things that can prevent filling. Your propane/RV > guy should be able to fix it by replacing one or the other, let us know > what's up. > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Scott Daniel - Turbovans > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 2:00 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Propane Tank question > > 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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