I had the same problem Ken.  I thought it would be a major ordeal finding a
new valve.  Heeding some sage advice...I took the van to a major propane
maintenance company (the kind that sells gas and converts gasoline fleet
vehicle to propane fleet vehicles).  The valve turned out to be standard and
it only cost me about 35 bucks to replace it.

best regards

Dane Tessler
http://members.aol.com/Dane714/westfalia.html
-----Original Message-----
From: KENWILFY@AOL.COM <KENWILFY@AOL.COM>
To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM <vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Thursday, November 19, 1998 4:26 AM
Subject: Help with Camper LP Filler Valve

>I have a customer that is living out of his '88 Westie right now.  He says
>that the other day he went to get his propane filled up and the guy at the
>uhaul messed his filler valve up so that now his tank won't hold propane.
I
>am not as familiar with the camping equipment of the Westie as I am with
other
>aspect of the Vanagon so what is my best course of action here?
>Can someone tell me where to get a new filler valve and the price?  Or is
it
>cheaper to just get a whole new tank with valve already installed.
>This is kinda an emergency because the guy is living out of the van.
>Thanks in Advance for your help.
>Ken Wilford
>Van-Again
>John 3:16