Date:         Thu, 3 Feb 2000 12:16:36 EST
Reply-To:     Jason Willenbrock <pooncerelli@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jason Willenbrock <pooncerelli@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      propane leak or overfill?
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hey ya'll
yesterday i went to get my propane tanke for my 82 westy filled so i can run
the stove.  the tank may have been full already and propane that was in it
may have been frozen(?) because as soon as the attendant put the connection
on my tank it took roughly 6-10 seconds before gas came out of the overfill
valve(?) (to the right of the on/off valve) indicating that it was full.
well, when i got home and turned on the gas and actually  began to use the
stove and fridge, i went out of the van and noticed that the gas was spewing
heavily from the regualtor box(?), to the left of the on/off valve,  it was
coming out of this knobby looking thing with a square shaped pin hole in it
which appears to be some sort of a vent.  when i turned off the gas, the
leak stopped.  when i turned it back on, it leaked again but not as heavily.
  thinking that maybe it was way overfilled i left the valve open (in a safe
area of course) and let it leak hoping that it would subside.  well after
about twenty minutes it was still leaking.  does this mean that the
regulator, or whatever that box is, is shot or is it just way overfilled and
needs to bleed for a while?  if it is shot, where do i get another and how
easy is it to replace?
thanks in advance for the input
jason
82 westy
90 gl
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