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Date:         Tue, 18 Apr 2000 12:04:51 MST
Reply-To:     Sean Garrett <seangar@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Sean Garrett <seangar@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Filling LP tank for the first time
Comments: To: john@dataknight.com
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I wasn't sure, but made some assumptions. His question was about filling an empty tank.

The 1st posting stated that it was empty. I took his word that it was truly empty, my 1st assumption. I have run out of gas before and checked it by looking at my gauges (2) and tapping on the outside of the tank. You can tap on the outside of a tank with the head of a 16 penny nail(vertically, up & down) and the sound made by the tapping will change in pitch when you hit the "level" where the LP is.

Some Westys have added on gauges by PO and the later Eurovan Campers come with gauges. I did not see in his post what year Westy he owns. Also (albeit a sin) but some people with Eurovan Campers refer to them as Westys, therefore I made another assumption that he might have gauges.

My 95 Eurovan camper has a gauge on the tank and a LED in the cabin. My 80 westy lets me know when the stove won't light. I then lay down beside the tank with a small metal object and tap on the end of the tank in a up and down direction. If it sounds the same at the top as it does the bottom then it is empty. I plan on buying a new valve that has a gauge on it from an RV store. Their widely availible.

Hope that covers it ;-) SeanG

>From: John Fried <john@dataknight.com> >To: Sean Garrett <seangar@HOTMAIL.COM> >CC: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: Filling LP tank for the first time >Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 13:48:07 -0400 > >Pardon me for jumping in, but how can you tell how full/empty the >propane tank is? There is no gauge or indicator that I can find. > >John >'85 Westy > >Sean Garrett wrote: > > > > Be careful here, some service stations will overfill your tank. Until >you > > get a handle on how much it will hold I would only put in 2 dollars of >LP > > the 1st time (if it is truly empty). Overfilling your tank can cause >some > > minor problems operating the fridge (in my experience). I don't think >that > > two many people will agree with me, but I have a theory about overfilled > > tanks and their casual impact on fridge operation. It wont hurt to just >put > > in a little and not more than 80%. Most idiots that fill these tanks >will > > shut off the gas after it has reached the recommended 80% level.

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