At 19:11 5/30/2000, Marc Perdue wrote: >feature :^). This is, for the record, totally unsubstantiated third-party >hearsay, but there it is. I was told that I could send the valve to >Manchester >Tank and that they would repair it for $25 and get it back to me in 2-3 weeks. >Doesn't do much for my camping trip this weekend, but at least I have a >fix . . Errm...I think you'll find that the *valve* was made by Marshall Brass -- the brass one such as you see here: http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/Autostop.gif can be rebuilt, the zinc ones can't. If it has white corrosion on it it's zinc. You can buy the one in my picture for an outrageous price :) or you can have your friendly LP place put in a one and three-quarter-inch Acme fill valve, manual type, for a lot less. If you go that route you'll also need a manual bleed valve. Cost for the pair, likely less than $50. david David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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