Date:         Thu, 7 Jun 2001 18:39:33 -0700
Reply-To:     Joel Cort <joel_cort@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Joel Cort <joel_cort@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      How to diagnose a propane regulator?
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Fellow listees with a Westy and propane experience....

I am trying to diagnose if I need a new regulator or not on my Westy.

The previous owner told me that the guys at the RV shop told him that
he needed a new tank because it no longer held propane.

OK so I started tearing the valves and regulator out to see what I
could see.  First the tank has propane because when I open the valve
the propane comes out.  Ok so the tank appears to hold propane and
the valve appears to work.
When I reconnect the regulator and turn on the valve I hear a slight
knock, like a pressure detention.
But when I try to turn on the burners ( I wont even try the fridge
until I can get the burners going) there is a slight release of
propane and then nothing.

If I remove the brass tubing pipes going from the regulator to the
burners and the fridge I get propane hissing out. When I reconnect
the lines .... nothing at the burner.

Do the symptoms described here characterized a bad propane
governor/regulator?

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Joel
89 Syncro Westy
Rochester NY.

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