Just make sure that if your tank is truly "empty" or has been very low on propane, that you have a vacuum pulled on the tank.

All you want in that tank is Propane... if you start off with 4 gallons of air in there, it will take MANY re-filllings (if ever) to burn all the air out... your fridge will work poorly, your stove flame will be irregular.

From historic, walkable Mount Olive, NC,

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-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of gary hradek Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 11:39 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Need help with propane filling! Can the fill valve stick?

Steve, The key to a good fill is with an empty tank ask the filler to put in 2 gallons slowly, about two to three minutes. Find someone you can work with and help him by offering to count down from the two gallons and tip him afterwards. The uhaul people are not a bad choice. gary Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 19:49:58 -0600 From: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM> Subject: Re: Need help with propane filling! Can the fill valve stick?

I've had my tank filled in Arkansas, Louisiana, City of Dallas and various lakes around Texas and I've never had any problems. The attendants loosen the bleeder and fill the tank slowly, it just fills and tops off without any problems.

Stan Wilder

On Wed, 20 Mar 2002 17:19:55 -0800 Steve Arbaugh <sneakers@OZ.NET> writes: > This was the course strongly recommended to me by the gent who filled > my > tank yesterday. I've been having increasing difficulty in getting > the tank > filled, and when I asked specifically about rebuilding/replacing the > current > fill valve or replace it with the manual type, there was no > hesitation in > his answer. This wasn't the typical propane monkey, by the way, but > one of > the folks who work at Suburban Propane. He was able to get the tank > filled > with a little persistence. > > This also follows the general comments from other "attendants" who > have > tried to fill this tank in the past. When I query them about the > current > valve vs. a manual one, they all claimed to have knowledge on "open > the > bleeder, fill till it squirts, close everything." Seems pretty > simple.. > > Steve > '85 westy > kent, wa

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