Whoa there before someone does something REAL dangerous... Old Mr. B had it backwards. Just verified with the manual that came with my Victor oxy-acetylene setup that I purchased 2 weeks ago. I quote, "open the oxygen valve fully to seat the packing nut, open the acetylene AT THE MOST 1.5 turns and preferalby .75 turns to just allow the gas pressure to register on the gauge." FWIW Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 5:06 AM Subject: Re: too much propane?
> Thanks for the info. Is it possible for the propane guy to overfill my > tank using the autofill valve? If it is overfilled, will it just kill any > new regulator I buy? > > I remember from welding class, old Mr. B. used to tell us that the > acetylene had to be opened all the way because of that valve seat > arrangement. He said to open the oxygen only 1/4 turn because its valve > didn't have that "all the way open" kind of seat. Only 1/4 turn so you > could close it fast in an emergency. > Edward > > At 3/31/02 09:34 PM, you wrote: > >If you have a Marshall regulator it has a pop-off. However if the pop-off > >is activated from too much pressure it craters the regulator and will not > >function any longer. > >LP fuel will sometimes linger so that smell might just be temporary. > >I get a slight leak when I back off my valve to the open position until > >it hits the stem seat. When I close it I get the same minor leak until it > >reaches the closed seat. I had my valve assembly off the van but chose > >not to replace the stem seals because the leaking is very minor from full > >open to full close. > >I think you should wait a few says and see if it leaks down any. > >The only thing that I can think of that might cause a leak like you > >describe is a cracked or worm seal on the valve stem. > >If you're getting liquid from the bleeder then you are most likely full. > >Always open the valve fully and close it fully. There are no intermediate > >positions. > > > >Stan Wilder |
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