Date:         Thu, 4 Jul 2002 22:27:14 -0300
Reply-To:     Scotia Westy <scotiawesty@NS.SYMPATICO.CA>
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From:         Scotia Westy <scotiawesty@NS.SYMPATICO.CA>
Subject:      fill valve broken, not  propane regulator valve
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OK.  I've been reading the archive, and have to note that it's the fill
valve, not the regulator that blew propane all over the place tonight.

I see in the archive that the tank is by a company called Manchester, and
that as of 1995, you could buy repair kits for about US$4.00.  Anyone have
any further info on this?

Dan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Scotia Westy" <scotiawesty@NS.SYMPATICO.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 9:55 PM
Subject: propane regulator valve


> Hi Volks,
>
> Went to Canadian Tire tonight to fill up the propane tank.  I guess one of
> the regulator's seals broke over the winter.  The van is still down there
> bleeding air and propane into the night.
>
> I don't believe that filling process could have broken it.  Is there such
> thing as too much pressure when filling the propane tank?
>
> Is it a special valve, or can I pretty much go to a propane service and
get
> a new regulator put on?
>
> Heading to the Stan Rogers Festival in Canso Nova Scotia tomorrow, without
> the propane I guess!
>
> Dan
>
> DJ Landry
> Bedford, Nova Scotia
> '86 Westy
>