Date:         Wed, 10 Jul 2002 10:51:39 -0700
Reply-To:     Old Volks Home <jimt@OLDVOLKSHOME.COM>
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From:         Old Volks Home <jimt@OLDVOLKSHOME.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fw:      new propane fill valve - VW warranty?!
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At 09:02 PM 7/9/02 -0500, Roy Olynick wrote:
>The Auto Stop valve on my '87 Westy was replaced for the common, generic type
>less than a year after purchasing the van. The valve jammed open and was
leaking
>gas into the atmosphere while being filled at a propane station. Since the
two
>year VW warranty was still in effect, I was reimbursed later by the dealer.
>
>It's amazing your Auto Stop valve has lasted this long.
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Amazingly enough, the original Auto-Stop Valve on my 84 Westy still works
and I have refilled my tank at least once a month over 3 years now (I'm on
the road alot and have been living in it for the past 41 months or so).  I
do have a brand-new valve stashed away in case the other ever fails.

Keep on Truckin....


JIm
84 Westy 2.1
"Ole Putt"
68 Beetle
"Xavier"
73 Ghia Coupe
"The Last Project"
jimt@oldvolkshome.com
jim96003@c-zone.net
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