Date:         Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:05:49 -0700
Reply-To:     jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
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From:         jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Subject:      Re: propane tank - valve leak
Comments: To: Phil Krueger <vwuprising@YAHOO.COM>
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On 2/27/05 12:32, "Phil Krueger" <vwuprising@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> The valve on my propane tank is leaky.  Can I just
> replace this with a standard brass valve from Home
> Depot or is there a specific valve needed?  Also, do I
> only need to purge it after replacement?
> 
> Thanks
Are you talking the fill valve or the shutoff valve?

If it is the fill valve that will be available from an rv or gas supplier.
Depending on what year you have.  I you have one of the later type stop
valves you may need to replace with an earlier type.  If it is the shutoff
vapor supply valve, I have never seen these in home depot with the correct
gas seals in them.  This would probably be a gas supplier item and some RV
suppliers.  That valve is typical on ASME tanks but not on vertical DOT
tanks that are on some RV that dealers may specialize in.  any major gas
supplier that also does maintenance should have them on the shelf.
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