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Date:         Fri, 14 Oct 2005 08:50:53 -0600
Reply-To:     jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Subject:      Re: auto stop valve rebuild
In-Reply-To:  <66.617595ae.3080d971@aol.com>
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Also did you mention which autostop valve you have??? It hasnšt been made in so long I wonder if the person at manchester is aware that there were two valves made and only one is rebuildable.

jimt

On 10/14/05 3:50 AM, "Frank Condelli" <RAlanen@AOL.COM> wrote:

> In a message dated 13/10/2005 5:33:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > > Hello, I finally tried to order a rebuild kit for the auto stop > valve.Manchester tank, the maker of this kit, wont sell directly, and gave me > the number > of a major rv parts dealer to order it Well , turns out this kit which > contains 2 o-rings costs $29.95.Dosent sound right. Oh well. Think I'll keep > my > current o-rings.An equal amount of gold is cheaper. What I will do is > disassemblel the valve and lubricate the parts. Anybody know what is the > proper > lubricant? > > > > Sorry to say this is a waste of time. BTDT. That auto stop valve is JUNK ! > And will stop working again just when you need to fill your tank ! Use a > standard fill valve. No more problems ! > > Cheers, > > Frank Condelli > Almonte, Ontario, Canada > '87 Westy, '90 Carat, '87 Wolfsburg (Forsale) & Lionel Trains > Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley > _Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html) > _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_ > (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm) 1 > _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm) a VW Camper > camping event, Almonte, ON, June 08 ~ 11, 2006 > >


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