How can you tell if you have an Auto Stop or manual? Pics anywhere? Jeff On Aug 2, 2006, at 9:00 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On > Behalf Of > Mark Drillock > Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 11:36 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: propane valve -- manual or autostop? > > The danger appears after they fail. No fail, no danger I guess. I have > seen 3 fail on 3 different tanks. All about the same way. Owner found > tank empty when preparing for a trip. Filled tank at usual place. > Later > found tank hissing or smelled strong propane smell when parked even > with supply valve off. A.S. valve leaking past o-ring inside autostop > assembly. The worst one was a friends 84 Wolfy. I took it for a fill > and needed 2.5 gals, empty. Seeped some after propane guy filled it. > Stopped a few miles later and cloud of propane hissing out. Danger? > Only > if a spark occurred. I parked it in an isolated spot very near by and > waited for the whole tank to escape, which it did faster and faster. > What if the leak had stayed very small until the van was parked in the > garage along with the gas water heater? > > Mark |
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