So you're having trouble with your auto-fill-valve? Auto-fill-valves are expensive and very troublesome. Some propane places at holiday resorts refused to fill up my tank after one look at the auto-stop fill-valve. I replaced the troublesome auto-stop valve with a simple manual valve and bleed-valve for about $20, and haven't had any problem with filling the propane since (about 18 years now). When you see a newer model vanagon, take a look at the fill valve. They have the simple manual kind. Check out an RV place or a propane parts center. They have what you need. You can do it yourself or get them to do it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "BA" <oddstray@ODDSTRAY.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 8:39 PM Subject: Re: Refilling propane
On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:56:54 -0700, you wrote: >Howdy Volks, > >I am down south in Mexico and am having trouble getting my propane tank >refilled. We attach the hose, open the bleeder valve, and start pumping >but nothing enters the tank. This has happened at several different >filling stations. Itīs almost as if it needs a different type of >connector or something. Can anyone offer any help/advice? Itīs an 85, >btw. > >Gracias, >Pedro Hi,
I keep coming up against this issue. I believe that the answer is to open the bleeder valve *all the way* (It says so on it, if you can contort yourself to read what's written on it).
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