Date:         Mon, 9 Jun 2008 09:10:45 -0700
Reply-To:     David O'Shea <DOShea@GEOMATRIX.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David O'Shea <DOShea@GEOMATRIX.COM>
Subject:      Re: propane valve leak
Comments: To: Troy <colorworks@GCI.NET>
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Troy,

I believe that it was my post that you are referring to. In my
situation, it appears that the tank was overfilled, but I did not
discover it until I took the van out on the first really hot day after
the fill -- several months later. I opened bleeder for about 10 seconds
then closed it. This cured the overfill and leak. I will be very much on
top of this in the future as I typically park in an enclosed garage,
which is also home to a hot-water heater.

Having said that, there is no harm in performing the soapy water test on
the tank valve assembly that Robert mentions. Better safe than sorry.

-Dave O'Shea

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Troy
Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 5:16 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: propane valve leak

If I recall correctly, someone wrote in maybe about a month ago, perhaps
it was a little bit longer about their propane valve leaking. When I
went out to the garage this morning I could smell propane. Tightening my
fingers around the blue plastic cover of the control valve changed the
pitch of a small hiss I was hearing. This seems to be a somewhat
intermittent problem. Underneath that blue plastic cover of the valve I
thought was a pressure release valve. I recently had a fill up, and have
not used any appreciable amount of propane. Is it possible the tank was
just overfilled? I just had a leak not too long ago around the same
valve, had to drain the tank and reappply telfon paste and refill, so
this is getting old. Any advise here? Do I need a new valve?

Troy