Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2012 15:48:02 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Propane Tank question
In-Reply-To: <506B642F.6070401@gmail.com>
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Not enough yet.
I did talk to them during the filling attempt ..
Chris there just kept saying bleed it a lot like it's a new empty tank.
Which the guy did.
On 10/2/2012 3:01 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
> Did you check with Van Cafe?
>
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> Bend, Ore.
>
> On 10/02/2012 01:59 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
>> Maybe no one can answer this question with more information ..
>> but what the heck...
>>
>> ( short version is, no one can seem to fill this new propane tank on a
>> Westy )
>>
>> An 84 Westy I know of has a new propane tank from Van Cafe on it, , to
>> replace the original tank.
>> No one seems to be able to fill this new propane tank.
>>
>> The van's owner said she had it to 3 places and they couldn't fill it.
>> I took it to an RV place where they fill propane tanks on campers and
>> RV's all the time.
>>
>> Besides myself, 3 other guys there tried and tired and fiddled and
>> messed around .. for about 50 minutes.
>> they even tested their own filling equipment by putting some propane in
>> another tank.
>> I mean we did *everything* we could ..
>> used the bleed valve etc.
>> We finally concluded the tank must be full. And the stove worked too.
>> Sure would be nice if there was a gauge on that tank. My very similar
>> one on my 85 Adventurewagon has a gauge on the tank...
>> very handy.
>>
>> Anyway ...the van's owner tells me she ran out of propane making tea the
>> other day. And that it obviously was not full.
>>
>> So ...and ideas what's going on ?
>> A faulty tank somehow ?
>>
>> I would probably tank the tank back off the van and take it to a major
>> propane only type business I know of near here.
>>
>> open to any ideas.
>> thnx.
>> Scott
>>
>>
>>
>> On 10/2/2012 12:27 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>>> "Also, curious if any of you are still using your original propane tank
>>> setups with updated valves, etc or did you procure a new one?"
>>>
>>> Still using the original tank, it's in fine shape. The regulator had a
>>> leak when I bought the van so I replaced that. The autostop filler
>>> baffled more attendents than not, so I stuck a manual filler on it,
>>> which everyone seems to be comfortable with.
>>>
>>
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