AutoStop was a brand of device that used bleeder port liquid pressure to block the filler port once the tank was "full" but those are long gone. The newer Westy tanks have a simple float on a lever which blocks the filler port once the liquid level raises the float high enough. Mark
David McNeely wrote: >....... > > BTW, when I filled the new tank, advertised by GoWesty as having a volume > of 3.3 gallons, after purging it took 2.58 gallons. Given that the tank is > "full" at 80%, and that purging put a tad in, that is almost exactly what > it should take (80% of 3.3 is 2.64). Still no gauge, a bummer, that would > help. I'm still not sure how "autostop" works. Backpressure stops the > flow when the tank reaches 80% of capacity, right? The fill valve on the > new tank still required an adapter. I thought not needing that was one > advantage of the newer hardware. > > mcneely > |
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