(This is a MIME message. If you can read this, your mail reader does not support MIME. Please contact your E-Mail administrator if you have any questions) --PartBoundary_Wed_Dec_20_08:11:59__6299753 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Form: Reply Text: (29 lines follow) Propane is in the liquid state in the tank, at something like 125 PSI- depending on pressure. The liquid is pumped in, and a vapor space is left at the top of the tank to avoid hydrostatic lock during the expansion due to temp differential. (an aside: while attending Cal Poly SLO, I took a welding class; as part of the tank safety portion of the class, we were shown an overhead picture of a propane powered pickup, bed mounted tanks, which had been filled in the cool (50's? 60's?) Bakersfield Ca morning. The tanks may have been "stuffed" (overfilled) to get all that could fit inside them....after which the truck was driven a short distance, and parked. In the sun. (100's?) It became apparent that the safety valve had failed shut when the tanks ruptured, and exploded with sufficient force to wrap the side panels of the pickup bed around the front of the cab. I was particulary interested because I had (and have) a propane powered pickup.) Float gauges can be purchased that fit into the unused bosses on the tank; availible from the tank manufacturer, hopefully this is Manchester....because I happen to have the 800 number for them, since I am trying to get my very own gauge. Although I am most familiar with the float style, Manchester seems intent on selling me some sort of external gauge thingie that magically detects the presence of the essence, the "soul" of the departed carbon based life-forms that gave it all for our hydro-carbon based lifestyle, or something like that. Cost: $5.00 (five) So far,. I am skeptical.....call 800 844-8265, x168, will get you Vikkie, who has been helping me out with this..... YMMV. Let me know if I can help...... bowmanr%em@mhs.elan.af.mil Live Smart. Think for yourself. Transform the future. Original text: (12 lines follow) >From vanagon@SC-NGM1{MHS:vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu}, on 12/19/95 10:42 AM: To: vanagon@SC-NGM1 (Multiple recipients oflist){MHS:vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu} Westie Propane Gauge? Has anyone figured out a good gauge system for determining how much propane is in the tank? Kirk out 88 Westy (gaugeless) Use Proportional Font: true Previous From: vanagon@SC-NGM1{MHS:vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu} Previous To: vanagon@SC-NGM1 (Multiple recipients oflist){MHS:vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu} Original to: vanagon@SC-NGM1 (Multiple recipients oflist){MHS:vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu} Attachment Count: 0 --PartBoundary_Wed_Dec_20_08:11:59__6299753 ========================================================================= Date: Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com> From: Subject: begin 777 ATTRIBS.BND M0F5Y;VYD(%!A8VME9"!!='1R:6)U=&5S`([]"$\*"@``````0F5Y;VYD(%!R M;W!R:65T87)Y($1A=&$:`````!$```````0`#0!2`0`````````````````` M````````3W)I9VEN86P@=&5X="T!1@H`````````````0`$#`"T!.@$"``(` M```*``(``0`!`)P``````````@"=`)$`````````./\```````"0`0`````` M````35,@4V%N<R!397)I9@``````````````````````````````8/\````` M``"0`0``````````07)I86P````````````````````````````````````` M`````0`!`$P``0!,`)P``0"<`)T``@"=`/=_`@"S`/=_`@`"`?=_`@`/`?=_ M`@`0`?=_`@`9`?=_`@`N`?=_````````````````9``!I`$!2`,![`0!D`8! M-`@!V`D!?`L!(`T!Q`X!:!`!#!(!L!,!5!4!^!8```````````````!D``$D M`0%(`@%L`P&0!`&T!0'8!@'\!P$@"0%$"@%H"P&,#`&P#0'4#@'X#P``$0`` M````!``$`,T```````````````````````````!497ATYP90+@`````````` M``"[``,`YP:T``$``0````@``0`!``$`YP8```````!@_P```````)`!```` M``````!!<FEA;``````````````````````````````````````````!``$` MO@,!`+\#OP,!`,`#;`8!`&T&;08!`&X&E`8!`)4&E08!`)8&L`8!`+$&Z`8` M``````````````!D``$D`0%(`@%L`P&0!`&T!0'8!@'\!P$@"0%$"@%H"P&, -#`&P#0'4#@'X#VP```$D ` end --PartBoundary_Wed_Dec_20_08:11:59__6299753--
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