>At 10:07 AM 1999-02-26 -0600, Joseph Seitz opined: >I just had this problem when I got my new syncro and had the LP tank >filled. After I pulled out and ran an errand or two I smelled gas. I took >it back to my local RV place (Also one of the rare Dometic master service >offices!), and >they rebuilt my fill valve with new rubber O-rings (there looked to be >about 3 or 4, of different sizes) for about $100. > >Apparently that style of fill valve is relatively difficult to find these >days, so they made a special effort to refurbish it, rather than trying to >get a new one, and it worked out o.k. You must be talking about the auto-stop valve, not the fill valve. The fill valve on these tanks is a standard part and can be easily obtained at any propane supply shop. I think I paid less than $30 for a new one last summer. The auto-stop valve is indeed no longer manufactured but is rebuildable with a kit available from Euro-American RV (formerly Delta 6), the original supplier of many Westy parts. MM ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com |
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