Date:         Sat, 27 Feb 1999 11:08:15 -0500
Reply-To:     Bob Stratton <rslist@SDII.COM>
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From:         Bob Stratton <rslist@SDII.COM>
Subject:      Re: propane valve?
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At 10:07 AM 1999-02-26 -0600, Joseph Seitz opined:
>Does anybody have a propane valve for my propane tank on my '84 Westy.
>Inlet, etc... Mine is so corroded.  I don't know if it actually works
>yet.  The gas guy thought it may not close back up once filled??  Any
>thoughts or used ones out there.  There so damn pricey...

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.


--Bob, KE4GDC
89 Westy Syncro