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Date:         Sat, 14 Aug 1999 06:14:22 -0400
Reply-To:     Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Westfalia Propane Regulator
Comments: To: "Joe L." <jliasse@toast.net>

Thanks to all who responded with the thorough and comforting replies. Unlike me, I imagined the worse...replacement available only through a single source in Vulgaria for $249. What a relief to hear I can get it here, and still keep my shirt.

G. Matthew Bulley Bulley-Hewlett & Associates www.bulley-hewlett.com Cary, NC USA 888.468.4880 tollfree

-----Original Message----- From: Joe L. [SMTP:jliasse@toast.net] Sent: Saturday, August 14, 1999 4:15 AM To: Bulley; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Westfalia Propane Regulator

Sounds like you popped one of the diaphrams in there. It's shot, there is no cure. You will not find an origional square box regulator unless you are VERY lucky. No sweat though as the new "figure eight" regulators work and fit just fine. You should be able to pick one up at about any RV store. Cost is around $20 if memory serves. They come in two flavors; with or without a brass fitting (forgot the name) on the end. Otherwise they are identical (fitting screws off). That fitting is identical to one you already have attatched to the old regulator so no matter which one you get you will be ok. You will see what I mean when you get to the RV store. While you are there also pick up a roll of Teflon Tape to wrap around the threads to ensure a good seal. The tape is about two bucks for a lifetime supply. After shutting the gas off at the main valve and bleeding the tubing by lighting the stove a minute or so the installation is simple and obvious; the fittings on the ends of the regulator are different so you cannot put it in backwards but as the "figure eight" is a little longer than the old box you will have to bend the tubing a little to make it fit. Do this gently and dont kink the tube. Dont forget to wrap a few turns of teflon tape on the threads. PRESTO, your good for another 10 years. The new regulators are supposed to be properly adjusted at the factory so you should not have to mess with it altough some here on the list have "tweaked" theirs and got better performance out of the fridge.

----- Original Message ----- From: Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, August 13, 1999 8:59 PM Subject: Westfalia Propane Regulator

> Good evening or morning, Gothcas, > > I had the propane tank purged and filled today after a month rehab of the > tank and valves. > I fit the regulator this evening, and was set to adjust the pressure (with > my handy clear vinyl tube and water gauge). > > Unfortunately, it appears my regulator is ill. I am hoping for a > diagnosis/recommendation. > > I have an (apparently) original rectangular, 1982 Marshal Brass Model 260 > two stage regulator. It holds 11" nicely. At the base of the first stage, > however, there is a small hole, (1.5mm x 1.5mm). when I turn the gas on, > and block the outflow (as it would normally be under most conditions on the > van), a fair quantity of gas hisses out of that tiny hole on the regulator. > It is more than a cigarette lighter, but less than a stove burner. > > The tank is full (3 gallons), and is sitting upright (top side is top). I > have tried turning the gas on and off a few times, both with the out flow > blocked, and with free flowing gas. I can hear a clicking inside the > regulator, but not much change n the quantity of the hissing out gas. > > Other than the adjusting screw, this thing doesn't look too 'user > serviceable'. Anybody know the story on the Model 260 regulator? > > Thanks for the help... > > G. Matthew Bulley > Bulley-Hewlett & Associates > www.bulley-hewlett.com > Cary, NC USA > 888.468.4880 tollfree


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