I had the same problem on my 82 Westy, = the valve for filling propane is stuck, you need to remove it and clean out the = valve. You might also want to try pushing it in to clear it out. A lot of = rust and stuff came out of my valve , after removing them and oiling them w/ = wd-40, I reassembled it using some thread sealant and has worked fine eversince . = BTW, I do my own filling at home using a special hose and an old 50Lb. propane tank.

Regards

Steven

82 Westy

----- Original Message -----

From: Maurizio = Penna

To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM

Sent: Thursday, April 22, 1999 = 11:16 PM

Subject: Propane Tank = Filling

I searched the archives on this = subject but the results were inconclusive.

Today I went to 4 different = propane stations and none of them could fill my 86 Westy propane tank.

The pump automatically shuts off = after delivering approximately 10 cents of propane and propane shoots out = the side as if it were full. We tried filling with the brass valve = (towards back of vehicle) both open and closed.

After that, propane leaks out from = the small hole located under the fill valve. Opening the brass valve only = allows more propane out from the tank.

The tank was recently removed from = the van, completely drained, painted and pressure tested. Therefore it is = completely empty of propane (As is sat for some time with all fittings = removed).

Any ideas / proper filling = procedures ? What does the red button do (towards front of vehicle) I don't have the = owner's manuals. Any help would be appreciated.

M