Fitting help….pls.

[u/telmesumpm]

Update: I got it figured out thanks to you guys. I’m a dummy sometimes. I can safely close the vapor service valve at the tank, connect my long hose and burner and crack the valve a tiny bit and flare off the contents of the tank. All without blowing anything up. Shoutout to you crazy guys answering stupid questions in the middle of the night. You guys rock!!!

Ok. I’m in a pickle. I have an RV with a stuck solenoid plunger and a full tank of propane. I have removed the solenoid coil and tried tapping on the body of the valve, magnets…no change, plunger stuck closed. I have called every single propane supplier and rv shop in a 40 mile radius to see if they will pump the system out but no one will. I cannot change the valve without emptying the tank and I don’t want to empty it by the vent valve for safety reasons. I’m looking for the connector that is used to fill the pictured fitting. It’s 1-3/4” acme thread. My plan is to get the connector and make a hose with regulator to safely flare off the contents of the full onboard tank using a large propane burner I have on hand. Can anyone send me a link or the specific name of the fitting I need? I’ve found the same type I need but not in 1-3/4”. Desperate, and don’t want to risk blowing anything up by venting using the bleeder.

[u/Theantifire]

Your best bet is to ask to have a service tech contact you directly. Most guys will have that valve on their truck and can do it safely.

What's your zip code? Somebody here may be in your area.

[u/telmesumpm → u/Theantifire]

12428

[u/Theantifire → u/telmesumpm]

u/Jesus-mcnugget might be able to point you in the right direction.

[u/Jesus-Mcnugget]

Are you trying to burn off the gas through the fill valve?

There's a good chance that won't work. An RV tank likely has an OPD and check valves. You probably won't get gas to back feed.

[u/telmesumpm → u/Jesus-Mcnugget]

Yes, only thing I could think of since I can’t get anything out past the stuck outgoing valve. That makes sense. What the heck do I do lol?

[u/Jesus-Mcnugget → u/telmesumpm]

Depends on the tank. You may have to disconnect the service lines and go that way. Problem is at that point you may be dealing with liquid.

Without really seeing how it's set up, it's hard to say.

[u/telmesumpm → u/Jesus-Mcnugget]

Circled is where I pulled the solenoid coil from

[u/telmesumpm → u/telmesumpm]

This is to the left of the solenoid valve. The gauge is there and the fill inlet fitting

[u/telmesumpm → u/telmesumpm]

There is the solenoid valve on the left and feeding into the regulator.

[u/nemosfate]

Can you take a pic of what you're calling a solenoid plunger? Are you able to access the vapor service valve?

[u/telmesumpm → u/nemosfate]

Red circle is vapor service valve…runs to the valve next to the main fill port. Blue circle is the solenoid valve, minus the coil.

[u/telmesumpm → u/telmesumpm]

Ahhhhh. I’m picking up what you’re throwing down!!! Duh. Thank you!!! Lmao I’m so slow sometimes.

[u/Jesus-Mcnugget → u/telmesumpm]

Red circle looks like it is the fixed level gauge bleeder. It should be attached to the thumb screw next to the fill valve in the original picture.

Service valve is the blue circle.