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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

> Our propane tank is vapor locked. The pilot lights are on but the burners 
> still won't light without a match. Is there anything I can do other than 
> call Agway? The last time this happened we called, a serviceman came out 
> for a few minutes and fixed it but it costs an arm and a leg.

Sorry for having to make this a second post but I am just out of bed and 
the top equipment is not operating at full speed.

I've never heard of a vapor lock on a propane tank. If the tank is rented, 
then there should be no charge for the company to fix their equipment. If 
you can light the burners--and by the plural I presume you mean a room or 
house heater of some sort--with a match, and the burners the continue to 
burn as they should, then that means that the propane is flowing okay from 
the tank to the heater. If that is so, then the trouble may be in the size 
or the angle of the pilot. If the pilot is adjustable, make it bigger and 
see if that works.