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• Re: Propane Gas Still On?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 2 Jun 2003 13:14:39 -0400
  ...The burners were still going full >throttle. I'm fairly certain no gas is escaping unless the stove burners >are turned on. Thoughts? > >Thanks...
• propane regulator hisses
  Historical mailing list - Helge Weissig
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 13:57:33 -0700
  ...Last time I used the burners and the fridge, everything worked fine (fridge lit on the first try!!) and now the hissing gas leak...
• 84 Westy - Accessing stove burners?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 1 Aug 2004 18:27:13 -0700
  ...One of the stove burners needs to have the mixture adjusted -- burns yellow, too much gas. It does not appear that the gas/air...
• Re: European gasoline $$$$$$$$$
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 Apr 2006 09:49:37 -0400
  ...European gasoline $$$$$$$$$ >Oil burners will burn anything that remains >fluid and can burn. Coal dust? Plastic powder? These are fluids. I guess coal dust...
• Re: How long to get propane purged from scratch?
  Historical mailing list - brady
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:20:38 -0700
  Try turning off the gas at the tank but let the burners burn till they go out. Then turn off the burners. Then turn...
• P4 vs. stove (was Re: For Carver P4 owners: P4 performance questions)
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 20:58:05 EST
  ...That > >seems like a lot more gas for a lot less heat. > > 2x5200 = 10,400, or 40% more than the P4... I thought the...
• stove help/advice needed
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Sat, 6 Dec 2003 19:06:22 EST
  ...While I have it out, the knob for one of the stove burners has been sheered off by the PO. How the hell he...
• Re: European gasoline $$$$$$$$$
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 01:40:23 +1200
  >I was referring to home heating oil burners. Instead of fluids I guess I >should have written liquids. Details! Yep, details are devils. But...
• how remove stove top?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 10:22:17 -0700
  When I use one of the stove top burners there is a slight smell of gas. I'm thinking this is simply a matter...
• Great Accessory: Coleman Non-Stick Griddle
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 13:26:58 -0700
  ...burners like it was made specifically for this purpose. (An added bonus is that it happens to fit the burners on our gas stove...
• Camp stove input requested
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:39:23 -0700
  ...Objectives: - Two Burners - Burners need to have good adjustment capability from slow simmer to full flame. - At least one burner to be a minimum...
• Re: Subaru 2.2L Engine- Any Experiences?No rice burners,,,,
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 17:05:32 -0400
  Michael - I just "feel" rich since gasoline is now cheaper than it was in '66, when no one cared what gas mileage I got...
• Re: 84 Westy - Accessing stove burners?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 05:39:03 -0700
  ...One of the stove burners needs to have the > mixture adjusted -- burns yellow, too much gas. It does not appear that > the gas/air...
• Re: Fridge "pops" when I try to light it but.....
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 29 Apr 2000 17:17:39 -0400
  At 16:37 4/29/2000, Richard Golen wrote: >I turned on the propane, lit the burners in the stove for about 15 minutes...
• Re: guess this part!! anyone know what this thing is??
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 08:41:19 -0700
  Yes, key used to disassemble stove burners. Alistair '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94 http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/ On 11...
• Re: problem with one of the two stove burners
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 27 Nov 2006 14:21:18 +0000
  ...problem with one of the two stove burners To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Over thanksgiving (in yosemite) the right burner on > the stove was...
• Re: European gasoline $$$$$$$$$
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 23 Apr 2006 19:11:31 +1200
  >Oil burners will burn anything that remains >fluid and can burn. Coal dust? Plastic powder? These are fluids. I guess coal dust would work...
• Can't shut off propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Duclos Darie
  Mon, 17 May 1999 17:44:56 +0200
  ...I turned the knob all the way in and lit the 2 gas burners to get rid of anything in the lines. After a...
• Re: Electric burner starter
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Mon, 19 Jul 2004 14:25:23 -0400
  You can get a gas grill replacement ignitor from Home Depot, Sears Hardware, Ace Hardware, True Value Hardware, Lowe's, and any gas grill...
• LP tank service near San Francisco?
  Historical mailing list - Andy Highland
  Sun, 18 Jun 2006 18:04:27 -0700
  ...I smell gas outside the van and I can run the burners with the valve closed. Soapy water shows bubbles forming at the regulator...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 5 Jul 2016 (#2016-234)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Wed, 6 Jul 2016 11:30:31 -0500
  ...OEM LPG Tank, Burn time > > based on above... (96,000btu/gal * 2.5gal) /10,000btu/hr with both > burners=3D24 hours with both burners...
• Westy Stove Valve Stem / Knob Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 09:22:58 -0800
  I have a broken knob on one of the stove burners on my westy. Actually, it's not the knob, but the actual stem...
• Re: Fireplace
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 9 May 2007 06:37:52 -0700
  Jake de Villiers typed: > Gas is okay with me. > > Back in our hippie days we had a 62 (or maybe it was a 63...
• Re: who bought that ebay 83 diesel passenger van for $3400?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 20:34:21 -0800
  And your point is? That gas powered VWs outnumber oil burners? Cockroaches outnumber humans too. ;-) Jim '81 Luftboxer ASI Weekender '82 Diesel Westfalia '83...
• Re: Great Accessory: Coleman Non-Stick Griddle
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 14:09:13 -0700
  ...burners like it was made specifically for this purpose. (An added bonus is that it happens to fit the burners on our gas stove...
• Re: Another 84, Westy, for sale in Bend, Ore.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:44:40 -0800
  That has got to be the first Westy ad I've seen showing the stove burners lit. Good idea. Neil. On Fri, Feb 15...
• blow holes problem with one of the two stove burners yellow flames
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 27 Nov 2006 20:09:49 -0800
  ...burners > > > > Over thanksgiving (in yosemite) the right burner > on > > the stove was burning rich. You can clearly hear > > from the hiss of gas, that...
• Re: Camp stove input requested
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:43:52 -0800
  ...Objectives: - Two Burners - Burners need to have good adjustment capability from slow simmer to full flame. - At least one burner to be a minimum...
• Re: Wall Street Journal article about Japanese car camping
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 7 Apr 2004 23:04:53 -0600
  "On a recent weekend, Kozuma and two fellow midlevel corporate managers grilled beef with small gas burners on folding tables in the back of...
• Re: Dometic Fridge won't light
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:04:38 -0700
  ...Lighting or just turning on the stove burners will get some of the air out too but since the fridge gas line splits off...
• problem with one of the two stove burners
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sun, 26 Nov 2006 23:19:45 -0800
  ...You can clearly hear from the hiss of gas, that the flow is greater on the right side burner which burns with a yellow...
• Catalytic Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Robert S.Williams, MD-laptop
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 03:28:59 -0600
  ...you could drop over the top of your stove burners and let the burner gas jets feed the catalytic elements? Would this not work...
• Propane Burner flameout
  Historical mailing list - Brian Walch
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 22:58:46 -0800
  I tried the propane burners in my '85 Westy for the first time the other day and the left one would not stay lit...
• Re: Westy Propane/used vanagon questions
  Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
  Thu, 09 Jan 1997 09:01:12 -0600
  ...If gas escapes when you crack the valve open, you've got propane. If so, check to ensure that the burners for the stove...
• Re: Fridge Questions
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 07:36:17 -0800
  ...like how much propane you use with the cooking burners or if you have a heater. Those appliances use much more than the fridge...
• Re: Camp stove input requested
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 20:26:41 -0800
  ...Volks, > > I want to purchase a good camp stove. > > Objectives: > > - Two Burners > - Burners need to have good adjustment capability from slow simmer to full...
• '81 stove parts
  Historical mailing list - Steve Manning
  Sat, 4 Mar 1995 19:48:38 -0600 (CST)
  What I need is a new gas valve for one of the burners. It is permanently locked, even when pushed in. Also, any ideas...
• Oil Burners (mostly)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Aug 1994 13:29:57 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Got an estimate for the oil leaks...Between $190 and $250 for the 3 "front" seals and valve cover gasket. This seems a little...
• Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:57:58 -0400
  ...Maybe even with the burners on. My original bumpers are still there. There are bumbers on the stove lid, too, in addition to those...
• Re: Propane situation
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 17:50:56 -0500
  I had burners that wouldn't light and it was just spider families living in my gas pipes between the valve and the burner...
• Stove burner orifices
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Jun 1996 22:24:04 -0600
  ...gas as it takes to produce that much energy assuming the propane regulator is delivering proper pressure. Also, the air registers on the burners...
• Re- more Q's on the TDI
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  6 Jun 1996 14:25:56 -0700
  ...If I run out of diesel, what happens if I get stuck and put > > regular gas into the car? Explosion? > > You have to use...
• Re: 84 Westy - Accessing stove burners?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 07:27:45 -0700
  ...One of the stove burners needs to have the >>mixture adjusted -- burns yellow, too much gas. It does not appear that >>the gas/air...
• Re: Here's the list <coleman stove>
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 15:16:55 -0600
  You are probably right about the burners being to weak for the oven. The burners on every vanagon westy I have seen are the...
• Re: Camp stove input requested
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:57:41 -0800
  ...On 1/29/07, Larry Chase <roadguy@roadhaus.com> wrote: > > Volks, > > I want to purchase a good camp stove. > > Objectives: > > - Two Burners > - Burners need...
• FS Zodi Hot water heater
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:16:47 -0800
  This is the style that sits on the stove burners and a pump pumps water through the heating coils and hot water comes out...
• Removal of Stove Top in 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Mon, 8 Sep 2008 09:17:40 -0400
  ...It will sure be nice to be cooking with Gas again. on both burners! Thanks in advance! Jack R. 84 Westy Wolfie, N. of...
• Re: who bought that ebay 83 diesel passenger van for $3400?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 2 Apr 2004 15:20:55 -0500
  ...0800, Jim Arnott wrote: >And your point is? That gas powered VWs outnumber oil burners? >Cockroaches outnumber humans too. ;-) > >Jim >'81 Luftboxer ASI Weekender...
• Propane Fillup?
  Historical mailing list - Woody
  Fri, 29 Jul 2005 09:47:33 -0700
  ...Since I acquired my '86 Westy a couple of months ago I've used the range burners a few times; haven't been able...
• Re: Dometic failure on propane, one time
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:17:30 -0400
  ...I'm not >convinced about the line purging theory :) Two burners together pull gas through the line about 15 times faster than the fridge...
• bus for sale: 86 vanagon camper
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 16 Feb 95 17:37:05 CST
  ...run in * Well looked after and in good condition * Sleep 3 * gas burners, elrctric refrigerator, water w/ electric pump, electic hookup * deep cycle battery...
• Re: P4 vs. stove (was Re: For Carver P4 owners: P4 performance questions)
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 21:42:52 -0500
  ...I can heat my house much more efficiently (near 100%) when running an unvented gas fireplace than my house heater. There are many factors...
• Re: Propane situation
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 18:28:55 -0400
  Had the same symptoms on my '85... (no gas to burners or fridge, but bleeder would blow propane) turned out that all was fine...
• Re: Bay Westy Upholstery Snaps & etc.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 29 Jun 1995 07:18:37 -0700 (PDT)
  ...They manufacture/sell a wide range of "traditional camping" supplies like: -the toaster racks that sit on top of gas burners -hurricane matches -camp...
• Re: Westy stove output
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Jun 1996 19:48:13 -0400
  ...Besides safety, increasing the gas flow will upset the air mix characteristics which will cause a yellow flame, soot, and lots of Carbon monoxide...
• Re: For Carver P4 owners: P4 performance questions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 19:33:47 -0400
  At 19:08 10/17/2000, S Sittservl wrote: >If I turn the 5200 BTU/hr Westfalia stove on full (both burners) on >a...
• Re:Dometic Refrig finally working on gas
  Historical mailing list - Jay Fitzgerald
  Mon, 28 Apr 1997 15:58:30 -0600
  ...My '87 Syncro's fridge has been lit for 12 days now with the burners used for cooking a few times only. Others I...
• Re: Stove thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:30:27 -0800
  ...Objectives: - Two Burners - Burners need to have good adjustment capability from slow simmer to = full flame. - At least one burner to be a minimum...
• Re: Aren't We Cooking Now?
  Historical mailing list - Donna Cassano
  Mon, 29 May 2000 09:25:50 -0400
  Marc, Did you turn the gas on from UNDER (outside) the van? That was the mistake that I made when I was a Vanagon...
• Re: Please, Please, suspected refrigerator propane leak, help please.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 17:13:07 -0500
  ...I wish our natural-gas supplier would do the same...opening the oven door blows out burners set on simmer, and it can be...