To the best of my knowledge, there is no shutoff inside the cabinet on my
'85.  I just recently pulled the fridge and disconnected all of the propane
lines, so it is unlikely that I missed anything (not impossible, but
unlikely).

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Nielsen" <dave.nielsen@SURF1.DE>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 2:57 AM
Subject: Re: Aren't We Cooking Now?

> Don't forget the shutoff valves inside the cabinet under the stove as
> well.......
>
> dave.nielsen@surf1.de
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Donna Cassano <pokeswagon@BLAZENET.NET>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Date: Monday, May 29, 2000 3:32 PM
> Subject: Re: Aren't We Cooking Now?
>
>
> >Marc,
> >
> >Did you turn the gas on from UNDER (outside) the van? That was the
mistake
> >that I made when I was a Vanagon Virgin. Was quite embarassing when I
went
> >to get the tank filled and found out I had plenty of gas. :-O
> >Hope you get cooking,
> >Peace - donna
> >'84 Westy (Pepe)
> >'80 Westy (Pokey)
> >
> >Marc Perdue wrote:
> >
> >> And now, from the Department of Silly Questions, from someone who
> >> usually has a keen grasp of the obvious:
> >>
> >> I was trying to check out all the camping equipment prior to going to a
> >> festival this coming weekend, and I encountered a couple of
> >> difficulties.  Keep in mind that I only just drove one of these
> >> behemoths for the first time on Thursday before you start laughing at
> >> me.
> >>
> >> I turned on the valve to the propane tank in hopes of firing up the
> >> stove burners and then firing up the fridge.  Hmm, small problem . . .
> >> there aren't any instructions in the manual about how to actually fire
> >> the stove up!  I mean, normally when you fire up a gas stove, you turn
> >> the knob, light a match (or pilot lights it) and poof, you're up and
> >> running, right?  I've assumed that the little white dot means off, that
> >> you turn the knob counter-clockwise to the first flame (the big one),
> >> that you then hold a match to it and it should light.  Is this the
> >> correct procedure?  If so, then I may be out of propane.  If not, what
> >> is the correct procedure?
> >>
> >> Next, while cleaning the van, I found an odd piece of galvanized metal
> >> that looks like a key for a wind up toy.  Upon further investigation, I
> >> found that the two prongs on the end of the "key" fit onto the burners
> >> of the stove and enable one to turn them.  There are also the letters A
> >> & B on this turning part of the burner.  What, pray tell, is the
purpose
> >> of this?
> >>
> >> Thanks one and all,
> >> Marc Perdue
> >
>