O.K.  Just wanted to make sure we weren't overlooking the obvious....never
happens to me. <bseg> My german specs 83.5 Westy had the shut-off on the
tank/regulator assembly itself (under the van) in addition to a main shutoff
and two individual shut-offs for the refer and stove inside the cabinet.
Maybe it was just on the Eropean models.  My current '85 Westy/Wolfsburg
doesn't have the sink/stove/refer in it.  Anyway, hope you get it sorted
out.

dave.nielsen@surf1.de

-----Original Message-----
From: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@worldnet.att.net>
To: Dave Nielsen <dave.nielsen@SURF1.DE>; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
<vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 7:30 PM
Subject: Re: Re: Aren't We Cooking Now?

>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
>> >
>>
>
>