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