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
>