Paul, do you know if the pilot light remains on if you switch to battery
while traveling? Or can this pilot light remain on even though you are using
the battery position for the refrigerator?

Listees,

I witnessed a rather horrific event yesterday. I live and work in Frisco
Colorado, and my office is just across the street from what used to be a
Conoco gas station. The final verdict is not yet out, but as eyewitnesses
this is what we saw...
An older model camper (non VW) was filling up at the pump and either (2
differing reports) the camper owner unscrewed a "filter" I'm guessing
sputter valve (maybe after coming over Vail Pass he thought that he should
vent it) on his propane tank, OR the gas station attendant was changing a
filter on the gas pump (unlikely since there were vehicles fuelling at all
of the pumps).
Either way, there was a very heavy gaseous mix of propane or gasoline in the
air just waiting for an ignition source... All of a sudden the side of the
camper erupted in flame covering the guy filling up and then quickly
enveloped the whole gas station. About eight major explosions followed with
massive flames which we estimated at over 150 feet, the gas station and
vehicles were no more, there was 1 dead and six more hospitalized. To cut a
long story short we are all guessing that the camper's fridge was lit
providing that all important source of ignition.

I for one will be extinguishing the pilot on my fridge before I fill up with
gas again.... Just a thought.

Paul Connelly
Frisco, Co.
'86 Syncro Westy.