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Subject:Re: Not a propane-craving spider? (Westy)
From:Doug Alcock
Date:Wed, 11 Aug 2004 09:51:11 -0400

You could try poking something long and flexible down said tube ---- a
long zip tie worked for me............

Cheers,
Doug

"Jim Felder" <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
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08/10/2004 11:00 PM
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        Subject:        Re: Not a propane-craving spider? (Westy)

Must be the valve.

Jim

On Aug 10, 2004, at 4:49 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:

> So if a fellow blows out the inlet tube and the burner assemblies on
> his
> stove,  hoping to dislodge the rumored propane-loving spider web with
> an
> airgun, and if that fellow does a visual inspection of said tube and
> assy and does not see any sign of said spider webs, YET the right-hand
> burner still burns with a louder hissing noise than the left burner and
> has yellow flame tips yet the left burner burns like a stove should,
> with a nice blue flame . . . what else can that fellow do to fix the
> air/fuel mixture on his right burner?
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 VW Type 2 / 84 Westy: A poor but proud race.
> KG6RCR
>