Hi Dave,

Just to be clear -- you think the 85-86 knobs are the ones with the
smaller shafts, and the 87-91 ones are larger diameter?   Are the
larger ones available in brown?  thx

On Jan 16, 2006, at 7:23 AM, Dave Vickery wrote:

> There are two sizes.  I bet the stems you bought originally had the
> 87-91
> grey knobs.  Those are impossible to find, so you will probably
> have to try
> to make yours fit or think of something else..
>
>
>> From: Michael Diehr <md03@XOCHI.COM>
>> Reply-To: Michael Diehr <md03@XOCHI.COM>
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Stove Knobs -- 2 sizes?
>> Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 22:02:05 -0800
>>
>> I just replaced the 2 burners on my 85 westy stove with ones bought
>> off ebay.   All works fine, except the stems on the replacement unit
>> are larger diameter, so the knobs don't seem to fit.   Does anyone
>> know if there are 2 sizes of knobs?  Or do you just have to push
>> really hard and/or ream out the knob to make it fit?