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Subject:Westy Stove Warning.
From:neil
Date:Tue, 29 May 2007 23:16:12 -0700

Hi all.

Forgive me, for it has been a long time since my last post .......

And my sin?

Leaving the stove on lowest setting during a nature call this morning.

What I found out?

With stove on lowest setting, and a pot full of coffee set to side of
flame to keep warm, the flame will blow out after shutting sliding
door. I tried it once again to test. I had suspected this was the
cause of the flame blowing out on my Westy's stove as it had happened
a few times before.

So be forwarned:

A. If you're not in or near van, I would advise NOT leaving your stove on.

(common sense yes, but it's tempting to do what I did. Even for a
short "trip". I will do this no more!)

B. If you slam the sliding door shut, the flame MAY blow out when at
minimum setting.

Cheers,

Neil.

--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.

http://web.mac.com/tubaneil

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