I don't know anymore if I lubed it afterwards, but a drop of oil shouldn't
hurt. Mine wasn't used for a long time and the tool allows to to apply a
larger force and you don't have to be afraid of braking the knob. And with
all these things, apply a "gentle' amount of force rather than "brute" force
Karl.

On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 9:35 PM, Peter Young <pyjme@aol.com> wrote:

>  Did you prep it with any lubricant or anything, or use any afterwards? I
> am worried about it getting stuck in the "open" position!
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@gmail.com>
> To: pyjme@aol.com
> Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
> Sent: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 6:33 pm
> Subject: Re: 81 westy stove issue
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> had the same problem a few years ago. Take off the knob (just a hard
> pull), take pair of pliers or a wrench and turn the stem a few times. After
> that it should work again with the knob. At least it worked for me :-)
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> On 2/22/08, Peter Young <pyjme@aol.com> wrote:
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> I have an 81' westy with a stove issue. The right knob will not turn on,
> it is stuck in the "off" position. I don't know how to get into the stove
> guts to fix it and I really don't feel like spending an exorbitant amount of
> money to an RV shop to have them fix it and mess up my almost-perfect
> cabinets in the process. Is there anyone out there who knows how to get into
> the stove?
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> 1981 VW Westy "Jenny"
> 2000 VW Jetta GLS VR6
> Wilmington, DE
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1981 VW Westy "Jenny"
2000 VW Jetta GLS VR6
Wilmington, DE