it is backwards to our american minds.
to me, it's an examle of how 'exacting' german mentaility expects you to be.

you read the instructions very carefully ....and do exactly as they dictate
..
no logic or 'what is normal, safe, and common/practical' involved.

my favorite 'trick' about Westy stoves ..
one member smelled propane while driving ...
he had left his propane tank valve on ..
and ,
did not tighten the knob that keeps the rear table from swinging around.
this blows my mind ...super dumb design ..
the table swung around and turned on a stove valve. !

it's german, you have to do it exactly the way they force you to do it.

what fun !
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Hanson" <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 1:36 PM
Subject: Re: Westy conversion needs

> Oddly though I hooked up the propane and there's no leaks so far, now
>> that's
>> never happened before. Started the stove. Works fine but the knobs turn
>> backwards? Weird.
>
>
>  You mean they worked backwards from how a normal knob would work, or
> backwards compared to a Westie stove?  Mine, you turn it on and it is in
> the
> "High Flame" mode.  Turn it further on and the flame goes down to "really
> low"..like still on but you can't even hardly see the flame....
> ..Now that seems backwards to me, and I have some burnt stuff to prove
> it...closing the stove top with the burner just barely burning .  My
> Dometic
> works well, too.  That seems backwards from the Norm...
>
> Mike