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Subject:Re: Westy conversion needs
From:Jake de Villiers
Date:Fri, 8 Oct 2010 19:09:03 -0700

Gas valves are all like that.  ;)

On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 1:47 PM, Mike Miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote:

> I mean the knobs turn counter clock wise to open.
>
>
> On 10/8/10 1:36 PM, "Don Hanson" <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >> 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
> >
> >
>

--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'

Crescent Beach, BC

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