Christy, that flue is for the refrigerator.  The stove exhausts to the
inside of the van.  It sounds to me as though you simply have a cover over
the hole in the side of the van -- what should be there is a vented
stainless cap which covers the combustion air inlet and exhaust from the
reefer.  This is a very specific piece of gear, and the refrigerator is
approved for safety only with this exact fitting (gas only, 12v or 110
needs no venting).  I can get more specific if you need it -- for a start,
the refrigerator is a Dometic RM182B.  Made in Belgium, but Dometic is a US
company.  I think this model was made specifically for the Westy -- the
reefer manual shows a Westy installation.

david

At 00:57 3/29/99 -0500, you wrote:
>On my 84 westy my 'flu' (is that the right term?) is covered completely with a
>sort of hard rubber black cover with one philips screw in the middle (so no
>water can get in, I guess).
>I understand that when I use my stove (I haven't ever used it so far) I need
>to remove this, and the other westy's I've seen have a cover with vents in it
>(I think...).
>
>What's the deal?
>
>Peace,
>        Kristin <--who's heading for Joshua Tree in the morning... :o)