Date:         Tue, 30 May 2000 19:11:03 -0400
Reply-To:     Marc Perdue <marcperdue@ADELPHIA.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Marc Perdue <marcperdue@ADELPHIA.NET>
Subject:      Re: Aren't We Cooking Now?
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Thanks Dave, but there's no valves in the cabinet on mine.

Also, I wanted to point out that I misspoke earlier . . . the leak is not from
the regulator, but from the filler valve.  After looking all over the place
trying to find one of these, I found that they were manufactured by Manchester
Tank Co.  Apparently there were quite a few lawsuits over this nice little
feature :^).  This is, for the record, totally unsubstantiated third-party
hearsay, but there it is.  I was told that I could send the valve to Manchester
Tank and that they would repair it for $25 and get it back to me in 2-3 weeks.
Doesn't do much for my camping trip this weekend, but at least I have a fix . .
.

TTYL,
Marc Perdue

Dave Nielsen wrote:

> O.K.  Just wanted to make sure we weren't overlooking the obvious....never
> happens to me. <bseg> My german specs 83.5 Westy had the shut-off on the
> tank/regulator assembly itself (under the van) in addition to a main shutoff
> and two individual shut-offs for the refer and stove inside the cabinet.
> Maybe it was just on the Eropean models.  My current '85 Westy/Wolfsburg
> doesn't have the sink/stove/refer in it.  Anyway, hope you get it sorted
> out.
>
> dave.nielsen@surf1.de
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@worldnet.att.net>
> To: Dave Nielsen <dave.nielsen@SURF1.DE>; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 7:30 PM
> Subject: Re: Re: Aren't We Cooking Now?
>
> >To the best of my knowledge, there is no shutoff inside the cabinet on my
> >'85.  I just recently pulled the fridge and disconnected all of the propane
> >lines, so it is unlikely that I missed anything (not impossible, but
> >unlikely).
> >
> >Karl Wolz
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Dave Nielsen" <dave.nielsen@SURF1.DE>
> >To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> >Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 2:57 AM
> >Subject: Re: Aren't We Cooking Now?
> >
> >
> >> Don't forget the shutoff valves inside the cabinet under the stove as
> >> well.......
> >>
> >> dave.nielsen@surf1.de
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Donna Cassano <pokeswagon@BLAZENET.NET>
> >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> >> Date: Monday, May 29, 2000 3:32 PM
> >> Subject: Re: Aren't We Cooking Now?
> >>
> >>
> >> >Marc,
> >> >
> >> >Did you turn the gas on from UNDER (outside) the van? That was the
> >mistake
> >> >that I made when I was a Vanagon Virgin. Was quite embarassing when I
> >went
> >> >to get the tank filled and found out I had plenty of gas. :-O
> >> >Hope you get cooking,
> >> >Peace - donna
> >> >'84 Westy (Pepe)
> >> >'80 Westy (Pokey)
> >> >
> >> >Marc Perdue wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> And now, from the Department of Silly Questions, from someone who
> >> >> usually has a keen grasp of the obvious:
> >> >>
> >> >> I was trying to check out all the camping equipment prior to going to
> a
> >> >> festival this coming weekend, and I encountered a couple of
> >> >> difficulties.  Keep in mind that I only just drove one of these
> >> >> behemoths for the first time on Thursday before you start laughing at
> >> >> me.
> >> >>
> >> >> I turned on the valve to the propane tank in hopes of firing up the
> >> >> stove burners and then firing up the fridge.  Hmm, small problem . . .
> >> >> there aren't any instructions in the manual about how to actually fire
> >> >> the stove up!  I mean, normally when you fire up a gas stove, you turn
> >> >> the knob, light a match (or pilot lights it) and poof, you're up and
> >> >> running, right?  I've assumed that the little white dot means off,
> that
> >> >> you turn the knob counter-clockwise to the first flame (the big one),
> >> >> that you then hold a match to it and it should light.  Is this the
> >> >> correct procedure?  If so, then I may be out of propane.  If not, what
> >> >> is the correct procedure?
> >> >>
> >> >> Next, while cleaning the van, I found an odd piece of galvanized metal
> >> >> that looks like a key for a wind up toy.  Upon further investigation,
> I
> >> >> found that the two prongs on the end of the "key" fit onto the burners
> >> >> of the stove and enable one to turn them.  There are also the letters
> A
> >> >> & B on this turning part of the burner.  What, pray tell, is the
> >purpose
> >> >> of this?
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks one and all,
> >> >> Marc Perdue
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >