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Date:         Mon, 29 May 2000 01:21:06 -0400
Reply-To:     Marc Perdue <marcperdue@ADELPHIA.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Marc Perdue <marcperdue@ADELPHIA.NET>
Subject:      Aren't We Cooking Now?
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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


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