Seems normal (at least, it happens in mine too...). There is enough pressurized propane in the lines between the tank valve (under the van) and the stove knob to act as a small 'tank' of propane. If you let it burn off long enough, you will eventually bleed all the pressure out of the lines, and the burners will go out... it just takes longer than you would expect.
At 10:54 AM 6/2/2003 -0600, Josh Greenberg wrote: >Volks, > >I've got a question/concern for the Westy portion of this community. The >issue is I can still light my stove burners even when I've turn the >propane control to closed. I'm curious if I need to allow the current gas >in the pipes a little while to drain out or is this behavior normal? I >did let it run for about a minute with the propane turned off and there >still seemed to be a healthy flow. The burners were still going full >throttle. I'm fairly certain no gas is escaping unless the stove burners >are turned on. Thoughts? > >Thanks in advance, >Josh >83.5 Westy |
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