At 14:08 7/4/99 -0400, Ian Webb wrote: >came out. So I figure that maybe spiders have gotten down in my gas >lines and clogged them up. Does this sound like a reasonable guess? I don't think it is, no. >is the best way to go about cleaning them out? How about other ways of >diagnosing the problem? Locate it first. 1) Is the valve at the tank open? 2) Shut the valve and take off one of the two copper lines coming off the regulator. Open the valve and check for gas coming out. Shut the valve. 3) If no gas, loosen the (left-hand-thread) POL fitting where the regulator screws into the valve. Very gently crack the valve open. If you have gas there, then the regulator is bad. If you don't, either the valve has failed shut or the tank really is empty. Shut the valve. 4) If you *do* have gas in step two, make sure the valve is shut, reconnect the line coming from the regulator, then go into the cupboard under the sink and disconnect the fitting you can see in there. Get *someone else* to briefly open the tank valve. If no gas, your tube is crimped somewhere. If gas, then the problem is in the stove. If I was to guess, I'd guess the regulator. This should get you started, I hope. david
>Thanks! >ian >-- > >Ian Webb >ianwebb@rbnet.com David Beierl - dbeierl@ibm.net |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.