Re: [VAL] New '76 Airstream Owner and VAL participant

["Bob Hightower" <rhightower@xxxxxxx>]

On my '76. I have to light the furnace pilot manually. Open the access
panel, and go through the routine of setting the valve to pilot, then hold
it down, hold a flame to the pilot, and wait for the thermocouple to warm up
enough to sustain the flame. Or, alternatively, open the valve all the way
and just light the main flame. This isn't really a good alternative, but
since I'm mostly bald anyway, I do it from time to time. The first time you
hear and see the "WHOOSH' of the main burner, you can decide if you want to
do that again or not :^)

My auto light (if there is one) for the refer doesn't work, so I go through
the same process. It can take a while for the pilot to light, so I use a
stick to wedge under the little red button and hold it open until the pilot
flame is good.

Turning on the gas at the stove and lighting all the burners for a minute or
so seems to help with the flow to all the appliances if the trailer's been
sitting for some time.

Bob Hightower
'76 31' Sov