Last winter I used a penny alcohol stove with a DIY caldera cone setup. But this winter I was thinking I ought to have a white gas stove in case I have to melt snow or whatever.

So I dug my old SVEA 123 out of storage. Hadn't used it in 25 years. I filled it up, primed it with alcohol, and with a little fiddling got it running.

But now I have a stupid question to ask. What is the right way to turn the stove on and off? I found that if I turn the key all the way in either direction the flame goes out. So I'm not sure whether it is a "right on, left off" control or not. Any SVEA users out there that can enlighten me? It's just been too many years since I've fired this baby up. I still have the original box but not the original instructions.

I wondered if this indicates that the stove has a problem and won't run on it's "full open" setting. Does that sound possible?