Goss AP-45 Torch Q's

[CHDinCT]

Not exactly a welding question, but maybe someone here can answer this question. I just bought this Goss AP-45 propane torch for doing driveway crack repairs. It is suppose to have a pilot flame so that you can keep it burning between uses. It has a valve (round knob) that you use to light it and vary the flame, and I thought when you press the lever it would go to full flame - at least that's what I get from the instructions. But, the flame just goes out when I press the lever, so for now, I'm just relighting it between uses and using the knob to adjust the flame size. Is there a way to set up a pilot flame on this and go from pilot to full flame and back or not? Thanks for any help figuring this out.

Here's the Amazon product description mentioning the pilot flame

Product Description
High quality torch used by professional contractors for roofing, drying, and numerous heating applications. Set the pilot flame then squeeze the lever for full brush flame. Goss Inc. has been manufacturing and distributing quality products in the USA for over 70 years.


Goss AP-45 Propane Torch with High Pressure Lever and 60000-BTU Output - Power Soldering Accessories - Amazon.com

 

[Arc weld]

There may be something wrong with it but I would guess that maybe you set the full flame with the lever pulled and then it goes to a pilot flame when you release the lever? If it's the other way around, maybe you need a bigger pilot flame and have to slowly pull the lever so the increased gas flow doesn't blow the pilot flame out.

 

[CHDinCT]

There may be something wrong with it but I would guess that maybe you set the full flame with the lever pulled and then it goes to a pilot flame when you release the lever? If it's the other way around, maybe you need a bigger pilot flame and have to slowly pull the lever so the increased gas flow doesn't blow the pilot flame out.

Thanks. I will play with it a little more tomorrow. I may have to turn the flow up all the way before I pull the lever and see what that does. Maybe it goes into pilot mode when the lever is held down. If so, that's not what I expected and not as useful to me. Worst case I'll just relight it as I need it.