At 16:37 4/29/2000, Richard Golen wrote: >I turned on the propane, lit the burners in the stove for about 15 minutes >then shut the burners off. About 1/2 later, I tried starting the fridge on >propane. I held down the thermocoupler button for about 30 seconds, pumped >the air pump and hit the ignition switch....and "POP" there was a small >explosion like a small fire cracker....I tried it again and another "POP"... Try the other way around -- you're flooding the chamber with propane. Pump with the air pump, then push the button and continue pumping with spark. Often helps to run the reefer on 110 for an hour to get the flue warm and establish the airflow direction before lighting the gas. david David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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