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Date:         Tue, 16 Apr 2002 12:51:55 -0400
Reply-To:     Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@HEWITT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@HEWITT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Trying to light fridge!
Comments: To: Kenneth Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
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Hi Ken,

Did you clean the orifice where the gas actually come out? This could be your problem. Clean it with alcohol (don't poke at it) and blow it out with compressed air. Of course to do this you have to pull the fridge out again :-( If you do, you can hook up a barbecue propane tank and make damn sure the fridge lights before you put it back in again.............

Cheers, Doug

>I am having a problem trying to light the fridge on my '85 Westy. Just for >some background, I have spent alot of time in the archives looking at info >about lighting the fridges. I have also been out to California and >witnessed Sorin (California Campers) light one, so I am not totally >clueless. This is my first Westy that I have owned personally. I took the >fridge out, cleaned everything up (including the pan where the gas burner >is) and installed two new Radio Shack computer fans to replace the cheesy >stock fan. I can see that my ignitor is sparking, I have gas as my burners >on the stove will light. But the fridge just doesn't seem to want to light. >I have checked the air intake and the exhaust pipes and they are both clear. >Any ideas or help? Is there anything that would stop the gas from getting >to the burner besides the valves (they are open when I am trying to light >it?) Any help would be appreciated. > >Thanks, >Ken Wilford >John 3:16 >http://www.vanagain.com


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