Date:         Tue, 16 Apr 2002 13:46:47 -0500
Reply-To:     Roy Olynick <rrh@AUTOBAHN.MB.CA>
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From:         Roy Olynick <rrh@AUTOBAHN.MB.CA>
Subject:      Re: Trying to light fridge!
Comments: To: Kenneth Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
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If you confirm that gas is indeed reaching the combustion chamber, then it could
be your system isn't getting enough air for combustion.

Forget the Mickey Mouse air pump on the fridge and use a foot pump instead, to
inject air into the combustion chamber through the drain tube which exits under
the fridge at floor level. Unscrew the drain cap and connect an air pump with a
flexible hose. Pumping air with the foot pump while pressing the igniter button
works the first time, every time, for me. When the green fridge light begins
glowing, keep pumping gently for about a minute, until the thermocouple warms
up, then cease pumping.

Despite regular fridge maintenance, my Westy's fridge became a "hard starter"
after years of trouble free starting. Intensive trouble shooting didn't uncover
the problem, so, as a last resort,  I used this foot pump method suggested by a
listee and have been using it every since.

Roy Olynick
'87 VW Westfalia GL
(till death do us part)
'91 Honda Civic SE
'01 Honda Civic LX
www.autobahn.mb.ca/~rrh/Westy_Home.htm


----- | 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.
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