Date:         Wed, 14 Aug 2002 18:15:12 -0700
Reply-To:     Nolan Hester <waywest@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         Nolan Hester <waywest@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      As non-mechanic, am I crazy to pull my own Fridge?
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Need a reality check here. My 87 Westy's Dometic has stopped
lighting--despite repeated use of the many tricks contained in the
archives. It does fine on AC & battery, just won't light. Every time
in the past eight years, I've been able to get it lit eventually but
no go this time despite plugging it in, etc. I suspect the jet's
clogged or the Piezo lighter's dead.

My wonderful regular van mechanic--Bela's Foreign Car Repair in
Burbank, CA--doesn't work on the camper components. So using the
dometic.com site, I took it to an RV place that advertised that they
work on Dometics but they were exceptionally clueless about the VW
("Is this some kind of European import?"). Fortunately was able to
get the keys back and leave with my baby intact.

Thanks to the list I downloaded the Dometic manual and am just
wondering if I'd be crazy to pull the fridge out myself to
check\replace parts?

I'm NOT an electrical\grease monkey kind of guy but at first reading
seem to understand the manual's instructions. So tell me--is this
doable or would I be better off resuming my RV mechanic search?

thanks,
Nolan
87 Westy "Hanz"