Date:         Thu, 28 Aug 2003 06:53:21 -0700
Reply-To:     Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
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From:         Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
Subject:      Re: Fixed Propane Fridge
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On 28 Aug 2003 at 4:19, Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@yahoo.com> wrote:

> --- Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA> wrote:>
> > Are you saying your fridge will attempt to re-light
> > if the flame goes out? I've
> > never heard this before,
>
> Sort of.  If the flame goes out, the clicking (Pizzo
> lighter) will start and continue.  The fridge will not
> light unless someone pushes the by-pass button (as the
> flame sensor in the compustion chamber goes cold).

Interesting. So why can't the piezo do this when lighting the fridge normally
instead of having to repeatedly click the air pump knob? Or perhaps this
was an improvement on later models? Do you light yours by clicking the
the air pump knob (pushing it all the way in)? I would love to have a
repeating piezo, similar to my home gas stove, to speed up the lighting
process...

> I do not have the stock AC/DC/propane buttons, Mine
> broke so I just put in 3 toggle switches.  Mine is a
> 91 Canadian modle Westy.

Hmmm.. Mine's an '88 CDN model.

> I'd suggest that some day when you have nothing better
> to do that you take the fridge out and clean out the
> entire propane line, right through to the the orifiace
> in the computstion chamber.  My van's fridge not
> lights on ONE click (at least with the combustion
> chamber apart).  Malcolm

I may have to do this if the problems continue...

Thanks.--
Shawn Wright
http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright
'88 Westy 375k
'85 Jetta D 263k
'85 Jetta TD 482k (retired)
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