Um, it was the puff of smoke while I was troubleshooting the igniter. Oops. Continuity across the charred spot was 0. Ok, so I have a ways to go before I get that electricians license I wanted for Christmas. :)
Thanks for any help, Skip Emmert-Keaton 1980 Westy <Ziegelstein> -----Original Message----- From: Christensen [mailto:populuxe@qwics.com] Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 8:09 PM To: Skip Emmert-Keaton; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Suburban Heater Thermostat
Skip, How do you know the thermostat is bad? have you checked for continuity? The mechanism is probably bi-metal and has magnetic contact "points" and can be adjusted. Very simple. Had one in my 74 sportsmobile. Chris CO
> My '80 Westy has a Suburban accessory heater installed. It has a small > thermostat mounted on a cabinet, but the thermostat is bad. It looks like > any inexpensive household thermostat, but has the Suburban logo on it. Is > this a special 12v item or can I replace it with 'any inexpensive household > thermostat'? > > > Thanks for any help, > > Skip Emmert-Keaton > 1980 Westy <Ziegelstein> > > |
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