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Date:         Tue, 13 Apr 2004 18:59:03 -0400
Reply-To:     Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: 89 Camper - Smelly fridge
Comments: To: Monty <vanagon@TAOLAM.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <3875.204.76.128.217.1081883602.squirrel@taolam.com>
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Are you sure that you left the combustion chamber properly sealed?
There is a gasket there, that can age and get brittle. If it isn't
properly sealed then propane (and more importantly carbon monoxide) can
leak into the interior of your camper.




On Apr 13, 2004, at 3:13 PM, Monty wrote:


> After getting everything back in place and lighting that baby up, I
> started to smell a slight propanish odor inside the van after it had
> been
> parked for a couple of hours. It doesn't smell like straight propane,
> more
> like exhaust from the burner. The smell immediately goes away if the
> van
> is moving. This leads me to believe it is a vent or vent pipe issue.
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