Good to hear from the man who knows. I admit that I haven't inspected the refrigerant plumbing arrangement of the critical section in question.
- Vince http://gipsyflies.home.comcast.net 1989 Vanagon GL Camper 1993 Mazda Miata (for sale) 1996 Land Rover Discovery 2005 Mini Cooper S
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Dennis Haynes Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 4:04 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: fridge wont stay lit
Side to side does not effect the gravity flow of the solution or the rise of the vapors. Front/rear angle does and if you can chose, front should be higher. Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard A Jones <jones@COLORADO.EDU> Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 6:41 pm Subject: Re: fridge wont stay lit > > The Vanagon's Camper Supplement manual actually specifies +/-8 > degrees.> This is a huge range and one should not need a bubble level > to check it. > > If the slop of your Westy is uncomfortable to cook (like your > frying pan > > is sliding off the stove) inside the Westy you are probably approach > > this angle. Please note that this is the fore/aft angle, not > side to > > side. > > Why not side-to-side? My manual uses the word "gradient" which COULD > be interpreted to mean fore-and-aft, but could also just > be some German VW tech writer meaning "angle".... More specific > the manual is not--mine is '87. Is your different for '89? > > You are right that 8 degrees is a lot. Parking in front of my house > seemed very tilted to me and when I measured, it turned out to be > "only" 5 degrees. > > Richard A Jones > Boulder, Colorado > |
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