Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 09:55:24 -0400
Reply-To: Harold Teer <teer.vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Harold Teer <teer.vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: question before I remove the fridge
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Everyone, thanks for all the ideas. After I blew air into the small drain
tube, the fridge lite but still didn't seem right or light consistently. I
believe the issue was material in the combustion chamber and perhaps on the
ignitor since I didn't get the flashing bulb. I really didn't want to yank
the fridge right now but I did want to clean out the chamber. Using the
basics of an idea that Curt Long posted a long time ago, and a modification
to his procedure, I removed as much trash as I could from the chamber
without removing the fridge from the van. The fridge now lights so easily
that it is scary.
Here is what I did: I took the 3 screws out of the exhaust cap on the
outside of the van and removed the cap. I then took a small shop vac and
taped the shop vac hose tightly around the small exhaust tube and turned the
vac on to suction trash from the tube.. I let it run for awhile and went
into the van and removed the cap on the drain tube under the fridge. I could
hear and feel air coming into the opening. I took another small shop vac and
set it up to blow air and attached it to the little tube and blew air into
that opening while the other vac was suctioning from the exhaust tube and
let them work for a few minutes. I know this doesn't substitute for a
complete disassembly and cleaning, but it certainly gave me a quick and
dirty fix until I have time to pull and disassemble the fridge.
Hope this helps someone,
Harold
On 5/18/05, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:
>
> You may have a bad contact to your igniter, or other similar issues.
> You'll need to pull the fridge to work on it.
>
> The igniter is the device that causes the flashing bulb (and causes
> sparks in the combusion chamber). I had a problem similar to your
> (light would come on but not flash.) When I pulled the wire to the
> igniter and put it back on, everything was happy again....
>
> But since you have to pull the fridge to work on it, you might take the
> time to clean the combustion chamber too.
>
>
> On May 18, 2005, at 12:48 PM, Harold Teer wrote:
>
> > For the 9 years I have owned my van, I have been able to light the
> > fridge
> > with minimal difficulty. I am now having a problem and need some
> > advice.
> >
> > Before, when lighting the fridge, I would follow the directions and
> > when I
> > pushed the button for gas mode, the light would flicker, I would hold
> > down
> > the "flame failure safety device" and pump like crazy until the light
> > quit
> > flashing and I would have an operating fridge. Now, when I push the
> > button
> > for gas mode, the light comes on but does not flicker. Thus, it acts
> > as if
> > the fridge is lite when in fact it is not. Any idea what might be
> > wrong or
> > what is happening.
> >
> > The fridge works on AC, I had it on all day yesterday and it cooled
> > fine. I
> > have propane because both the stove and the Propex heater work.
> >
> > Thanks for any advice.
> >
> > Harold
> > --
> > Harold Teer
> > Harrisonburg, VA
> > 1991 Westy
>
>
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Harold Teer
Harrisonburg, VA
1991 Westy
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