Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 14:20:37 -0400
Reply-To: Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@POBOX.COM>
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From: Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@POBOX.COM>
Subject: Re: Fridge....should it stay on...
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The real danger comes when filling the gasoline tank with the fridge on.
There's always lots of highly flammable gasoline vapor floating around
during this operation. If it comes in contact with the flame in the fridge,
the results can be catastrophic.
Never, ever, ever pull a Westie with a lit fridge up to gas pumps. This is
*just* as smart as smoking while fueling.
At 11:08 AM 5/25/2005 -0700, Art McGinn wrote:
> have never heard nor read of that problem (danger of operating fridge
>on propane while driving the van). have taken several long trips,
>including a three-month tour of europe, with no problem or hint of one
>in that regard. a fire is more likely to be caused, it seems to me, by a
>hairline split in a rubber fuel hose leaking gas on a hot engine. of
>course, you can never say never about anything -- if leaking propane
>hits a flame somewhere, it's gonna go... cheers, art '82 westy, san fran
>('87 westy, amsterdam)
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>Dusty Edwards wrote:
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>> this is the second time that i've read a posting about somebody running
>> their fridge on propane while driving. any kind of airflow (ie - a
>> window rolled down) is most likely blowing out the pilot while you're
>> driving, causing the fridge to start, stop, then start again.
>>
>>i, and many others, believe it to be a HUGE (and unnecessary) risk to
>>drive with the propane working. flip it over to battery and crank it up
>>to high - i've never had any issues with it not being cold enough.
>>
>>i've seen the pictures of vans burned completely to the ground due to
>>driving while using LP - it's enough proof for me.
>>
>>for more info on this topic, i recommend visiting the message boards on
>>www.westfalia.org, capt. mike might be more convincing than me.
>>
>>dusty.
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>>On Wednesday, May 25, 2005, at 09:10AM, Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA> wrote:
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>>>Hey guys, should that fridge stay on on propane wile driving... in windy
>>>condition.... i was never able to drive with my fridge ON on propane...
>>>
>>>I have a customer who said that it should be!!! possible... i have super
>>>cleaned that fridge and it goes off?
>>>
>>>Ben
>>>http://www.benplace.com/
>>>
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