Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:09:00 -0600
Reply-To: alfred bagdan <abagdan@SHAW.CA>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: alfred bagdan <abagdan@SHAW.CA>
Subject: Re: Mod keeps your fridge lit while driving.
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On my 85 Westy the fridge was connected wrong to the refrigerator heater
relay. The fridge wire was connected to the multiple connector that leads
to the water pump (connection 87) instead of to connection 30. Since I
bought the van new in 85, and have never touched the wiring, it must have
been done in the factory. I once forgot to switch the fridge from battery
to propane one night, and the battery was totally dead next morning.
So all you vannagon owners, don't be too trusting about how things should be
from the factory. Check it out. Sometimes the people who put these things
together have their minds on something else, and make mistakes, even in
Germany.
As far as the fridge running on Propane while driving, here is how :
Take the vent apart and reassemble, liberally applying some clear sealant
around the edges. Use common sense as to where and how much. The idea is
that no air must blow in from cracks into the intake pipe as you are driving
(the one off center). If you have too
much air coming in, it will blow out your flame.
Had the same problem, did the above, and now the flame does not go out. Had
it
on on a 2 week trip without blowing out once!
Alfred
85 Westy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Gronski" <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 8:11 AM
Subject: Re: Mod keeps your fridge lit while driving.
> While I don't doubt the fridge is SUPPOSED TO stop running on battery
> when the engine is off, mine does not. Ask me how I know...
>
> Chris
>
> On 9/14/06, Joy Hecht <jhecht@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>> The fridge stops running on battery as soon as the engine is off, so you
>> don't have to worry about draining the battery. The worst you'll come
>> back
>> to is a warm fridge. I didn't know that for a long time, and wouldn't
>> run
>> on battery while driving, but it's true. I speak from experience!
>>
>> I do forget to relight at times. If it's not too hot out and it's only a
>> couple of hours, the fridge holds the cold. If it's hot I usually
>> remember
>> to light it, since I'm hot too.
>>
>> My propane definitely does blow out while driving, except for sometimes
>> short distances. So Frank says that means something is wrong. But the
>> fridge works great in all other respects. Though it can get too cold on
>> propane and freeze the lettuce.
>>
>>
>> ****************************************************************
>> Joy Hecht
>> now living in a real house in northern Virginia
>> and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
>> now living in the driveway and resting after two and a half years
>> lugging Joy and her stuff around...
>>
>> For musings about life and the vanadventures:
>> http://www.joyhecht.net
>>
>> ****************************************************************
>>
>>
>> :::-----Original Message-----
>> :::From: Christopher Gronski [mailto:gronski@gmail.com]
>> :::Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 9:02 AM
>> :::To: Joy Hecht
>> :::Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
>> :::Subject: Re: Mod keeps your fridge lit while driving.
>> :::
>> :::It depends how much of your driving is stop and go, if I am in a
>> :::camping area and am driving from one hiking trail to another or
>> :::whatever it is nice to not have to re-light the fridge at evry 2 hour
>> :::hike stop... more to the point if i DON"T runon propane I WILL forget
>> :::and come back to a drained battery.
>> :::
>> :::Chris
>> :::
>> :::On 9/13/06, Joy Hecht <jhecht@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>> :::> Hmm, haven't I heard that "fridge on propane while driving"
>> discussion
>> :::> before?
>> :::>
>> :::> Is that not why you can run your fridge on battery while driving?
>> :::Because
>> :::> why drive with an open flame under your fridge when you don't have
>> to?
>> :::>
>> :::> Not to mention that on most people's vans it doesn't stay lit
>> anyway!
>> :::As
>> :::> indeed it probably shouldn't.
>> :::>
>> :::>
>> :::>
>> :::> Joy
>> :::>
>> :::>
>> :::> ****************************************************************
>> :::> Joy Hecht
>> :::> now living in a real house in northern Virginia
>> :::> and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
>> :::> now living in the driveway and resting after two and a half years
>> :::> lugging Joy and her stuff around...
>> :::>
>> :::> For musings about life and the vanadventures:
>> :::> http://www.joyhecht.net
>> :::>
>> :::> ****************************************************************
>> :::>
>> :::>
>> :::> :::-----Original Message-----
>> :::> :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On
>> :::Behalf
>> :::> :::Of John Meeks
>> :::> :::Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 2:52 PM
>> :::> :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> :::> :::Subject: Mod keeps your fridge lit while driving.
>> :::> :::
>> :::> :::Hi folks,
>> :::> :::If keeping the fridge running on propane while driving is a
>> problem,
>> :::> :::here's
>> :::> :::a nice little windshield for the vent.
>> :::> :::I'm not sure how much of a problem this is since I drive a
>> weekender
>> :::(MV)
>> :::> :::van, but I drove a van with this mod for 2 weeks in some windy
>> :::conditions
>> :::> :::and never lost the flame.
>> :::> :::Some pictures at: *http://www.vanagonauts.com/Fridge-Vent-
>> :::> :::windshield197.htm*
>> :::> :::
>> :::> :::--
>> :::> :::John Meeks
>> :::> :::
>> :::> :::Vanagon Rescue Squad
>> :::> :::http://www.vanagonauts.com/Vanagon_Rescue_Squad74.htm
>> :::> :::
>> :::> :::'91 Multivan
>> :::> :::Top o' Northern Michigan
>> :::> :::KC8ZFN
>> :::>
>>
>
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