Date:         Sat, 10 Feb 2007 02:27:23 +0000
Reply-To:     Dave Vickery <davevickery@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dave Vickery <davevickery@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: fridge problems
Comments: To: myth.wright@GMAIL.COM
In-Reply-To:  <2dd286c40702091538v67078581ve256e7ba14b8ac8d@mail.gmail.com>
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The first question is have you had it running and suddenly it won't or is it
new to you and you never got it started.

The second question is how do you know it isn't running.  They are quiet and
you won't feel any temp difference any time soon.  If the LED panel light
isn't working, the little sight glass is very hard to see flame on many.

The sure fire way to tell if it is running is listen to the vent with you
ear up real close.  If the LED light works, it will come to life within a
few seconds of it being lit.

If you can't get it lit, it could be the fridge or it could be 'pilot'
error.  Once someone showed me how to light my first van fridge, it was
easy, but before then, I thought there was something wrong with it.  If it
really is a bugger to start, then cleaning it throughout is the best bet.

The little chained thing at the bottom is a condensation drain, and some
people say blow into it (tube attached) to clear things out.  I found, you
never need to mess with it.

Dave in Denver
Just sold an 81 fridge that worked perfectly after a good cleaning.


>From: Nathaniel Poole <myth.wright@GMAIL.COM>
>Reply-To: Nathaniel Poole <myth.wright@GMAIL.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: fridge problems
>Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 15:38:46 -0800
>
>Hey all (most wondrous oracle of VW knowledge and wisdom), I can't get
>my dometic fridge to run on propane. The electric system works fine, I
>have plenty of gas, I have spark I can see through the little sight
>glass.
>I notice there is a kind of pin in the front lower left of the fridge
>with a little chain on it. Am I supposed to do something with this?
>The fridge instructions don't say anything.
>
>Nathaniel

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