Date:         Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:53:17 -0700
Reply-To:     Keith Ovregaard <kovregaard@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Keith Ovregaard <kovregaard@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Crumbling Flue Vent Cover
Comments: To: Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net>
In-Reply-To:  <467C6E68.6060202@verizon.net>
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OK, that makes sense. No salt on the roads here, so not an issue.

On Jun 22, 2007, at 5:50 PM, Mike Collum wrote:

> I live in northern Maine (nasty stuff on the roads in the winter) and
> do drive my westy year 'round.  I keep a cover over my flue and the
> stuff that collects on the outside of the cover (especially at the
> front of it) I wouldn't want in the burn chamber!
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> Keith Ovregaard wrote:
>> I've never had a vent cover and it seems to me that it's not
>> necessary.
>> Have any of you ever had water in the flue or on the floor near the
>> intake port? Never an issue with my 84 or 90 Dometic fridge. So, what
>> is the concern here? By the way, my van always gets hand washed by
>> yours truly because I never thought it would be a good idea to take it
>> to a commercial car wash with the roof racks, etc. Maybe the high
>> pressure sprayers could get water into the flue? After inspecting the
>> burn chambers of both my 84 and 90 Dometic fridge's, there was some
>> ash
>> and a bit of rusty scale, but no standing water or major rust-through
>> problems. If I were to convert to a compressor fridge (Norcold, or
>> whatever) then I would want to seal off the vent/intake port
>> completely. Whole different ball game. So, what gives here?
>> Keith O.
>> 90 Westy Syncro "VikingWagen"
>> Past VeeDubs in the family
>> 1984 Westy "Brownie"
>> 1980 PU diesel
>> 1978 Rabbit diesel
>> 1979 Rabbit gasser
>> 1963? 23 window Splitty
>> 1965 Bus
>> 1969 Bus
>> 1959 Bug
>