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Date:         Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:32:30 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: RATS!! All that work, now Dometic won't cool on LP
Comments: To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <71d9cdf90707291218sfd00c0fl504eec7a3eee3e1@mail.gmail.com>
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Need to get the 'right kind' of instant coffee. Regular 'white man' instant coffee is junk- chemically and taste wise.

I've been using ( sounds like 'using' in the drug sense, doesn't it ! ) Mount Hagen brand, organically grown highland coffee for quite while now, And gave up dairy stuff a while back - so I put Soy Creamer in it - works for me, and a snap to make. Flavor and caffeine affects are just fine. Scott

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Jake de Villiers Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 12:19 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: RATS!! All that work, now Dometic won't cool on LP

Tea bags yes, Instant coffee?!

No.

On 7/29/07, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > > Oh c'mon! Not even for "back up" purposes? > > I'd drink it.... if I ran out of real coffee! > > Neil. > > On 7/29/07, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > > No!! > > > > > > On 7/29/07, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Good idea. > > > > > > Especially for 44 year old eyes! > > > > > > We all keep instant coffe in our Westies no? --- ;^) > > > > > > Neil. > > > > > > On 7/29/07, Mark Drillock <drillock@earthlink.net > wrote: > > > > You don't need a gauge, just some clear plastic tubing. > > > > > > > > With at least a 4 foot section of tubing bent into a U shape, pour > water > > > > into one end until the bottom of the U has water coming up about a > foot > > > > on each side. Then connect the other end of the tubing to the > propane > > > > source. Slowly turn on the propane and the pressure will cause the > water > > > > to go lower in one side of the U and higher in the other side. > Measure > > > > the height difference between the water level in the 2 sides. The > > > > difference is supposed to be 11". > > > > > > > > You need to have a tiny bleed hole on the section of hose connected > to > > > > the propane. I use a finishing nail or some such to punch a hole. > The > > > > hole should let the water level return to the same on both sides > when > > > > the propane is turned back off. Make sure this happens or the > reading > > > > will not be accurate when the gas is on. > > > > > > > > It does not matter how close the legs of the U are together. All > that > > > > matters is that you can measure the height difference with respect > to > > > > level ground. > > > > > > > > Adding tea or coffee to darken the water first will help you see the > > > > level better. > > > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > neil N wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi Mark. > > > > > > > > > > Checked the net for a Marshall web presence, but none, so can't > find > > > > > specs of what I used. > > > > > > > > > > Used the LP tank and Marshall reg ( "Marshall 605H LP Gas" ... > "Model > > > > > 150" ) from my Weber BBQ. > > > > > > > > > > Don't know what pressure it puts out as I can't measure pressure. > (no > > gauges) > > > > > > > > > > Does one need some kind of inline gauge to read pressure? > > > > > > > > > > Flame looked quite health via viewer at inside bottom of fridge, > > > > > though that doesn't mean too much. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 7/29/07, Mark Drillock < drillock@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > >>What regulator is on the BBQ tank and have you measured the actual > > > > >>propane pressure seen by fridge while the cooling was bad? > > > > >> > > > > >>Mark > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. > > > > > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Jake > > 1984 Vanagon GL > > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > > > -- > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil >

-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com


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