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Date:         Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:01:34 -0700
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Dometic mystery ....more clues!
Comments: To: Paul Chubbuck <paul@takingflight.net>
In-Reply-To:  <c4e7c5f90708171952u2a1c893cu337dff338c9bbf3e@mail.gmail.com>
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Something else I should add.

My Dometic is a 182 A.

I believe Paul is using same.

True Paul?

If so, maybe it's an alititude flaw limited to this model?

Neil.

On 8/17/07, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Seeing as how I experienced similar symptoms at higher altitudes > (though not nearly as high as Pauls area), I can only wonder that > there is some kind of air pressure difference that happens at air > intake, due to, in part, the hot exhaust coming out beside the intake > port, and difference in oxygen (?) at higher altitudes. This is what I > was thinking at campsite when having trouble lighting fridge in the > morning. AND/OR it's like the exhaust coming out gathers near intake > tube opening, and prevents oxygen from getting in. I can't explain any > better, but I "see" this happening. > > In my case, flame would go out at night after turning fridge down. > (never did that before). I would turn down fridge from "max" to > roughly a 10 o clock position. Sometime later on, flame would go out. > Likely when flame would go to "pilot" setting. (smaller flame) > > In the morning it would light, but only stay lit if I pumped in air > with pump, or bicycle pump through drain tube. After quite a few > tries, it would stay lit. I had to pump, and hold safety it seemed, > and this would do it. > > Ah now I remember. I actually took off flue grille and SS disc to aid > in air flow. This helped. This coincides with what you found Paul. > > All this was at 1200' plus altitudes. > > Neil. > > > On 8/17/07, Paul Chubbuck <paul@takingflight.net> wrote: > > I should add that I live (and bench test at 5000 ft. and camp at 10,000 ft) > > Not sure if that is a factor here. I have a new brass gas nozzle, just > > installed. > > > > Paul > > > > > -- > Please send me your Vanagon/Westfalia links! > http://vanagonlinks.googlepages.com/home > > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil >

-- Please send me your Vanagon/Westfalia links! http://vanagonlinks.googlepages.com/home

Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. http://web.mac.com/tubaneil


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