Date:         Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:50:54 -0700
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Dometic mystery ....more clues!
Comments: To: Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@yahoo.com>
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I'll be curious to see how my 182a performs if I ever have the b**s to
get that van to even higher altitudes. (that old 67 HP just ain't
cuttin it on hills)

Neil.

--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia -
"Jaco"  (Bustorius)

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On 8/20/07, Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@yahoo.com> wrote:
> The orifice hole diameter is the same (#24) on both the OEM 182a and b. It
> is how the orifice attaches to the burner box that is different.One fridge
> has a nut welded on the inside of the burner box and the other has a brass
> nut that screws on, on the inside.Both attach the orifice to the burner
> box, but in ways that make the orifices non interchangable.
>
> I talked to a guy named Ed Lee senior. at Marshall gas controls.He said
> these appliances will operate using a rather wide range of pressure. I
> think it was about 9.5 - 11.5 inches of WC. A lot lower pressure than I
> thought would work. Same preformance throught the entire range of
> pressure. More is not better. This old Dometic may work better using a
> slightly lower pressure.Who knows.
>


--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia -
"Jaco"  (Bustorius)

http://web.mac.com/tubaneil

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