Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 13:17:43 -0700
Reply-To: Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
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From: Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Fridge again....
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I pulled the fridge on my (new to me) '84 and found the metal drain
tube at the bottom plugged and the box at the back had a lot of rust
dust in it. I cleaned it all out and everything works fine now.
Pulling the fridge was not that hard.
Lessons---
Really hard to see if the little hole or light or whatever in the
far lower left corner is really going. It looks like a drain but it's not.
For the "pilot light is on LED" to work you have to flip the switch
to on. The switch is either on or off, it's not battery power or water level.
When putting the fridge back in follow the Bentley directions. When
they say reverse of how you took it out they really mean it. Slip it
in the hole (it rides on top of those boards mounted to the sides,
put the front on THEN put the mount screws back in reverse.
The drain tube at the bottom is 14" long before it curves up.
Rob
becida@comcast.net
At 10/5/2008 12:45 PM, Stu Schwartz wrote:
>BTW.. I have checked "Reefer Madness" - great article...doesn't
>necessarily help yet....I also checked the archives and vanagon.com...
>
>Can't get it to light on propane...with a catch.
>Symptoms...
>
>1. Refrigerator works on AC
>2. Don't know about battery/DC
>3. When following the starting instructions...there is one
>instruction that says the amber light will blink when you turn on
>the gas button. Mine doesn't blink, it
>comes on and stays on. BTW...it used to blink a couple of years
>ago. Since then I had an electrical problem and the RV place
>"fixed" the electric
>problem...possibly causing this problem. Also, the fridge didn't
>work with propane before this electrical problme either.
>
>I plan on executing the following before removing the fridge ( have
>already done 1 and 2, however):
>
>1. Try wildly pumping the air supply pump at least 30 times before pressing
>the button that supplies LP gas to the refrigerator. This will ensure there
>is oxygen there for ignition when the refrigerator needs it. If you press the
>LP gas supply button too soon the LP Gas can push away Oxygen that you need
>for ignition to occur.
>
>2. Try alternatively pushing the air supply pump/ignite plunger (far left) in
>all the way over and over again as you press the gas supply button. Each time
>the plunger goes all the way in you can hear a noise as it sends a spark into
>the combustion chamber. Who knows, one of the sparks might light.
>
>3. Try breathing or pushing air into the little metal drainage tube that
>comes underneath the refrigerator to its front left bottom. Alternatively,
>try sucking air out of this metal tube, into your mouth, and then push the
>air from your mouth without inhaling any of it. (You will usually notice
>smoke was in there, which was preventing ignition.) This tube is capped by a
>little screw on metal plug on the end of a tiny chain, which you unscrew.
>Blowing air into this little tube may disturb debris in the combustion
>chamber which is impeding proper operation. It will also cause Oxygen to
>enter the chamber to make combustion work better. When you're done, screw the
>little cap back on this little pipe to avoid problems with water draining
>onto the floor, or the flame blowing out while you drive.
>
>I have a Bently manual which shows how to remove the fridge starting
>with section 76.24.
>Any parts to be worried about that I need to be extra careful with?
>Are there any tools I should have beyond a standard set of
>screwdrivers, socket wrenches, etc?
>How long should it take me given that I am not very handy and I have
>never worked on this before?
>Should I get help or can one person do it?
>Obviously the blue light cannot be seen easily inside the fridge,
>but can I depend on the monitor light on the front panel of the
>cabinet (under the water
>levels) to tell the true story...i.e if it's lit then the fridge is
>working on propane? (under the water level)
>
>I live in the Denver area...do any of you local folks want to help
>with the fridge? :) I'll set up a day for the work and we can work
>it out together? Even if
>you are a novice, I wouldn't mind...2 heads, etc.
>
>--peace--
> stu
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