Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 15:12:57 -0600
Reply-To: Stu Schwartz <sschwartz999i@COMCAST.NET>
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From: Stu Schwartz <sschwartz999i@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Fridge again....
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Rob, thanks for the response...
I just opened that drain and stuck a tube up about 20 inches or so it seemed...maybe it was only 14 :) ...I inhaled...blew it out,
then exhaled. Several times. I did remove some stuff...but alas no luck yet. I may need to pull the fridge.
That little light in the interior...virtually impossible to see the blue light...I do flip the switch...no luck. I just
wanted to know if they were independent monitors or if the led was dependent upon the blue light...then it didn't matter.
Any special tools? Can it be done in a day? Once it is out, do I need anything special to clean the fridge?
Bently has no guidance there.
--peace--
stu
On Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:17:43 -0700, Rob wrote:
>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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