Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 23:34:26 -0400
Reply-To: craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
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From: craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Fridge blows out while driving....
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Well guys I may have solved all my problems as my fridge has stayed lit
during my last few around town trips both with the window up and the window
down. My fingers are still crossed though.
Here's what i've learned:
The simplest test to see if your pipes are out of whack and you're going to
be having issues, is to wiggle the plate that is sandwiched inside the flu
assembly between the exhaust and the flu "cover". Does it move much? It
shouldn't! (Mine did).
I figured this out by wiggling some other westies and finding various
degrees of play, all WAY less than what mine had (mine move 1/4'') It turned
out that by reworking the position of the pipes so as to have no pre-loaded
tension on them and thus line them up more strait, the plate was able to
snug down better and the fridge worked better as a result.
Remember to clean your combustion chamber by blowing air down both tubes
from the outside, and up the drain tube from the inside. Now tripple check
that that drain tube is on, and on tightly! If it leaks here, you will have
plenty of problems.
Plenty of good gasket compound (i'm using Permetex Ultracopper) between the
gasket and the body, the gasket and the plate, and all around the combustion
chamber make for less chance of air leakage.
When you have everything apart, LUBRICATE THE SHAFT OF THE AIR PUMP. Just a
little finger full of grease on there..... you will ask yourself why you
didn't do it long ago! It makes for much easier lighting of the fridge!
(Well, smoother).
Since so far i don't have a difinitive answer as to the condition of my
fridge, I can't say for sure that everything has worked out, however these
are jsut a few things i've picked up along the way.
-Craig
'85GL turned WESTY
BOSTIG in the back.
On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 7:38 PM, pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@gmail.com>wrote:
> David made this same excellent suggestion when I reported the same problem
> awhile back. My fridge had developed a "blowing-out" problem after I
> removed it for servicing. If this is your problem, you can fix it without
> removing the fridge. Just remove the external vent, and bend the hoses so
> that they line up correctly by themselves before replacing the vent. Now
> my
> fridge never blows out, at any speed.
>
> -Wes
>
> On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 9:14 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
> wrote:
>
> > At 08:54 PM 5/19/2009, craig cowan wrote:
> >
> >> Yet alas, air is still getting in to blow it out! Any suggestions?
> >>
> >
> > Also, the inner and outer parts of the body fitting need to line up
> > by themselves, not be jacked into place by the mounting screws. A
> > broomstick makes a good aligning tool.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > David Beierl - Providence RI USA --
> http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
> > '89 Po' White Star "Scamp"
> >
>
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