I recently pulled a valve from the propane system and it took a loooong time to get the fridge--or the stove--working again. It could be that you simply had not burned enough propane. I once believed that the fridge lit better after being preheated on 110, and it was true at the time because I had problems with my burner that I did not know about at the time. Since I cleared up the problem, it lights as instantly on gas as it does after a preheat on 110. Jim On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 9:43 AM, Robert Keezer<warmerwagen@yahoo.com> wrote: > "It ran cold at the shop" > > Ask the shop how they got it to start. Was the fridge removed? I removed a fridge recently, cleaned the burn chamber, etc, and it started instantly on my portable propane tank . > It ran very cold . But after i installed it, I noticed the line comimg to the fridge was badly squashed. In the car the fridge was hard to start , and did'nt run cold, because of the pinched line. > I figured the owner damaged it since he said he tried to remove , as he said he tried to remove it before bringing it to me,and said he could only get it to move e few inches > So Now i always check the line from tank to fridge for damage. > > Old regualtors can also be the reason. If it's hard starting in or out, doing the air pump mod as outlined in the Bentley might work.. > Karl showed me how this was done once, with a drill you increase the amount of air sent to the combustion chamber. > > --- On Fri, 8/7/09, Melissa Mourkas <westywoman@MAC.COM> wrote: > > > From: Melissa Mourkas <westywoman@MAC.COM> > Subject: Dometic 182 B Fridge- Ad Nauseum > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Friday, August 7, 2009, 9:11 PM > > > Volks- > > The OE Dometic 182B fridge was pulled from the van, cleaned & > serviced this week. Ran super COLD at the shop on propane. I > brought her home and tried to fire up the fridge on propane this > afternoon. (Yes, the valve was on, the burners on the stove > lighted). No dice. I have to admit, I got a bit pissed off. > Plugged the damn thing in on 110V and went in to have dinner. Bear > in mind I have read all available online posts on how to start these > things, ad nauseum. > > Post-prandials, I went out to the van to try again. 110V had lowered > the temp nicely, so I knew it was working. First try, it started on > propane. Go figure. > > Question: > 1.Is it because it was dark and I could see the LED? or > 2. Because I pre-cooled the fridge on 110V. > > I will be on my maiden voyage tomorrow (and my trusty mechanic will > be in tow, how lucky am I?). But I'd really like this fridge to > work. After all, I dumped an '81 for this.... > > Melissa Mourkas > 84 Westy > > > > > |
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