Date:         Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:07:08 -0400
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From:         David Clarkson <dvdclarksn@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Dometic fridge - problem resolved
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I replaced the regulator on my vehicle due to it forming condensationa and then freezing and breaking part of it. Installed the new one at a slight slant and prevented this from happening again. When I had this issue there was a small gas leak that was causing some scary fumes that were noticable outside the?vehicle.


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David Clarkson


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-----Original Message-----

From: neil N &lt;musomuso@GMAIL.COM&gt;

To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM

Sent: Thu, Aug 27, 2009 1:33 pm

Subject: Re: Dometic fridge - problem resolved





On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 5:01 AM, Frank Condelli&lt;RAlanen@aol.com&gt; wrote:  &gt; ......So, I get my barbecue tank and regulator and hook  &gt; it up ?directly to the line from the van's tank regulator. ?Within one hour  &gt; it's ?cooled down to -5C. ?So the regulator is bad, right ? ?Installed a  &gt; new ?regulator yesterday and it's now cooling as it had previously. ?Down to  &gt; -9C ?easily overnight. ?The weird thing of it is the regulator that I removed  &gt; ?was installed October 07, 2005 a Marshall Brass 290 the same as the one I  &gt; just ?installed. ?So, a question remains as to why the regulator only lasted  &gt; a ?few years. ?Is this normal ? ?Just a crappy regulator built ?in ?  &gt; Mexican propane damage ? ?What ?  &gt;        Far fetched, but IF moisture was present in LP pumped into your tank,  could this freeze up the regulator and damage it?      Neil.      --   Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"    http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/    http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines