In a message dated 15/05/2010 3:35:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: See my _VW Vanagon Westfalia Dometic Fridge Maintenace_ (http://frankcondelli.com/fridge.htm) webpage. Exhaust is for the exhaust ! There is a fire in the firebox so the heat has to go somewhere - out the exhaust pipe - that's why it's there. Do not be concerned ! The vent at the bottom of the fridge is for draining any moisture that may get in the fire box by accident. This vent is what we also use to blow compressed air into to clean out the firebox or get an overload of propane out of there to get it started when the firebox becomes flooded with unfired propane.
>>>>>>82 diesel Westy, stock everything. PO said he didn't use fridge in his 12 years of ownership. Surprisingly it works "great" on 120AC. Pumped up the propane 20-30 times, clicked the button 5 times, and voila! the propane "works." But, I'm concerned about the exhaust. There is just the tiniest stream of heat coming out of the exhaust, while there is quite a bit of heat coming out of the interior vent on the left side of the fridge near the back. Is this normal? I'll probably pull the fridge anyway. Also, someone had mentioned blowing some compressed air in to clean the fridge, where does it go? And, what is the little tube with a plug in it sticking out from under the fridge?<<<<<<<<
Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 Westy & Lionel Trains (_Collection for sale_ (http://frankcondelli.com/trainsal.htm) ) _Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://frankcondelli.com/busindex.html) - Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_ (http://frankcondelli.com/exhaust.htm) _BusFusion_ (http://www.busfusion.com/) a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 10 ~ 13, 2010 |
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