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Date:         Sat, 15 May 2010 12:39:21 -0700
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fridge Exhaust Normal?
Comments: To: Will Taygan <lists@alaskabiodiesel.org>
In-Reply-To:  <1273950292.2377.5.camel@mirror>
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That's pretty amazing. Did PO keep a cap over exhaust/intake flue on side of van?

Long tube: drain for combustion chamber box. And, if air pump on front of fridge stops working, some have used this tube for priming combustion box with air if need be (see archives.... hint hint. :)

Normal for heat to come out of exhaust at flue (exterior)

Normal for heat to come off back of fridge.

Somewhere in pics below, you should see a pic of cooling fins on back of fridge. Gives an idea of amount of heat created. Some are pics of attempted mods so ignore those. ;)

http://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/DometicPics?authkey=Gv1sRgCOn8wqShjI200QE#

Neil.

On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 12:04 PM, Will Taygan <lists@alaskabiodiesel.org> wrote: > 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? > > Thanks! > > Will in Alaska. >

-- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"

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