On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 3:57 PM, Ken Olsen <648.ken@gmail.com> wrote: > Went through pulling my RM182B out, cleaning, and inspecting as per Frank > Condelli's marvelous instructions (http://www.frankcondelli.com/fridge.htm), > but it has gone from weak flame to no-flame. > > I can hear gas flowing (with a tube held to the open drain). I can see a > spark most clicks. I've tried the AC pre-cool trick, which worked wonders > before I laid hands on it. I got one, and only one "pop". > > I'm wondering if I bumped or miss-aligned the piezo sparker in the > combustion chamber. Does anyone have a picture or experience aligning it > with the burner tube? I did find one picture > (http://www.flickr.com/photos/werksforwagens/368330574/in/set-72157594499353583/), > but most mentioned in the archives have drifted off into neverland. > > Thanks, >
The Dometic manual shows a pictoral birds eye view IIRC I posted it in my pics..... yup http://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/DometicPics#5375245051430669026 Can you see light through the burner jet? Though only I could accomplish this feat, <grin>, on last overhaul I managed to bump the fridge *while jet removed from burner box*. This knocked the burner loose. A miracle, it actually eventually fired up with burner loose, but backfired, poor or no flame etc. Pulled it, realigned burner (not easy when still inside burner box.... I used RTV to seal), lit fine after that. Are lines clear from LP connection to burner box? 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 |
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