Date:         Fri, 17 Sep 2010 10:59:05 -0700
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Dometic blues - from bad to worse on LP
Comments: To: Ken Olsen <648.ken@gmail.com>
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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.

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