---- Michael Snow <slowmachine82@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I want a Vitrifrigo/Truckfridge badly, but am leaving Saturday for > Niagara Falls with or without a working fridge. > > Sitting on a milk crate, connected to my barbecue tank and regulator, > the fridge runs fine on propane. The flame appears blue through the > sight hole. At the right viewing angle I can see what I think is the > tip of the thermocouple glowing red. > > When installed in my '82 Westy, the flame is partly yellow and goes out > 5-10 seconds after igniting. Guessing that I might have a regulator > problem, I swapped the old Marshall 290 for a new one. I verified 11" > water column using a home-built manometer. Condensation drain is closed. > > I have cleaned a bit of accumulated dust from the combustion chamber and > blown compressed air through the fridge intake/exhaust tubing. > > Does yellow flame indicate inadequate air supply? What am I overlooking? Yellow flame can indicate inadequate air supply, or inadequate exhaust (a partially blocked exhaust that prevents venting would also prevent air flow, and so cause poor combustion just as a blocked air intake would). So, maybe check that? mcneely |
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