Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:22:57 -0700
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From: neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Fridge Burner box
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I've worked on both the 182 A and B.
Didn't respond to your initial post as I wasn't sure of your description.
If the burner box gasket is failing or failed, hi temp RTV or same can be
used to replace this part. This is well documented. That job is a little
fussier to do on the 182A, given the box plate design, but can be done.
One point I noticed recently on my new 182B. This could be seen on a 182A
as well.
Some screws holding the box to upper plate were likely over torqued; the
screw hole(s) on lip of box were malformed. With a chunk of flat steel in a
vice, it wasn't difficult to hammer ("tap") these holes flat. Bonus: this
might aid in shrinking the screw hole a little so screw bites better.
This may make no difference to how well the box seals to the plate, but if
repaired properly, it can't hurt.
Neil.
On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 10:41 AM, David Bjorkman <ddbjorkman@verizon.net>wrote:\
Hi Mark;
> Does my description of the box base tell what box I have. It came out of
> a 83.5 waterboxer Westy. Can you give me any info on what to do? Should I
> just lift the base enough to clean it out, or dissemble it? At this point,
> as the interior of the burner box is pretty clean, just blowing it out
> seems prudent.
>
> Thanks;
> Dave B.
>
>
> On 08/24/12, mark drillock<mdrillock@COX.NET> wrote:
>
> There are 2 different versions of the fridge burner box, 182A and 182B.
> The vast majority of fridges are the 182B type that replaced the 182A
> during the 1982 production year.
>
> Mark
>
> David Bjorkman wrote:
> > "I pulled the fridge out of my pool cabana (the first Vanagon Westy I
> > owned) as I prepare it for a spare. While doing the maintainence, using
> > past experience and Frank Condelli's write-up, I ran into a snag that I
> > don't remember from the last time. Frank says to remove a screw from the
> > side of the burner box to remove the sparker (after burner propane
> > supply disconnected) and 6 screws to release the base of the burner box.
> > Well, I have an L shaped base, 7 base screws and a different (machine)
> > screw under a small copper line going to the sparker ground (I think).
> > Going through this part of the base is also the wire to the piezo
> > electric sparker (as well as the aforementioned supply line). Both the
> > small line and the wire are held in by red gaskets, I could see a split
> > in one, and I don't know if I should break those seals. I could swear I
> > had that base completely off the last time. Can someone tell me what I'm
> > looking at?"
>
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Neil n
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