Date:         Mon, 24 Jun 2013 14:15:29 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: refrigerator behavior
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At 01:15 PM 6/24/2013, Dave Mcneely wrote:
>By rotating the dial for setting level, I could cause the LED to go
>off, and the flickering indicator lamp to come on.  So, I went
>through the process of restarting the refrigerator, but of course,
>not being able to trust the two indicators that normally show that
>it is operating.  I have never been able to see the blue flame in
>the peepsite, and that was true this time, also.
>
>In an hour the refrigerator was cold again.
>
>What happened?  I believe the flame blew out when I was driving, but
>I don't know that.


Do you have a manual for the fridge?  I can't find a manual for the
RM182C with the electronic ignition, which I believe is what you have.

On the original RM182 there is a tiny meter that reads the output of
the flame thermocouple.
On the RM182B that most Vanagon Westys have, they deleted the meter;
but the Westy LED panel has a flame detector LED.
Dunno how things work with the RM182C.  I don't recognize your
description of the lights.

But if there's a flame indicator and it's not lit, then your fridge
no doubt blew out, which indicates that the flue/intake system isn't
sealed up properly.  Typical leakage points are the O-rings where the
flex tubes plug into the cast vent fitting, or occasionally a crack
in a flex tube.

To see the flame (do this in the dark at first) you have to get way
down and maybe way over to the left.  It's quite directional.  It's
just a little Plexiglas rod bent and pointed at a small window in the
burner box.  Be sure it isn't covered with crud.

Yrs,
d