Date:         Wed, 10 Jun 2015 20:56:12 +0000
Reply-To:     Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@YAHOO.CA>
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From:         Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@YAHOO.CA>
Subject:      Re: GoWesty fridge fan report
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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     On Wednesday, June 10, 2015 5:47 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >But also as I installed the replacement fan I did everything one could
>possibly do to the seals, the burner, and the flue. The flame roars so that
>even I have no trouble hearing it with my ear anywhere near the flue vent
>if I'm outside on the drivers side.  
How did you make the flame "roar"? Change the orfice in the burner?
B.t.w. In my '82 Westy I removed the fibreglass insulation in  the wall panel behind the fridge. This improved the fridge performance noticeably. (It didn't occur to me to to do before/after delta T measurements). I'm guessing the insulation removal behind the fridge might help in two ways: More room behind the fridge so more air to circulate. Additional cooling of the air behind from the now non-insulated metal wall. My '82 is white. This might not work on my gold color '85 or any dark colors. In the '85 I use a 50mBar regulator in place of the stock 30mBar, which increases the power to the fridge by 30% as I mentioned in a post 4 days ago. There is no change in sound; no roar at 50mBar.
Martin