Thanks for posting those notes Alistair. One of my Dometic 182 fridges had a pretty eroded or "fried" looking thermocouple. It kept the flame going, and fridge cooled on LP setting but when it was quite windy, or when driving in very windy conditions, the flame would go out. I suspect my marginal looking thermocouple was the cause of that. I would have to agree; the thermocouple in the burner box is basically an "on off" type device that serves only to keep the shut off valve open. But...... Maybe a lower voltage from the thermocouple would only pull the valve part way open? I *think* that the "silver" narrow tube going from the thermostat to the cooling unit in fridge is, in part, responsible for sensing if more cooling is needed hence a larger flame is required. As I'm sure you know, there is a small white silicone or rubber bit that keeps that tube pushed up against the aluminum cooling unit. Neil.
On 6/30/19, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > I don’t know if the thermocouple erosion was the culprit. I woudl have > thought that if that probe was kaput then the fridge would not even burn at > a pilot setting. I thought the probe signal, low voltage to the shut off > valve, was more or less binary in effect. > > But maybe not. In any case what I did made the fridge work. Oh and the > burner jet did appear clear before I cleaned it. But maybe it was not > completely clear and my cleaning just did the trick. Don’t know. > -- Neil n VE7TBN 1988 Westy 50º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/yap5hpwt 1981 Westy 15º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/y9n4xob8 VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay> |
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