Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2019 11:29:46 -0500
Reply-To: Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@ICLOUD.COM>
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From: Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@ICLOUD.COM>
Subject: Re: Some dometic notes
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Interesting! I have exactly the opposite experience driving on battery. I wonder what the variable is?
I drive with my upgraded headlights on :)
Jeff
85 Westfalia.
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> On Jul 2, 2019, at 10:00 AM, Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I still rely on the battery power for keeping the fridge cold when
> driving. Works like a champ every time.
> Even have to defrost sometimes.
>
> Steven
> 91 Westy
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>> On Sun, Jun 30, 2019 at 6:16 PM Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> The only thing that has allowed my fridge to blow out under way has been
>> flue misalignment. The one exception was driving through a thunderstorm on
>> the Gulf of Mexico so violent that it killed 8 sailors nearby at the same
>> time. I had to remove the stove and found leaves blocking the inlet down
>> deep just above the fire box. I am not likely to experience such a thing
>> again, hopefully. That was the last time it blew out, many thousands of
>> miles ago.
>>
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>> Jim
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>>> On Jun 30, 2019 at 2:40 PM, <Alistair Bell (mailto:albell@shaw.ca)>
>> wrote:
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>>> I kinda doubt the o ring seal would be an issue. But it’s funny how
>> some of us have little issues with fridge blowing out and others do.
>>>
>>> I have seen kn some vans, the black rubber, the big one, seal not
>> sitting tight to body. That’s more of water etc ingress problem, but mine
>> lies flat and I’ve struggled with other vans getting the same nice tight
>> fit.
>>>
>>> Alistair
>>>
>>>> On Jun 30, 2019, at 12:16 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Thats useful to know; I'm sure I wasn't the only owner-operator to
>>>> have misaligned the intake and exhaust tubes a little during fridge
>>>> removal, re install.
>>>>
>>>> The other part to that equation is the O rings that seal the
>>>> corrugated intake and exhaust tubes to the (aluminum?) manifold. It
>>>> was likely a needless thing to do, i.e. the OE rings might well have
>>>> been fine, but I installed new Viton O rings on those corrugated
>> pipes
>>>> but was never absolutely certain they were butting right up against
>>>> the lip inside each opening at the manifold. I measured things with
>> a
>>>> set of callipers but.....
>>>>
>>>> Image of manifold "lip"
>>>>
>>>> https://tinyurl.com/y4trgtb5
>>>>
>>>> Neil.
>>>>
>>>>> On 6/30/19, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> One thing about the exhaust, apart from having good gasket and seal,
>> there
>>>>> is enough meat on the metal to re tap next simple up, for the
>> machine screws
>>>>> that hold the exhaust and intake ends onto the stainless vent
>> assembly.
>>>>>
>>>>> Those screw holes can get wallowed out.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> 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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