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Date:         Fri, 12 Jul 2019 06:00:03 -0500
Reply-To:     Bill Berg <overthehillbill@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Bill Berg <overthehillbill@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: vanagon Digest - 10 Jul 2019 to 11 Jul 2019 (#2019-170)
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I keep old small bicycle pump with a plastic cone shaped reducer to blow a
little air in the drain tube below fridge, works for me


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On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 10:59 PM Automatic digest processor <
LISTSERV@gerry.vanagon.com> wrote:


> There are 5 messages totalling 136 lines in this issue.
>
> Topics of the day:
>
>   1. =?utf-8?Q?Anyone_have_shoulder_belt_parts_from_an_=E2=80=9889-?=
>      =?utf-8?Q?=E2=80=9891_van=3F?=
>   2. Help lighting fridge (4)
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Date:    Wed, 10 Jul 2019 22:24:13 -0700
> From:    Tom Neal <tneal4242@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Anyone_have_shoulder_belt_parts_from_an_=E2=80=9889-?=
>          =?utf-8?Q?=E2=80=9891_van=3F?=
>
> Doing a retrofit and have the belts.  Needs the T brackets and bolts at
> the b=
> ase, plus the spacer for bolt for the high belt direction changer.
>
> Regards, Tom=
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Thu, 11 Jul 2019 20:40:25 -0400
> From:    Andrew Berg <andrew@BERGWEB.CA>
> Subject: Help lighting fridge
>
> Anybody in southern ontario (ideally near kitchener) that can help me try
> and get my fridge to light on propane. Works fine on 120V. Tried all the
> tricks I could find.
>
> Andrew
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Thu, 11 Jul 2019 18:54:48 -0700
> From:    David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: Help lighting fridge
>
> 1.  Drive the vehicle a bit, preferably with some bumps.
> 2.  LIght the stove, let it burn for a few minutes.
> 3.  Take the cap off the drain pipe at the bottom left corner of the
> refrigerator, and blow a puff of air into it with a proper sized piece of
> tubing.
> 4.  Follow refrigerator lighting directions.
>
> These things always worked for me when my refrigerator was functional.  But
> it quit cooling, and after a long series of attempted fixes, and spending
> not a little bit of money, I junked it and put storage shelves in its
> place.
>
> mcneely
>
> On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 5:40 PM Andrew Berg <andrew@bergweb.ca> wrote:
>
> > Anybody in southern ontario (ideally near kitchener) that can help me try
> > and get my fridge to light on propane. Works fine on 120V. Tried all the
> > tricks I could find.
> >
> > Andrew
> >
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Thu, 11 Jul 2019 23:21:39 -0400
> From:    Andrew Berg <andrew@BERGWEB.CA>
> Subject: Re: Help lighting fridge
>
> I finally got it going!
>
> Andrew
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 11, 2019, at 9:55 PM, David McNeely wrote:
> > 1. Drive the vehicle a bit, preferably with some bumps.
> > 2. LIght the stove, let it burn for a few minutes.
> > 3. Take the cap off the drain pipe at the bottom left corner of the
> refrigerator, and blow a puff of air into it with a proper sized piece of
> tubing.
> > 4. Follow refrigerator lighting directions.
> >
> > These things always worked for me when my refrigerator was functional.
> But it quit cooling, and after a long series of attempted fixes, and
> spending not a little bit of money, I junked it and put storage shelves in
> its place.
> >
> > mcneely
> >
> > On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 5:40 PM Andrew Berg <andrew@bergweb.ca> wrote:
> >> Anybody in southern ontario (ideally near kitchener) that can help me
> try and get my fridge to light on propane. Works fine on 120V. Tried all
> the tricks I could find.
> >>
> >>  Andrew
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Thu, 11 Jul 2019 20:35:04 -0700
> From:    Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: Help lighting fridge
>
> Also try chilling the fridge through A/C first - seems to help get it lit
> especially if the fridge has not been operated for awhile  And try
> different speed variations of pumping and clicking the fridge lighter
> button.
>
> My fridge takes a little persuasion to start - but it does light....and
> once it does, it seems to light quicker when travelling and switching it
> off and back on to gas.   You likely know this, but in case you don=E2=80=
> =99t, as
> it is not very intuitive -  flame symbol on the fridge panel is the
>  shutdown position and the =E2=80=9CI=E2=80=9D is the open or on position -
>
> BT
>
> On Thursday, July 11, 2019, David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > 1.  Drive the vehicle a bit, preferably with some bumps.
> > 2.  LIght the stove, let it burn for a few minutes.
> > 3.  Take the cap off the drain pipe at the bottom left corner of the
> > refrigerator, and blow a puff of air into it with a proper sized piece of
> > tubing.
> > 4.  Follow refrigerator lighting directions.
> >
> > These things always worked for me when my refrigerator was functional.
> B=
> ut
> > it quit cooling, and after a long series of attempted fixes, and spending
> > not a little bit of money, I junked it and put storage shelves in its
> > place.
> >
> > mcneely
> >
> > On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 5:40 PM Andrew Berg <andrew@bergweb.ca> wrote:
> >
> > > Anybody in southern ontario (ideally near kitchener) that can help me
> t=
> ry
> > > and get my fridge to light on propane. Works fine on 120V. Tried all
> th=
> e
> > > tricks I could find.
> > >
> > > Andrew
> > >
> >
>
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>
> End of vanagon Digest - 10 Jul 2019 to 11 Jul 2019 (#2019-170)
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