On Mon, 2 May 1994 derekdrew@aol.com wrote: > It usually does not work when I blow air *in* to the fridge drain tube or I > would do it that way. > > John Pinkham has the excellent suggestion to somehow rig up a bike pump to > pump the air out. I wonder how this could be done... > Glad you mentioned this.
> The reason the fridge burner goes off while driving, by the way, is usually a > faulty gasket seal in the combustion chamber. When this seal gets bad it lets > air leak out and that allows drafts in that chamber which causes the flame to > blow out. > How would a non-mechanical type recognise a bad gasket seal, and where the heck is the combustion chamber?
> This fridge is made in Luxumbourg, of all places. Unlike the other fridges in > the dometic line up. Is this also true of the frig. in the Eurovan type camper for 94?
> > I assume you have cleaned the combustion chamber as per the instructions for > the fridge, now haven't you? Nope > > Every westy owner on this list who hasn't taken their fridge out to clean the > combustion chamber is neglecting their camper. You know who you are if you > are reading this and you haven't done this yet! And if you have done it, then > it means you are a nerd and you are neglecting your family, your friends, > your job, your life... Yup > > Hummm... >
sigh.....
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