Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 16:01:21 -0800 (PST)
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From: Jack Agnew <jagnew@svpal.org>
Subject: RE: Westy 3-Way Fridge Questions
On Wed, 23 Nov 1994, David Carment wrote:
> Matt Tooley writes:
> >
> > Well after taking everyone's advice I was able to get the fridge to light.
> > It took about 30 minutes of pumping and sparking to get it to light. During
> > the course of all of it there were a 3 flare ups through the flue ( kinda
> > like backfires or when you leave the lid down on your gas grill when you are
> > trying to light it, not quite as big though).
> >
> > I was just about to give up trying for the night when I looked down and saw
> > a little blue flame in the window of the fridge! Let it burn for a few
> > minutes and turned it off and tried again. This time it lit after just a
> > few pumps and sparks. The flow meter moved all the way to the green!
> >
> > I had run the fridge for a day and a half off 110V to test to see if it
> > could cool. When I got home last night frost had formed on the cooling fins
> > inside as well as some ice in a container of water I had put in there.
> >
> > The only question remaining is whether to drive with the LP running the
> > fridge or to run it off of 12V. If it takes much effort to light the fridge
> > once you get some where then all the cold escapes while you are trying to
> > light the thing !
> >
> > Thanks again....
> >
> >
> I was not aware that some of the fridge ignition systems had a three way
> LED set up. Mine glows red only if the fridge is working on LP, there is
> no green....DC
>
> --
>
> Matt Tooley writes:
> >
> > Well after taking everyone's advice I was able to get the fridge to light.
> > It took about 30 minutes of pumping and sparking to get it to light. During
> > the course of all of it there were a 3 flare ups through the flue ( kinda
> > like backfires or when you leave the lid down on your gas grill when you are
> > trying to light it, not quite as big though).
> >
> > I was just about to give up trying for the night when I looked down and saw
> > a little blue flame in the window of the fridge! Let it burn for a few
> > minutes and turned it off and tried again. This time it lit after just a
> > few pumps and sparks. The flow meter moved all the way to the green!
> >
> > I had run the fridge for a day and a half off 110V to test to see if it
> > could cool. When I got home last night frost had formed on the cooling fins
> > inside as well as some ice in a container of water I had put in there.
> >
> > The only question remaining is whether to drive with the LP running the
> > fridge or to run it off of 12V. If it takes much effort to light the fridge
> > once you get some where then all the cold escapes while you are trying to
> > light the thing !
> >
> > Thanks again....
> >
> >
> I was not aware that some of the fridge ignition systems had a three way
> LED set up. Mine glows red only if the fridge is working on LP, there is
(SNIP)> no green....DC
> LED set up. Mine glows red only if the fridge is working on LP, there is
> no green....DC
>
> --
>
The LED color seems to be year dependent - my '86 is green, but does the
same thing.
-Jack
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