Date:         Tue, 16 Jul 96 5:35:14 EDT
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Drew B. Farenwald" (SLAD/CBNED) <dbf@arl.mil>
Subject:      Re: joys of new ownership?


> 2) My fridge.  Me and fridges don't get along.  I had it serviced by an RV
> outfit.  They got it going on 110V and propane, and said everything was okay.
> You bet, on Thursday I got it going on 110V and things were nice and cold in
> the morning.  Before we left I got it going on propane.  Took a some doing
> which was a little disconcerting.  I had been told not to run it on 12V while
> riding because it still draws a lot of current.  "Turn on the propane and
> forget about it until you get home" was the advise I got from more than one
> person.  When I got set up at camp fridge wasn't on.  I wasn't out of propane
> because I got the stove going.  I then went through the whole procedure of 
> getting the fridge going again and sure enough it lit and stayed on all night. 
> I discovered that the fridge would turn off when I was *driving* because when we
> got to the trail head of our hike it was off again!  Obviously the pilot light 
> was being snuffed out.  Again, can anyone identify with this?  Is
> there a solution?

	My manual recommends:

	- 110V to chill down before leaving

	- 12V whilst in route (The alternater is supposed to balance the
draw on the coach battery; and, in fact, does on mine. In fact, I can run
around town on 12V, make parking stops, and not notice any significant
drop in coach voltage.)

	- Propane after setup.  Must be within 3^ of level.

--Drew
95 EV-C (Behula)