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Date:         Sat, 16 May 1998 07:57:35 -0700
Reply-To:     Dane Tessler <dane714@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Dane Tessler <dane714@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Subject:      Strange Propane Fridge Lighting Method
Comments: To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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This is weird...but it works!

I used to have a hard time lighting my propane fridge. I would follow the directions to the letter, including letting the stove burn for a minute or so before trying the fridge to "prime the system". The fridge would light eventually, but only after about 10 or 15 tries and a few profanities.

One time I decided to run the fridge on shore power overnight to cool it down before departing on a trip the next morning. In the morning, I switched to propane and it lit on the first try!

Since then, I always cool the fridge down electrically and run the stove for a minute before lighting the propane fridge. With this method, I have always lit the fridge on the 1st or 2nd try.

If anyone tries this method.....let me know if it helps!

regards Dane Tessler 87 Westfalia 138K Treasure Island, FL http://members.aol.com/Dane714/westfalia.html


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