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Date:         Wed, 27 May 1998 16:21:47 -0400
Reply-To:     scharff@ENG.KNS.COM
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From:         Gregg Scharff <scharff@ENG.KNS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Westy fridge efficiency in 12v mode
Comments: To: Mark McCulley <raven@HALCYON.COM>
Comments: cc: vanagon@vanagon.com
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Mark McCulley wrote:


> You don't have to be stopped to run the fridge on propane. I always fire up
> the fridge on propane power the night before I go camping and don't turn it
> off until I return. You do have to shut off the propane if you put the
> vehicle on a ferry though. I can't think of any other situations where you
> would have to turn off the propane (Chesapeake Bay tunnel perhaps?).
>
> -Mark McCulley


Mark,
        Does the fridge pilot light stay lit during all driving conditions?
        So, does that mean that the 12v mode is only for backup purposes when
propane runs out?


Gregg (Conshohocken, Pa)
'85 Westy
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