Date:         Thu, 25 Jun 1998 20:04:30 +0100
Reply-To:     Paul Naton <natona@PROAXIS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Paul Naton <natona@PROAXIS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Refrigerator Lighting  Problem Eurovan Camper "97
Comments: To: John Saucier <jsaucie1@MAINE.RR.COM>, Vanagon@vanagon.com
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John Saucier wrote:

>  We are wending our way across country in a new, for us, '97 EV
> camper. Lighting the propane source for the norcold fridge seems
> tricky. We turn to "start" get the requisite clicking then hold the
> safety button down and sometime do not either 1) get a steady green
> light or 2) when the button is released the green light goes off (even
> after holding it for a count of 15). We have been able to bypass this
> problem by quickly turning the control knob to "5" or coldest. The
> fridge otherwise works fine. Any thoughts? The Saucier Family from
> Yarmouth Maine Relayed from Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
>
> The fridge is a finicky beast...........mine won't light at the start
> point anymore; I use the 4-5 position.   Sometimes running the stove
> for a minute or two helps clear any bubbles out of the gas line.  This
> works when the system has not been used in a while.
> If the fridge fails to start up right away, I have had luck just
> turning it off for about 20 minutes then starting the routine again.
> My box did run for about 9 months straight on my great 30,000 mile
> 'round America journey in '96.  The burner cup rusted out real bad and
> the unit had to be pulled and the rust ground off.  Seems to be no
> pattern to the start problem.   I do wish the unit was more reliable;
> but it has worked well once it starts.
>
> Good Luck!
>
> Paul Naton
> 95 Eurovan Camper
> 340 camping nights.......7 more to come!
>
>



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