Date:         Mon, 13 Jul 1998 08:05:37 -0700
Reply-To:     R J Bellanca <bajatrvlr@HOME.COM>
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From:         R J Bellanca <bajatrvlr@HOME.COM>
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Subject:      Re: refrigerator  propane  mode ??
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Darrell, et al,
Maybe I should have been a little clearer. You have to keep pumping
after it's lit until convection takes over, usually a few minutes. BTW,
I use the propane power almost exclusively, whether driving or
sitting... Unless the burner is cheese-balled up, I've never had a
problem...
Bob

R J Bellanca wrote:
>
> Darrell,
> >From your description, I would venture to say that the culprit is
> combustion air... When you run the refrig on electric before lighting it
> in the propane mode, basically, you're setting up a convection current
> in the flue. In order to achieve the same result, use the air pump
> that's combined with the ignition plunger. To get a good feel for what's
> going on, light the refrig at night while looking at the sight glass on
> the bottom left of the box. If you don't keep pumping the air pump, the
> flame will extinguish...
>
> Hope that helps,
> Bob Bellanca
>
> Darrell Boehler wrote:
> >
> > ----------------------
> > The refrigerator in my 86 westy works great in all modes, cools well,  does
> > often blow out in  propane mode if I am traveling on an  interstate which I
> > gather is normal.  It has one other  little problem I would love to fix and
> > I can't seem to gather the information from the archives although there is a
> > fantastic amount of info there. I can't light  it in propane mode unless I
> > have been running it in battery or ac mode.  If I have been running in
> > battery or ac mode,  propane  will light first try. What do I fix or
> > replace oh great list?   I  have been living with this problem and I would
> > like to make it go away. tia
> >
> > Darrell Boehler
> > Makanda Illinois