Date:         Thu, 13 Aug 1998 08:23:48 -0500
Reply-To:     Darrell Boehler <midwesty@TAOS.MIDWEST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Darrell Boehler <midwesty@TAOS.MIDWEST.NET>
Subject:      Re: dometic fridge
Comments: To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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Hi Volks,
    I really blew it when I used my fridge on an incline.  Several pointed
out that this will destroy the dometic. I plan to pull the unit and set it
up to operate in the shed and do some trouble shooting.  I plan to find out
why it cools well with ac and battery and only functions as a mini heater
when on propane (no cooling of the fridge at all).   There seemed to be no
logical reason from the many that replied as to why it would fail as it
does.
    Thanks to all who responded.  I have found from trouble shooting things
electronic  for 40 years that most problems are logical once your find and
understand the them.

Darrell


-----Original Message-----
From: Darrell Boehler <midwesty@TAOS.MIDWEST.NET>
To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Tuesday, August 11, 1998 9:02 AM
Subject: dometic fridge


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>Hi All,
>    I see several fridge problems posted lately and have looked  for a
>symptom / fix for  mine but have not seen it.  Mine, a 86 westy,  works
well
>on ac and battery, it doesn't cool on propane.  I took my fridge out and
>cleaned the  burner and plumbing. I installed a fan inside and out, this
>improved the electric modes but it doesn't cool on propane mode.   The list
>taught me how  to light it with ease and my green snow flake turns on and
it
>generates a lot of heat, rear fan comes on and stays on in propane mode.
>    One clue is it quit working in propane mode after I parked on an
upgrade
>at a motel. My front was about 2 feet higher than the back and it ran all
>night on propane mode.  I will need propane mode at bbta coming up soon.
>Please help me, I am a complete helpless  idiot when it comes to cooling by
>flame and  would love to have my dometic functional. Actually when I was
>very young in the 40s I had a chore of filling the kerosene fridge every
>Saturday, seems it was a servel brand.  This  was before we had electricity
>down on the farm.  tia
>
>Darrell
>