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Date:         Mon, 26 Apr 1999 10:56:59 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <synergx@IBM.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Beierl <synergx@IBM.NET>
Subject:      Re: Refrigerator Problems
Comments: To: Bob Stratton <rslist@SDII.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <4.1.19990426103531.00a7dbe0@209.249.97.46>
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At 10:39 4/26/99 -0400, Bob Stratton wrote: >After about 45 mins on 12V, try to start it with propane. Mine usually >lights up within 3 tries if I ran it on battery first. I have no idea why >this should work, as I can't see the 12V heating element being hot enough >to cause ignition, but it does help.

The 85W 12v element warms up the system enough to get some stack effect and get air moving through the combustion chamber...

david David Beierl - dbeierl@ibm.net


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