Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 12:54:48 EDT
Reply-To: Bruno Gauthier <brunogauthier@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Bruno Gauthier <brunogauthier@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Westy Fridge Project
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I'll be buying a thermometer today. I plan to buy the
Inside/Outside thermometer type that gives you two temperatures
at the same time. This should simplify measurements.
I'll post my readings when I'm done.
BTW: Thanks to all participants in the fridge thread
of the last months. It helped me start my fridge after
4 years of occasionnal frustrating tries.
Bruno
'88 Wesfalia.
>From: Mark Drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
>Reply-To: Mark Drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Westy Fridge Project
>Date: Sun, 16 May 1999 09:30:38 -0700
>
>Gentlemen, start your fridges!
>Today we begin the Westy Fridge project. I hope everyone has been able
>to locate a suitable thermometer. Mine came from a local supermarket,
>$4, EKCO Premium Refrigerator & Freezer Thermometer. I placed it on the
>top shelf, centered, and at the front edge. I turned on my propane at
>both valves, set the thermostat for MINIMUM, pumped the air pump a
>couple of times, pushed in the safety button, and pushed the piezo
>ignitor about 10 times until the pilot lit. Then I set the temp
>thermostat to straight up. The new thermometer read 68 degrees when I
>closed the door.
>I went around to the side and listened at the flue vent. I could easily
>hear the flames of the combustion chamber and the vent got hot
>immediately.
>
> If you can, light your fridge and lets see how they do. If yours
>doesn't light, lets find out why and fix it. I have another one in my
>driveway that I will be taking out to clean and such, so we can do this
>together if desired.
>
> I have a copy of the Vanagon Camper Refrigerator book that I
>purchased from LIMBO some time ago. It contains info gathered from
>several sources and includes the Dometic Service Manual, VW Technical
>Information, and Parts Listings from both of the above.
>
>
>Mark Drillock
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