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Date:         Mon, 24 May 1999 16:22:53 -0400
Reply-To:     Ron Mighton <rmighton@PASSPORT.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ron Mighton <rmighton@PASSPORT.CA>
Subject:      Fwd: Re: Refrigerator Problems
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>ITS WORKING!!!! I AM SO PLEASED AND EXCITED!! >I have now removed and replaced the fridge about 5 or 6 times.... I actually >lost count. >The problem finally presented fairly consistantly like this >I could light the fridge easily and when I turned the thermostat up the >flame sound would get quite loud for about 10 minutes and then the flame >volume would decrease. Even the minimum flame stting seemed to have lower >volume. > >I noticed that the short ends of the rectangular combustion chamber were >somewhat warped in the non removeable portion. My theory is that when the >combustion chamber got hot the warpage increased and air leaked in which >screwed up the combustion. I tried to straighten the warped or non flat >portions and put an extra screw in each end to pull the combustion chamber >tightly together. That seemed to do the trick because now the fins are icing >up just like they do with 110 Volts . Your support gave me enough confidence >to pull the fridge and look closely at the problem.

Thanks ENORMOUSLY for >your support I just love this vanagon list and folks like you are the heart >of it. > > > > >At 06:13 AM 05/20/1999 -0700, you wrote: >>Ron, the second propane on/off valve is in the control panel of the >>refrigerator. On mine it points to the right for OFF and straight up is >>ON all the way. On newer models they went away from the words on-off and >>used a flame icon with a 0 for off and a 1 for on. Same relative >>positions, straight up is ON. Check that yours corresponds with this. >>Try opening and closing it several times, it should move freely. The >>vent should get HOT in a matter of 5 minutes or so. It sounds like you >>are not getting full pressure to the fridge burner. >> >>Ron Mighton wrote: >>>

>>> Hi Mark I really appreciate the support and thr good suggestions. >>> I just got my van back from the mechanic who was replacing some pulled >>> exhaust head bolts and all is now well. >>> >>> My results from following your suggestions are as follws >>> >>> At 04:58 PM 05/17/1999 -0700, you wrote: >>> >Hi, Ron. There are several possibilities, some may seem too easy but >>> >please check them anyway. Are you sure that you have the temp setting >>> >fully clockwise after the pilot is lit? Does your fridge have the green >>> >LED for the pilot or the gauge inside on the control panel? Is the >>> >propane turned on all the way both at the tank and at the fridge? Please >>> >light both burners of the stove and make sure that on the highest >>> >setting that the flames are at about an inch long. >>> >>> My van Is a 90 with a flashing light inside the fridge when there is no >>flame. >>> I do not have a separate propane shutoff at the line to the fridge but it >>> would be a good idea. >>> I like your suggestion for using the burner flame length as an indicator of >>> propane pressure and I do indeed have about inch long flames at both >burners. >>> Ron Mighton Toronto, Canada

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