Hi Richard,

The only thing that you're missing is lighting the = stove for a while before attempting to light the fridge.  If you = haven't used the fridge in a while the gas lines are probably full of = air and that doesn't light too well.  Also a full gas tank helps a = lot.  My fridge is almost impossible to light when the propane is = near empty.  In general I would say that lighting the Westy fridge = can be a PITA.  I don't know what it is, sometimes mine light = great and sometimes not at all.  About your specific = questions:

1.  The switch should be turned clock-wise to = the 12'o clock position.

2. I typically pump 50-100 times and then hit the = igniter 10-20 in rapid succession.

3. See above.

4. See above.

Good luck,
Peter

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Golen [mailto:rgolen@UMASSD.EDU]
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 4:35 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Troubleshooting Gas Fridge

Hi All,

This weekend I managed to determine that the 12v and = the 110v parts of the
fridge were working on my 87 Westy.....however, so = far I have not been able
to get the gas part to work. So I have a couple of = questions.

1. To get it running the rocker switch should be in = the center position,
the temp control to max...   Should the = switch on the far right be
horizontal or vertical?

2. To light it, according to the manual, the pump = must be pumped about 5 or
10 times...and then the little button next to it is = held down while the
pump switch is pushed in to get the ignitor to = function....

So far I assume I'm doing everything right....I = noticed that when I push
the ignitor button in, I do see a spark (at night) = in the little pilot
light window....but nothing seems to light...and = yes, I've opened up the
propane tank and popped off the vent cover.

3. Am I doing anything wrong here?

4. If I'm doing everything ok, how can I trouble = shoot this thing?

Thanks in advance.

Ric