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• Re: White smoke when cold
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Sat, 18 Jan 2014 20:29:57 -0800
  ...white smoke could be a head gasket leaking coolant into the combustion chamber. > > Karl Wolz > Sent from my electronic umbilicus > >> On Jan 18, 2014...
• Re: '86 idles rough with white smoke at start
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 07:15:26 -0500 (EST)
  ...post... > > Thanks! > > tony > > > BY running a motor with coolant I the combustion chamber you run the risk of cracking the head(s). 300 miles...
• Re: Replacing the LP tank - part 1
  Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
  Sun, 6 Feb 2005 17:53:40 -0800
  ...I already took the frig out to clean the fins and combustion chamber: http://gallery.openfbo.com/frig I didn't see any rust...
• Re: Where is The Heat Going?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 16:34:15 -0700
  Not only flue heat but combustion chamber heat too. Neil. On 7/21/07, Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > Actually, no -- a...
• Re: Dometic 182 B Fridge- Ad Nauseum
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 07:43:31 -0700
  ...Karl showed me how this was done once, with� a drill you increase the amount of air sent to the combustion chamber. --- On Fri...
• Re: Cat Bypass Pipe "pros & cons"
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 17 Apr 2015 07:36:05 -0700
  ...as possible in order to leave room in the combustion chambers for fresh combustion gasses. Free flowing exhaust systems do almost always show rather...
• Re: Fridge Exhaust Normal?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 15 May 2010 15:15:18 -0500
  ...drain for combustion chamber box. And, if air pump on front > > > of fridge stops working, some have used this tube for priming > > > combustion box...
• Re: Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
  Historical mailing list - David
  Thu, 31 Mar 2016 17:25:43 -0400
  ...A clean spark-plug electrode is a sign > of > coolant getting into the combustion chamber. > > Subaru coolant conditioner has worked wonders for a number...
• Re: Emissions, Was: AC While Camping
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:17:40 -0700
  ...implies - 4 valves per cylinder, 10:1 compression, efficient pent-roof combustion chambers, steel fuel injection lines, an ECU capable of learning, and yes...
• Rollin' yer own-- air leaks
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Thu, 9 Feb 1995 08:40:03 CST6CDT
  ...the crankshaft soemwhat to get the right position to seal the combustion chambers I've found that the fabric connectors on the maniforld really...
• Weird TiiCo behavior
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 14:54:21 -0400
  ...way that I can think that oil would get into the combustion chamber on an otherwise solid engine. Maybe another aspect of I4 installation...
• Gas heaters, was Re: I found a "Mystery Switch" .
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 May 2004 10:37:21 EDT
  ...job of explaining, the flame is contained int he metal encased combustion chamber..and if something should go awry, there are a number of...
• Re: Dometic woes
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:39:38 -0700
  ...Dometic woes > > Check for a leaking combustion chamber, with the Domeitic still installed. > > Leaky chamber causes hard staring and flame out when driving. > > Remove...
• Re: Where we camp, was Re: dometic replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 12 Sep 2021 12:39:54 -0500
  ...The >> Westy >>>>>>>>> Fridge is unique with the sealed combustion chamber and direct to >>>>> outside >>>>>>>>> connection for combustion air and exhaust. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Dennis >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>>> From...
• Re: White smoke when cold
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Sat, 18 Jan 2014 19:33:53 -0800
  ...On 1/18/2014 5:35 PM, Karl Wolz wrote: > Extensive white smoke could be a head gasket leaking coolant into the combustion chamber...
• Stove Front Panel
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:07:13 -0700
  ...While I was at it I removed the Dometic fridge, cleaned out the combustion chamber if a bunch or rust, and installed a new...
• Repost: Air Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Sat, 17 Jun 1995 08:36:41 CST6CDT
  ...the crankshaft soemwhat to get the right > position to seal the combustion chambers > > I've found that the fabric connectors on the maniforld really...
• Re: Reinhardt Lives!! (well, almost ...) {Longish}
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 09:37:51 -0600
  ...tell me what causes this to happen? I thought the the combustion chamber >> was pressed between the block and head so could not come...
• Re: Fridge question ---(Sorry)
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 8 May 2000 11:51:51 -0700
  ...This helps warm the exhaust stack and the convection carries fresh air into the combustion chamber. Brent Christensen '89 GL Syncro Westy Santa Barbara...
• Re: HELP! (mystery wire under cabinet)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:17:48 -0400
  ...produces a current in the presence of a flame in the combustion chamber, and is connected to the LED panel; the lowest of the...
• Re: Fridge again....
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Sun, 5 Oct 2008 16:08:47 -0600
  ...It will also cause >>>> Oxygen to >>>> enter the chamber to make combustion work better. When you're done, >>>> screw the >>>> little cap back on...
• Re: Dometic 182 B Fridge- Ad Nauseum
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 23:04:05 -0700
  ...Once fridge installed, it would take a while for propane to get up line, through fridge lines, and into combustion chamber. In terms of...
• Ethylene Glycol Facts
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 22:31:24 -0500
  ...the liners and cause compression leaks, or coolant leaks into the combustion chamber. Also there is another factor to consider. The correct DCA levels...
• Dometic 182 B Fridge- Ad Nauseum
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 08:50:08 -0400
  ...to exhaust flue to aid in flow of fresh air into combustion chamber. Just can't see it making that much of a difference...
• Re: Powder Coat ????? GO CERAMIC COAT
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 19:22:55 PDT
  ...system), the cylinder head sealing surface (eliminates the head corrosion problem), combustion chamber, piston tops, exhaust port, exhaust valve radius(the underside exposed to...
• Re: HELP!!
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 21:40:18 -0500
  ...Could it be the head gaskets? Is there some other way it could be getting into the combustion chamber? I hope I'm wrong...
• Westy Dometic Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Mark G
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 14:32:31 -0400
  ...never got it to light and I want to check the combustion chamber and clean it and the jet/orifice. But here is some...
• "drain hole" caps - was RE: fridge exhaust cover
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Gies
  Mon, 3 May 2004 09:51:00 -0500
  ...SEALED combustion chamber and it has a drain below the fridge door that you are supposed to use to drain the combustion chamber in...
• Re: Diesel verse gas?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Jan 1997 07:13:50 +0000
  ...Vw's new diesels use a direct injection system, as opposed to the older > swirl chamber design. This allows a more complete combustion. But...
• Re: Cooling Intake Air?
  Historical mailing list - Arnold Schultz
  Fri, 21 Jun 1996 23:26:51 -0700
  ...In the combustion chamber prior to ignition you would like to have lots of dense cool air and low pressure, in such that the...
• Re: TDI Eurovan
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Jun 1996 14:52:57 -0400
  ...Direct injection refers to engines in which the combustion chamber is not divided. In a majority of passenger car diesel engines, there is a...
• Re: speaking of fridges... a mod
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 26 May 2005 07:34:12 -0700
  ...I made a small flange on the end opposite the combustion chamber and screwed the metal to the fridge, then on the other end...
• Re: flue vent cover
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 16 May 2006 18:17:18 -0400
  ...i.e. > when I > > serviced my fridge, I found a couple of spiders in > > combustion chamber....... > > > > > > Neil. > > --- Maggie Dew <wildebus@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > > > OK...
• Re: refrigerator problem
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 18:14:28 -0500
  ...Then I went with soapy water and found a few leaks on the combustion chamber itself. Sealed them up with high temp silicon. Edward...
• Today's odd repair
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 17:47:35 -0400
  ...with a spot of halon.) So I doubt it was the combustion chamber (though odder things are possible.) Still the fridge worked fine on...
• Re: Anti-Freeze opinions
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Wed, 5 Apr 2017 03:45:41 +0000
  ...makes Its Educated >>>> Guesses as to the Conditions In & Around The Combustion Chamber, in >>>> part, from Temp' >>>> >>>> Info It gets from the Coolant Temp...
• Re: 87 Westy running poorly
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Ralphs
  Tue, 20 May 2003 13:44:27 -0700
  ...Apparently, I may have a bad seal and water is getting into my combustion chamber. SO: Does this make sense to anyone? Does it...
• Re: The lazy Injector
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Fri, 20 May 2005 12:25:30 -0500
  ...My guess is that not having the filter is going to increase the chance that particles will get injected into the combustion chamber. I...
• Bay Area early 80's Rabbit Diesel, ailing, for sale...or going to crusher...beat $650
  Historical mailing list - Chris Radcliffe
  Fri, 8 Sep 2006 16:03:14 -0400
  ...It runs fine for now, but I am pretty sure there is a head gasket leak between one or more combustion chambers and the...
• Re: How do anti-ping additives work?
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Thu, 20 May 1999 20:29:38 EDT
  ...Antiknock sensors retard the ignition, reducing the heat in the combustion chamber, thereby making it harder for the fuel to self-ignite on subsequent...
• Re: Fwd: Re: Knock & Ping?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 10:23:08 -0800
  ...Instead of being pushed by fluid dynamics (the combustion chamber), the tipping is driven by mechanical means, a stiff wrist pin.
• Re: head temps gauges and seats falling out
  Historical mailing list - Pabst Michael
  Mon, 6 Dec 1999 10:03:33 +0100
  ...the inability of the newer fuels to resist abnornal combustion combined with the air cooled engines hotter combustion chamber temps means trouble for the...
• Re: Cooling system leak - where to start?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 05:43:14 -0700
  ...A 1.5 cm crack in one of the combustion chambers was allowing combustion gases into the coolant. The pressure forced coolant out of...
• Re: Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Thu, 5 Jul 2007 20:57:29 -0700
  ...I focused on the gas nozzle > and the > combustion chamber, suspicious that possibly the flame was lower > than it > should've been. The previous...
• Re: '85 GL won't start
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 19:27:06 -0400
  ...but even if they weren't, the air passing through the combustion chambers would not be losing much of it's oxygen (if it...
• Re: Head gasket sealant
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 06:04:34 EST
  ...No need to use it on the metal combustion chamber gaskets. I always smear a light coating of the Permatex Copper sealant on all...
• Re: Head gasket sealant
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 06:04:34 EST
  ...No need to use it on the metal combustion chamber gaskets. I always smear a light coating of the Permatex Copper sealant on all...
• Re: Why do I smell gas?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 25 Jul 2001 22:20:59 -0400
  ...after shutoff was causing the injectors to leak fuel into the combustion chambers .... thus flooding. If I shut it off and restarted it right...
• Re: Corroding spark plugs in WBoxer
  Historical mailing list - Carlen, Gregg
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 15:07:49 -0400
  ...If you're not seeing it dripping on the ground, it must be going into the combustion chamber. Not a good thing. I would...
• Re: SOLUTION - Refrigerator did cool, but no more!
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 5 Jul 2007 18:19:43 -0700
  ...I focused on the gas nozzle and the > combustion chamber, suspicious that possibly the flame was lower than it > should've been. The previous...
• Fridge exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 08:47:33 -0700
  ...Could I just be burning up cobwebs? The inside of the combustion chamber was clean, so I can't imagine there is that much...
• Re: Comment on 2.1 WBx vs. 2.2 Sub vs. Tiico (Fuel Efficiency)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 21:21:08 EST
  ...a Brake Mean Effective Pressure was competitive with the others (same combustion chamber efficiency and similar pumping losses. Fuel efficiency is yet another matter...
• Re: Frig fan
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 8 Aug 2014 07:47:05 -0700
  ...If you hear that, you know you are getting gas in the chamber. >> >> Absolutely the best mod for monitoring the flame in the chamber...
• Re: Fuel additives...Friday
  Historical mailing list - Eckie Prater
  Fri, 5 Feb 1999 18:31:23 -0600
  ...of it to break up gunk on the valves/in the combustion >chamber. Once I got this water-cooled, FI, bastardized VW, though, it...
• Re: re diesel injection pumps
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 3 Apr 2005 18:29:35 -0700
  ...The latter gives much better thermal efficiency simply because there is less surface area in the combustion chamber to absorb and dissipate the heat...
• Re: water injection
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 18:53:07 -0500
  ...injection when he let > water leak > via his headgaskets into the combustion chamber. Al Knoll, well he > Knolls it > all. He must Knoll something...
• =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3a_I=e2=80=99m_leaving_the_Dometic_propane_brotherhood?=
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Fri, 17 Sep 2021 17:33:07 -0700
  ...But the recent combustion chamber clog , repeated ( no doubt contaminated propane ) clogging. And I don’t want to pull the fridge while camping again...
• Re: LEDs
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 25 Nov 1994 13:19:43 -0800 (PST)
  ...a thermocouple thing which is in the the region of the combustion chamber. > Also wrt LEDS, I took apart the panel and found the...
• Re: too much propane?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 21:19:59 -0500
  ...It's a Plexiglas rod looking at a little glass window in the combustion chamber. > I will see if I am >still getting a...
• Re: Replacing coolant level sensor?
  Historical mailing list - shawn luft
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 06:51:16 -0400
  ...good news is that the coolant appears to be avoiding the > combustion chambers... ;-) > > Shawn Wright > http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright > { This message sent...