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Re: Screwed cap at base of fridge
Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
Tue, 6 Oct 1998 10:52:25 -0400
This is the drain plug for the fridge combustion chamber. Only needs to be opened if you take your car through the wrong kind...
Refrigerator fan & Combustion chamber
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 5 Aug 2001 08:12:41 -0400
...Any reason not to do that? Combustion Chamber: I have read of cleaning the CC on the fridge, but am looking for some details...
Westy fridge combustion chamber gasket replacement
Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
Thu, 14 Oct 2004 22:49:02 -0300
...rubber gasket that seals the upper and lower parts of the combustion chamber. I have looked for some suitable material locally with no luck...
Re: question before I remove the fridge
Historical mailing list - Germain
Wed, 18 May 2005 18:05:12 -0400
Hi Harold Removing the fridge and cleaning the combustion chamber will help a lot. You might have some dust accumulated inside the combustion chamber...
Re: Fridge blowing out. Where to seal air leaks
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Mon, 14 Jun 2004 22:41:22 -0400
...Took combustion chamber apart, all seals looked good. Now it gets weird. I sealed up all the holes in the system except the actual...
Re: Engine Rebuild
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Tue, 13 Oct 1998 05:41:56 -0700
...I will then ceramic coat the pistons and combustion chamber to keep the heat in the combustion chamber. Also the head sealing surface will...
Re: Seems to be lots of vapor from the engine
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 6 Jul 2013 21:03:12 -0500
Looks like coolant is getting into the combustion chambers. Unless it was really cold when the video was made :-). mcneely ---- Todd Last <Rubatoguy@COMCAST...
Re: WHat is this for
Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
Tue, 3 Jun 2008 11:13:15 -0700
To get more fresh combustion air into the burn chamber, I use a rubber squeeze bulb from my camera kit. An ear irrigater will...
Re: Dometic won't light troubleshooting
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:57:16 EDT
...So.......the moral of that story is to get fresh air into the combustion chamber to get that propane to light up. And......by...
Re: Westy fridge combustion chamber gasket replacement
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Thu, 14 Oct 2004 22:36:53 -0700
...Westy fridge combustion chamber gasket replacement > I'm in the process of servicing & upgrading my fridge and need to replace > the rubber gasket that...
Re: Fridge pilot going out
Historical mailing list - neil N
Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:10:22 -0700
...leak on combustion chamber, which includes intake gasket leak due to crack on intake bellow pipe sensor in combustion chamber malfunctioning (but of course...
Re: Re LED and lighting the fridge
Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
Tue, 18 Apr 2000 08:26:51 -0500
...left of the fridge? It is to drain water from the combustion chamber. Water can get in through the exhaust stack. I have never...
2.1 L Leakdown Testing Question
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:53:09 -0500
I want to test my combustion chambers for percentage leak down and have a gauge tool on the way to accomplish that. My question...
Re: MYT (Massive Yet Tiny) Engine
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Fri, 5 Feb 2010 20:18:16 -0800
...The wankel is already a headache, and it doesn't have a multidimensionally convoluted combustion chamber seal. -- John Bange
Re: Dometic-Gas Lighting
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Mon, 26 Apr 1999 20:41:20 -0300
...After the "poof," the combustion chamber fills with exhaust gasses > without enough O2 for any subsequent combustion. At this point, pump 100 > times or...
Re: Westy fridge combustion chamber gasket replacement
Historical mailing list - Ryan London
Fri, 15 Oct 2004 07:08:58 -0400
I made my replacement from the red natural rubber gasket material sold on a roll at my local hardware store. It looked exactly like...
Re: Westy fridge combustion chamber gasket replacement
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Thu, 14 Oct 2004 22:06:18 -0500
Mr.Wilder, Please develop on how you came up with the erroneous 220 degree (?) figure on a truck inner tube. You had one baking...
Re: Oxygen Sensor / Full Throttle Switch
Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
Mon, 21 Nov 94 11:27:15 PST
...can be high combustion chamber temperatures. I think this is further complicated in that combustion temperature and the amount of combustion may be somewhat...
Re: AAZ diesel conversion
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Wed, 6 Jul 2011 17:00:47 -0400
...I am a little confused also by the statement "there is a direct connection from the combustion chamber to the air we breathe with...
SUMMARY: propane fridge not starting
Historical mailing list - Duclos Darie
Tue, 18 May 1999 08:51:38 +0200
...from the combustion chamber to the front (it has a screw-on metal cap) 7 - re-assemble it all My combustion chamber and tubes...
Re: Fridge more sensitive to low pressure than cooktop?
Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
Mon, 8 Jan 2007 10:53:32 -0800
...I pulled it out, cleaned out the combustion chamber, and found some gunk in the propane jet nozzle thingy. After reinstalling, the fridge seems...
Re: 82 vanagon runs on when the key is off
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Tue, 2 Jul 2002 21:27:03 -0400
Adam Carbon deposits in the combustion chamber get hot enough to ignite the gasoline vapor. Larry Vanagon man wrote: > What causes that sort of...
Re: white smoke?
Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
Wed, 13 Jun 2001 09:04:47 -0700
I thought that since diesel runs at no vacuum (compared to gasoline) the coolant does not even get sucked into the combustion chamber. On...
Re: Bosch or NGK plugs?
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Sat, 30 Jan 1999 13:49:27 EST
...It's also known that mixture properties vary by >location as the fuel/air mixture enters the combustion >chamber. Three-electrode plugs should address...
Re: fridge ques
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 17 May 2004 17:16:18 -0700
...BTW propane is full, combustion chamber > is clean and tube from combustion chamber is not blocked. > TIA > jason > 87 syncro westy project >
Re: Go Westy Fridge update kit
Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
Wed, 12 Sep 2007 02:51:02 -0400
...While the fridge was out of the van, I also cleaned the fresh air intake, flue, and combustion chamber, checked the flame with the...
Re: Excessive Oil Usage
Historical mailing list
Wed, 22 Feb 95 16:01:56 PST
...to be acceptable, then the >>oil may be leaking into the combustion chamber via the valve guides. >>Burning oil while still having good compression...
Re: How to test fridge propane fitting?
Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
Mon, 24 May 1999 22:04:47 PDT
...I cleaned out the combustion chamber, on the theory that it was a good idea even though the fridge ran OK on propane. There...
Re: Fridge blows out while driving....
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Tue, 19 May 2009 21:10:37 -0600
...Major flame combustion inside the "combustion chamber" with intake and exhaust vents. Page 6, Maintenance, b) Flame blows out. If trouble is encountered with...
Re: fridge combustion chamber--cruddy
Historical mailing list - neil
Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:12:33 -0700
...on your Westy fridge vent: > http://jones.colorado.edu/jones/VW/CombustionChamber.jpg > > Richard > Boulder > -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. http://web.mac...
Spring servicing...
Historical mailing list - christian krahforst
Tue, 19 Mar 1996 14:32:53 +0000
...Carbon deposited, #2 combustion chamber showing two cracks; between spark plug and intake valve (through the seat!) and a crack between the intake and...
Re: white smoke?
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Wed, 13 Jun 2001 08:39:52 -0500
...Does it clear up when it's hot? Also could be coolant burning in the combustion chamber due to leaking head seals. ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 74...
Re: Followup to fridge troubles--success!
Historical mailing list - - Bruce Todd
Fri, 22 May 2015 20:16:27 -0700
...I opened the combustion chamber and it had a good bit of black grit inside the burner itself, and some around the chamber. Cleaned...
Re: Dometic combustion chamber cleaning
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 17 Jun 1998 21:17:30 -0800
Hi George, The procedure for taking apart the chamber is self-evident (5/6 sheet metal screws). The discovery I made recently is that...
Re: Fixed Propane Fridge
Historical mailing list - Germain Gagnon
Fri, 29 Aug 2003 19:34:58 -0400
...Also, just > "hearing" gas does not mean that the combustion grill, > or air holes, are not partially blocked When I took > my combustion chamber...
Re: Dometic Refridge pilot lamp indicator not working!
Historical mailing list - W. Silva
Sat, 19 Sep 1998 08:27:44 -0400
...They figure that in our case, a little piece of rust has fallen from the combustion chamber and gotten into the sensor and is...
Re: AC Compressor to inflate tires, etc?
Historical mailing list - Dale Ward
Tue, 9 Jan 2007 06:39:42 EST
...What's the likely hood, of hot flaming gasses (your combustion chamber) coming thru the hose and causing a fire else where, or more...
Re: G60 in a Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Tue, 04 Jun 1996 19:36:52 -0500 (EST)
...one is to alter the cam timing, the other ways have to do with the desing of combustion chambers, ignition timing and mapping. Ric
Re: missing
Historical mailing list
Tue, 15 Jun 1999 22:23:03 EDT
The reason why lean engines run hotter is that the fuel vaporizing inside the combustion chamber has a cooling effect. So the more fuel...
Re: one last effort to get the temp control gauge under control
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:46:19 -0500
...Mechanic 101 :-) Head gasket failure (any vehicle)mean that coolant can leak outside OR/AND inside the combustion chamber. Head gasket job: to seal...
Webasto BBW46 parts
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Thu, 27 Jan 2000 14:02:57 -0500
...Specifically, I need the Combustion Air Blower. This is the device attached directly to the combustion chamber at the end of the heater. It...
Re: Trying to light fridge!
Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
Tue, 16 Apr 2002 13:46:47 -0500
If you confirm that gas is indeed reaching the combustion chamber, then it could be your system isn't getting enough air for combustion...
Re: 1.9 L WBX Heads on a 2.1L WBX
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Thu, 14 Oct 2004 07:00:23 -0400
I is doable but the intake ports and combustion chamber are smaller its a down grade in air flow and a boost in compression...
Re: WHat is this for
Historical mailing list - Rob
Tue, 3 Jun 2008 10:32:54 -0700
At 6/3/2008 10:22 AM, Tom Rowsell wrote: >...used to drain crud from the fridge combustion chamber, also good for >pumping air...
Re: Westy fridge combustion chamber gasket replacement
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 14 Oct 2004 21:17:42 -0500
...Westy fridge combustion chamber gasket replacement I'm in the process of servicing & upgrading my fridge and need to replace the rubber gasket that...
Fixed Propane Fridge
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Wed, 27 Aug 2003 13:23:54 -0700
...I have now taken the fridge out and cleaned out the dust from the fins and the crud from the combustion chamber. Put it...
Re: 2.1 L Leakdown Testing Question
Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:30:27 -0500
...Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@cfu.net>wrote: > I want to test my combustion chambers for percentage leak down and > have a gauge tool on the...
Ceramic coated heads?
Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
Sun, 28 Jan 2001 10:05:03 -0600
...like to replace the existing heads with heads that have coated combustion chambers and mating surfaces. The latter to prevent future corrosion and leakage...
Re: Have to redo heads every 30K miles after a rebuild?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Sun, 28 Jul 2013 10:49:02 -0700
...and usually until something happens....like external leaks out of the rubber outer gaskets, coolant consumption through the combustion chambers, or combustion getting into...
Mark Stephens engine for '66 bus
Historical mailing list
Wed, 13 Mar 1996 15:54:28 -0700
...Bill says that with their "unshrouded combustion chambers" they can run their street engines at compression ratios of 9:1 on 87 octane gasoline...
Re: Keeping the fridge lit thoughts, experiences.
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Wed, 14 Apr 2004 13:24:26 -0400
...Finally, you make have built up ash in the combustion chamber (as I did). It takes only a moment to unscrew the chamber with...
Re: Thinking swap? Engine options are only half the story...What about the t...
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Thu, 7 Sep 2000 16:10:53 EDT
...velocities traversing the chamber in a few hundred nanoseconds to microseconds depending on chamber geometry. The heat released by combustion then heats the surrounding...
higher temperature for higer octane,cleaning your wallet
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Thu, 27 Dec 2001 20:25:11 -0800
...Knock is the sound made when the fuel/air mixture in the engine�s combustion chambers ignites by itself (auto-ignition), either before the...
Re: How to bleed the cooling system???
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Sat, 18 Nov 2000 18:34:00 -0800
...system... > Any suggestions? hopefully your bubbles aren't coming from the combustion chamber :( try to bleed it again.... didn't notice you mention bleeding...
Re: Better Mileage Anyone? (without going ala Lilley)
Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
Sun, 27 Aug 2000 13:08:11 -0500
...This does not leave enough unburned fuel to cool things inside the combustion chamber. So the plug that gives you hotter heads may actually...
Re: Dometic woes
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 9 Aug 2007 14:51:10 -0700
Flame going out while driving could be a leaky combustion chamber. Was red seal in good shape when you re-assembled combustion chamber? i...
Re: Dometic question (combustion chamber seal)
Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:52:20 -0400
Regardign the inner tube, it needs to be from a transport tire as they are designed to handle high operating temperature. Do not use...
Re: Head Gaskets are Shot
Historical mailing list
Mon, 3 Feb 1997 16:09:46 PST
...Machining the sealing surface decreases the combustion chamber volume which increases the combustion ratio. How will this affect FI system? Both heads would have...
Re: fridge ques
Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
Mon, 17 May 2004 20:34:33 -0400
...BTW propane is full, combustion >chamber > > is clean and tube from combustion chamber is not blocked. > > TIA > > jason > > 87 syncro westy project > > _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop...
Re: Fixed Propane Fridge
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Fri, 29 Aug 2003 06:31:06 -0700
...Also, just �hearing� gas does not mean that the combustion grill, or air holes, are not partially blocked When I took my combustion chamber...