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• Fw: How can I get the stove/fridge to work 1st time user HELP PLEASE
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 12:28:08 -0500
  ...I use a foot pump, connected to the fridge drain tube, to pump air into the fridge's combustion chamber while pressing the ignitor...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Electronic Ignition not working?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 18 Sep 2005 12:04:24 -0700
  ...fridge and clean the cumbustion chamber. > The refig was out just two weeks ago and the combustion chamber was cleaned (even though it really...
• Re: Dometic Intake & Exhaust Gaskets: Use Hi Temp RTV?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 19:18:29 -0700
  forgot to answer this part in your PM, I used high temp rtv and the gasket combined in combustion chamber. if using rtv alone...
• Re: Followup to fridge troubles--success!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 23 May 2015 08:49:40 -0700
  ...It looks very good > and was easy to install. > > I pulled the unit yesterday afternoon and cleaned the combustion chamber. > Something flew out of...
• Re: WHat is this for
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 11:28:43 -0700
  ...Any gas that leaked into the combustion chamber would be trapped, and that's not a good thing either. The EVCs with Norcolds don...
• Re: Re LED and lighting the fridge
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 07:23:28 -0700
  ...but some recommend using it to blow fresh air in and smoke out of the combustion chamber if it is not lighting or lighting...
• Re: dealer cost on coolant
  Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 09:59:02 -0400
  ...Good enough for the Porsche, good enough for the Thing, and it lubricates the pump better (and the combustion chamber if there is a...
• Re: Westy 3-Way Fridge Questions
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Sun, 20 Nov 1994 20:17:51 -0700 (MST)
  ...I did take the fridge out to service the combustion chamber (last night, actually). The thing kept going out. You will need to remove...
• Re: dometic replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 11 Sep 2021 19:26:25 -0700
  Dave, Many rvs have a separate chamber , box, vented outside , for propane combustion, heating and cooling. The vanagon a little different. Bit of a...
• Re: I found a "Mystery Switch" ...
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 24 May 2004 10:09:46 -0400
  ...The fire is all contained in a combustion chamber, the chamber is exhausted to the outside, and the combustion stops as soon as the...
• Re: Is it normal...
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:21:46 -0500
  ...Could this be due to excess oil burning through the combustion chambers (from whatever source)? Or is it just from running rich? Or?
• Fridge blows out while driving....
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 19 May 2009 20:54:13 -0400
  ...Today I pulled the fridge (again), cleaned out the combustion chamber, intake, and exhaust, installed a muffin fan on the inside, installed a bigger...
• Westy Fridge - Hard to start with propane
  Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
  Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:26:36 -0300
  ...I removed the unit and placed upside down and level for 24 hours, cleaned the units combustion chamber and so on. (Thanks to Frank...
• Re: Antifreeze in combustion chamber...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Nov 1999 14:48:09 EST
  ...partially out of the groove, allowing the coolant to enter the combustion chamber. The other possibility is that your head has a crack in...
• Re: Those pesky Dometics again....
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 17:56:49 -0400
  ...1) Both the air inlet pipe to the combustion chamber and the combustion exhaust pipe from the combustion chamber must be exactly the same...
• Re: Excessive Oil Usage
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Feb 1995 18:36:11 -0500
  ...If you've measured the compression, and found it to be acceptable, then the oil may be leaking into the combustion chamber via the...
• Re: TDI Eurovan
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Jun 1996 12:28:21 -0400
  ...The shape and position of the pre-combustion chamber has something to do with properly starting and controlling the diesel's combustion flame front...
• Re: Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 22:59:00 -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: Wheres Waldo (EGR or no EGR)
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Sat, 6 Dec 2003 14:23:04 -0800
  ...The exaust gas contains combustable hydrocarbons that weren't combusted the first time through the combustion chamber. When this extra "fuel" is not present...
• Re: Fixed Propane Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 04:19:05 -0700
  ...My van's fridge not lights on ONE click (at least with the combustion chamber apart). Malcolm __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy...
• Fridge sight glass
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 16:17:23 CST6CDT
  An improvement in the flame viewing ability can be made by cleaning the glass window in the combustion chamber and polishing the interior end...
• Fridge assistance requested
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Howard
  Thu, 26 Jul 2001 18:44:55 -0400
  ...I opened the little combustion chamber on the bottom of the fridge to check the spark. It's good. I turned the gas on...
• Re: Subject: Fuel octane
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 16:35:28 -0600
  ...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: fridge wont stay lit
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 14:49:38 -0700
  Are you sure you have propane in the tank that is flowing smoothly to the fridge combustion chamber? Turn the cook stove on and...
• Re: Bars Leak
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 10:18:38 -0800
  ...No, it won't seal up a combustion chamber/cooling jacket leak. BTDT. Jim Dave Vieira wrote: > Has anyone ever heard of Bars Leak...
• Re: Does The Fridg Fan Blow or Suck?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 21 Aug 2005 19:55:19 -0700
  ...I got pissed off and whipped the damn thing out and tore the combustion chamber apart. I had thought that the jet or chamber...
• Re: FI injectors test among other idems
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 07:37:03 EDT
  ...It then ran horribly rich as the gas was going through the breather to the combustion chambers. The plugs were always wet. Change the...
• Re: Fridge, keeps blowing out and backfires durring ignition
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:07:27 EDT
  ...Jay, if that fridge of yours keeps blowing out, the intake/exhaust/combustion chamber system is leaking somewhere. The backfire is due to flooding...
• Re: Heat handling design error help
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 18:41:52 -0400
  ...Most of the heat in the engine is produced at the combustion chambers and in a wasserboxer these chambers are surrounded by coolant. The...
• Re: Humidity and storage
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Wed, 1 Dec 2004 07:57:39 -0500
  ...the fluid into the combustion chamber disslodged from the spay valve and flew into one of the combustion chambers...after calming down I figured...
• Dometic Fridge Lighting Problems
  Historical mailing list - Morris Arthur
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 08:37:56 -0500
  ...I open the valve, hold in the override button, pump air through the combustion chamber, and spark: nothing. *But*, if the fridge is running...
• Re: Nitrogen Injection (was air scoops)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 16:55:35 -0500
  ...puts more oxygen into the combustion chamber than you could normally and makes more power. not just plain nitrogen(isn't nitrogen inert or...
• Dometic manual & HOW TO LIGHT THE REFRIGERATOR
  Historical mailing list - Geo. & Ellen Averill
  Sat, 19 Jul 1997 19:48:06 -0400
  ...The propane seems to linger in the chamber displacing the air. The combustion chamber is sealed from the inside of the bus. No air...
• Super Subaru Engines...
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 17:47:25 -0800
  ...DOHC, single or twin turbo, 4 valve, pent (combustion chamber) roof heads. Like new, low hours of test time, 5 main bearing - horizontally opposed...
• dead dometic
  Historical mailing list - Lanni
  Tue, 2 Aug 2011 09:44:10 -0700
  hello all, i'm feeling sad as our dometic fridge has been declared doa due to an enlarged gas jet in the combustion chamber...
• Westy wiring question...easy one
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:03:03 -0500
  ...When I took apart the combustion chamber, I found that previous service left a small screw dropped smack into the tube that comes out...
• Re: Fridge more sensitive to low pressure than cooktop?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 21:11:13 +0000
  ...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: Platinum Vapour Injection for fuel savings etc.?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 11:51:19 -0400
  At 22:36 6/12/2000, Sudhir Desai wrote: >why are there superchargers and turbochargers that >"excess air" to the combustion chamber and produce...
• Re: Dometic won't light troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:14:08 -0700
  ...So.......the moral of that story is to get fresh air into > the combustion chamber to get that propane to light up. And......by...
• higher octane needs
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 28 Dec 2001 07:58:05 -0800
  ...The increase in temperature is at its worst spot, The combustion chamber. So again, I question the merits of higher octane. If you feel...
• Re: Dometic woes
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:50:52 -0400
  Check for a leaking combustion chamber, with the Domeitic still installed. Leaky chamber causes hard staring and flame out when driving. Remove the chrome...
• Re: The transitional engine...
  Historical mailing list - Dirk Wright
  Thu, 23 May 1996 08:35:34 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Heat is absorbed in the combustion chamber and exhaust port by all three modes. Anodizing is conversion of the top layer of aluminum into...
• Re: '87 Westy boiling antifreeze
  Historical mailing list - Mike Garske
  Mon, 1 Jan 2001 19:28:32 -0600
  ...caused from a blown head gasket allowing hot gases from the combustion chamber to escape into the cooling system. This caused the coolant to...
• Re: Cutting tool question...cylinder head pocket
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Fri, 10 May 2013 22:26:52 -0500
  How about it Den, could you be a little more specific as to what you wish to accomplish? Cutting the combustion chambers or the...
• Re: Dometic question (combustion chamber seal)
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:17:11 -0300
  I was able to order a new OE gasket at RV World her in Fredericton. I think it was about $6. That cover plate...
• Dometic Fridge Overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Kenn Draymon
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 08:45:26 -0800
  ...I disassembled and cleaned the combustion chamber, which was filthy, and the "breather" tube protruding under the fridge; it was completely clogged with scaly...
• Re: Engine Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 08:58:40 -0500
  ...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: Dometic drain plug removal; 86 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Rich Durant
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 09:43:55 -0700
  ...The combustion chamber had a couple of bees, a wasp, a couple other bugs I didn't recognize, and about an eight of an...
• Re: Dometic fridge works out of the van, but not in it.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 5 Aug 2011 14:26:42 -0400
  ...start on propane? The warm exhaust will increase > airflow through the combustion chamber. > > Karl Wolz > > No, but I have considered that the inability to...
• Re: Calgary listees: any good mechanics recommended? Car's symptoms(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bonner
  Sun, 29 Jul 2001 11:32:13 -0600
  ...Her Toyota Sprinter Carib (4WD Corolla wagon) has a > coolant leak into a combustion chamber. > > Can anyone recommend a GOOD honest mechanic there? New...
• Re: westy fridge combustion chamber sealing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 20:45:27 -0500
  At 08:13 PM 12/15/2002, Edward Maglott wrote: >the screws helped some. So, how critical is it to have this perfectly >sealed...
• Re: 89 Camper - Smelly fridge
  Historical mailing list - Monty
  Wed, 14 Apr 2004 09:07:58 -0600
  ...monty Kim Brennan said: > Are you sure that you left the combustion chamber properly sealed? > There is a gasket there, that can age and...
• Re: fridge ques
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 19 May 2004 06:38:33 EDT
  ...BTW propane is full, combustion chamber is clean and tube from combustion chamber is not blocked Fridge does not need 12v power to run...
• Re: Westy fridge combustion chamber gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 21:09:09 -0700
  ...rubber gasket that seals the upper and lower parts of the > combustion > chamber. I have looked for some suitable material locally with no > luck...
• Fixed (Re: dometic pilot goes out when thermostat turned up)
  Historical mailing list - Andy Highland
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 21:19:01 -0700
  ...I pulled the fridge and checked the combustion chamber. There was a little bit of gunk and rust in there, but not very much...
• Re: Fridge blows out while driving....
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 19 May 2009 21:10:56 -0400
  At 08:54 PM 5/19/2009, craig cowan wrote: >combustion chamber, and to seal the flange where the exhaust exits the body. >Yet...
• Re: compression ratios
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 7 May 1999 01:28:41 +0200
  ...I believe the combustion chamber volume is identical. PerL 88 Syncro (112 hp)
• Re: gas in the oil
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:14:11 -0500
  ...one or more FI injectors is leaking overnight into the combustion chamber, a classic problem! have a GOOD mechanic do a fuel pressure test...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor / Full Throttle Switch
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Nov 94 16:11:59 EST
  ...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: 1.6 litre diesel heads - regular vs turbo-diesel
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Dec 96 15:35:29 EST
  meek@oanet.com (Gary Meek) Writes: > Since I cannot find a source of the damaged pre-combustion chamber >cap, I now must replace the...