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• Re: Dometic Fridge experts: help!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 23 May 2002 07:17:42 EDT
  ...Gasket at body, cracked intake or exhaust pipe, combustion chamber, etc. Cheers�� Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/BusFusion...
• Re: Heads why do they go bad?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Mar 1996 14:32:30 -0500
  ...Don't confuse this coolant gasket with an entirely different seal that is used between the head and the combustion chamber. Jim Davis 87...
• Re: why no ridge in waterboxer cylinders?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 10 Jul 1998 22:21:39 EDT
  Maybe because of the type of combustion chamber, which resides INSIDE the piston itself. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC> On Fri...
• Re: Plugs...The best plugs around
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Tue, 26 May 1998 02:02:56 EDT
  ...the the extra few millimetres that the plug protrudes into the combustion chamber was too much and the electrode was coming in contact with...
• Fw: Lighting the fridge-the E-Z way
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Fri, 15 Aug 2003 21:38:29 -0500
  ...Whatever tool or gadget you prefer, the supporting theory is the same....get more air into the fridge's combustion chamber. Roy Olynick '87...
• Re: Coolant Leak
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 14:38:16 +1000
  ...is an internal leak.Coolant could be weeping directly into the combustion chamber and whilst this is a longer shot it is indeed possible...
• Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:36:57 -0500
  ...injector causing damage in a combustion chamber. >They depend on the condition of the engine itself to create >combustion........if that gets a little...
• Re: Fridge again....
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 5 Oct 2008 18:14:45 -0500
  ...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: Westy fridge combustion chamber gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 22:37:46 -0500
  ...Westy fridge combustion chamber gasket replacement Mr.Wilder, Please develop on how you came up with the erroneous 220 degree (?) figure on a truck...
• refrigerator renovation
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sat, 17 Jun 2017 19:48:34 -0700
  I am looking for someone who can pull the refrigerator from my 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile, renovate it including combustion chamber, get it...
• Re: Spark Plugs -Tri Electrode / Factory Alloy (just one) wanted
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 11 May 97 00:32:42 CDT
  ...they are a tiny bit longer, but do not interfere with anything in the combustion chamber. so far, i'm very happy with them...
• Re: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:11:16 -0700
  ...It injects nothing into the combustion chamber or intake. Called a "commencement of injection valve" in many other documents. Used as a cold starting...
• Re: Water in the exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Mon, 24 May 1999 10:35:03 -0700
  ...I have read about the head gasket problem and > >am afraid that coolant is getting into a combustion chamber around one of > >the o...
• Re: Compression Question
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 07:13:31 -0400
  ...has fallen into disfavor of late as any sort of fuel/combustion additive/detergent. Apparently the refiner/producers now add "friction enhancers" to the...
• high nox
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 9 Feb 2004 09:09:31 -0800
  ...From what I understand we have no egr valve or exhaust recirculation to cool our combustion chambers. I have farly low compression so what...
• Re: AC Compressor to inflate tires, etc?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 17:11:20 -0500
  ...wrote: > What's the likely hood, of hot flaming gasses (your combustion chamber) > coming thru the hose and causing a fire else where, or...
• Re: Dometic question. (yes did search archives.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 27 Jun 2006 03:25:46 -0400
  ...Here are a few things I have done: > > > - removed fridge and cleaned all fins > -cleaned combustion chamber and gas jet > - turned the fridge upside...
• Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 18:39:23 -0000
  ...of the size of the primary flame front in the combustion chamber. Chamber design requires a specific size and placement of the initial flame...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 11 Jun 2004 - Special issue (#2004-549)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 16:50:46 -0800
  ...By having the electrodes aimed correctly in the combustion chamber you will get equal power from each cylinder, so the theory goes anyway, I...
• Dometic fridge works out of the van, but not in it.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 1 Aug 2011 15:02:36 -0400
  ...I have cleaned a bit of accumulated dust from the combustion chamber and blown compressed air through the fridge intake/exhaust tubing. Does yellow...
• Re: spark plug orientation affects performance?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 21:02:37 +0000
  ...I imagine the combustion chamber has to be designed for this, though. I'm not sure of the main reason for this, altough I...
• Re: Antifreeze in combustion chamber...
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 28 Nov 1999 01:14:10 -0500
  My guess is there was anti-freeze in the exhaust from before the headjob. Drive it a little more and make sure of the...
• Re: Ceramic coated heads?
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 12:49:48 -0500
  ...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: black smoke + more
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 2 Sep 2001 16:07:55 -0500
  ...the tailpipe. > > Now, I thought black smoke meant oil in the combustion chamber, is that > right? > > My only other ideas on the hesitation are...
• Trickle Charger (follow up 182 Amps)
  Historical mailing list - David Johnson
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 08:10:04 -0600
  ...so will probably have to pull it and clean out the combustion chamber and try again. So, with that out of the question, I...
• Re: Refrigerator elimination thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Tue, 26 Jun 2018 11:24:15 -0400
  ...I had to clean rust out of the combustion chamber once. It can be a pain to start it on gas if it's...
• Re: what to do when you have the fridge out?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 2 Mar 2009 14:09:12 -0800
  ...Definately clean out the combustion chamber, but be aware that the > gasket is no longer available from Dometic, so exercise care in separating > the...
• Re: Aux. heater questions.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Oct 94 9:47:55 PDT
  ...I took the whole thing appart yesterday, > and there don't seem to be any leaks in the combustion chamber, so the only > thing...
• Re: Fridge update
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 12:10:24 -0700
  ...Fridge update So, the latest news from Dometic was that I can't get the 29" electrode for the combustion chamber as it has...
• Re: maplite & heater Q
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Re: maplite & heater Q
  Fri, 6 Oct 1995 02:23:56 -0400
  ...These heaters are all over 20 years old and the combustion chambers all outdated 10 years ago. Careless mechanics have turned many a 1973...
• Re: black smoke pouring out exhaust?!?!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 18 Feb 95 16:14:12 CST
  ...happen like this-boom then lots of >oil pouring in the combustion chamber. i'd bet on a valve spring collapse or a broken...
• Re: True cost of AMC heads for 1.9L and 2.1L: bare for $240 to$216!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 23:13:17 -0600
  ...It's purpose is to aid in the dissipation of heat from that portion of the valve that is in the combustion chamber (valve...
• Re: Best source of parts for a rebuild
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:28:21 -0700
  ...Which > means ..........they must compromise on the combustion chamber volume. > I believe, that if you increase the bore of any engine...........and no > other...
• Re: fridge wont stay lit
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 17:49:45 -0700
  ...to force air through the drain tube to clean out the combustion > chamber a bit. ....... > I haven't taken the fridge out, but it...
• Re: dometic fridge
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 09:58:01 -0400
  ...If you clean up the combustion chamber, clean out the air inlet pipe and exhaust pipe and blow out the drain pipe then chances...
• Re: How to equalize head volume?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 19:10:43 EDT
  ...not terribly pleased with the closeness of the volumes of the >combustion chambers on my rebuilt heads -- 52cc to 57cc -- so I'm >thinking...
• Re: ugh!! fridge still blowing out!!FOLLOWUP RESULTS
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Wed, 9 Jun 2004 06:21:24 +0000
  ...After >>cleaning the combustion chamber, orifice and sealing >>everything off properly it now works great. I even figured >>out the theory of the lighting...
• Re: Fuel Injection Cleaner
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Fri, 10 Feb 1995 16:25:36 -0800
  ...The > cylinder walls are lubricated by oil splashing and spraying on them > and at the same time (almost) they are exposed to combustion chamber...
• Re: Overheating, smoking, rough running
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:40:24 -0500
  ...Water is getting into the combustion chamber somehow. I'm going to pull the plugs tomorrow and take a look. Jim On 10/23...
• Re: MYT (Massive Yet Tiny) Engine
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 6 Feb 2010 12:47:39 -0800
  ...The wankel is already a > headache, and it doesn't have a multidimensionally convoluted combustion > chamber seal. I'm a skeptic at heart in...
• Re: Today's odd repair
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 6 Sep 2008 16:58:06 -0500
  ...I assumed I burnt a bug or two in the combustion chamber? What's the best way to clean? Take apart the flue and...
• Re: Thermostat for Dometic Fridge (fan), where to find?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 09:40:23 -0700
  ...If my memory serves > correct, there is a solid > wire from the combustion chamber to the mechanical thermostat > which conducts > heat from the flame...
• Re: Fw: Fridge Propane Mode No Start
  Historical mailing list - Tom Smith
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 18:33:10 EDT
  ...I've pulled the fridge a number of times for general maintenance and cleaning, replaced the combustion chamber gasket, cleaned the orifice using alcohol...
• Re: Fridge Section? do i need to make one?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 16 May 2005 15:00:34 -0400
  ...Anyone know of a source for the igniter on the fridge combustion chamber? I think the insulation on mine is damaged and sparking to...
• Re: 1.9L exhaust smoke after sitting for 30 days
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:06:54 -0600
  ...for a small amount of motor oil to leak into the combustion chamber or onto an exhaust valve resulting in the smoke you saw...
• Re: Running on Tap Water
  Historical mailing list - Various
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 15:58:04 -0300
  ...injecting a small amount of water (finely atomized) into the hot combustion chamber, just after ignition. The theory, as explained, was that the thermal...
• Re: SeaFoam
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 25 Jul 2003 01:26:32 EDT
  ...Chemistry (and especially internal combustion chamber chemical dynamics) is both fun and interesting! Frank Grunthaner
• Re: The transitional engine...no more corrosion?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 May 1996 10:50:58 -0800
  ...I am doing the combustion chambers(they are masking where the cylinders seal)the valves, and the exhaust ports(with the hard shiny black...
• Re: Dometic condensation drain
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 16:33:39 -0400
  ...This would create turbulence in the combustion chamber and can very likely cause the pilot/flame to be blown out. The combustion intake & exhaust...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Lighting Problems
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Sun, 5 Apr 1998 09:15:57 8
  ...Dometic Fridge Lighting Problems > Here's my situation: > > I open the valve, hold in the override button, pump air through the > combustion chamber, and...
• Re: port matching intake manifolds to heads
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:14:38 -0500
  ...list about the different combustion chambers shapes I have also modified a pair of 1.9 heads so the chamber shape goes out to...
• Re: question before I remove the fridge
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 18 May 2005 19:35:33 -0400
  ...But since you have to pull the fridge to work on it, you might take the time to clean the combustion chamber too. On...
• Re: Another trip report
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 7 Jul 2015 09:20:53 -0700
  ...Usually... ;) In fits of desperation, I've even used that piece of hose to prime the Dometic combustion chamber via the drain tube. Neil...
• Re: Anyone Tried the Pulstar Spark Plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 20 Feb 2011 09:48:45 -0800
  Its not the spark plugs holding the WBX back, its the combustion chambers! Replace with Subaru parts and you'll get quite a bit...
• Fwd: Questions about Gas Heater from 82 Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 12:59:27 EST
  ...The control system is different, but the burn chamber, heat exchanger glow/spark plug, combustion blower, flame switch, air recalculation blower, fuel pump-they...
• Fwd: Questions about Gas Heater from 82 Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 12:59:27 EST
  ...The control system is different, but the burn chamber, heat exchanger glow/spark plug, combustion blower, flame switch, air recalculation blower, fuel pump-they...
• Re: A Comment on TDi Engine rpm vs. Longevity and Economy
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:31:31 EST
  ...as you lower the engine speed increasing the > torque load, chamber pressures, and combustion temps, you are also > increasing the production of NOx. NOx...
• Re: Engine swappers: How low can your engine go and keep you going?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 23:49:27 EST
  ...the head (actually the entire face of the head including the combustion chamber) to serve as a barrier to the pressure corrosion where the...
• Re: Fridge maintenance
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 10:49:12 -0700
  ...I used Hi Temp RV sealant to make gasket for combustion chamber. It has no leaks. I also added some to gaskets on intake...
• For WBX Owners with Suspected Head Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 16:10:44 EST
  ...Tapered nose on the test chamber fits the radiator neck of most gasoline, diesel and LPG powered engines. Included Blue test fluid turns yellow...