Richard:

I have found that if you "warm up" the fridge using 110 for a few hours, it
will usually light right up on gas.  If not, there is likely a problem with
the gas system.

I found dramatic improvements by pulling out my fridge last year, burping
it, and cleaning out all the combustion chambers, orifices, and other parts.
(There were roasted husks of dead bugs in my combustion chamber)

Good luck

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA

----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Golen <rgolen@UMASSD.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 4:34 PM
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