A shameless plug for www.vanagon.com but...

There are some good articles located at www.vanagon.com/info/articles  that
are specific to fridge operation.  In particular, Derek Drew's "Refrigerator
Madness" article goes through a pretty thorough explanation of possible
problems and their fixes.

There is also a copy of the RM 182B owners manual located on the main
articles page.

PS - I think David B. is on the right track - it sounds combustion-related
to me.  If there was an electrical (i.e. thermostat) failure, I believe that
the "Flame Failure Safety Valve" would prevent the pilot from lighting.

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf Of
Holm
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 5:50 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Troubleshooting 'Frig Cooling Problem

Here's the situation:
Dometic 'Frig in 84 Westy works on electric. Within 2 hours of connecting to
electric the temp was down to 35 degrees (temp outside was in the 60s); I
was unable to determine whether the fan kicked on.
Fired up the propane (I always need to try two different times to get it
going - maybe a magic wand would help!) - after 2, 4, 6 hours the
temperature remained the same: 65 degrees. Apparently the propane is on
because 1) the LED panel green light is lite and 2) the observation tube in
'frig shows a blue flame.

We are prepared to remove the unit (did this two years ago and found some
some crud, but not a lot), but would really appreciate any clues as to what
we should be looking for - or replacing. The 'frig has worked like a charm
in the past - cooling even warm cans of beer on hot days (although obviously
not very quickly).

Has anyone had a similiar situation? What did you replace/reconfigure? I
have printed out the service manual and have stored numerous emails about
fans, etc.

Thanks in advance!!
V & M Holm
Menomonie, WI
84 Westy

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