I did not mean to suggest that food be placed immediately into the fridge upon
lighting it in propane mode. I only meant to suggest an alternate method of
starting in propane mode. One should still allow the fridge to cool down to an
adequate
temp before storing with food.

Roy Olynick
'87 VW Westfalia GL (For Sale)
'91 Honda Civic SE
'01 Honda Civic LX-G
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey Earl" <jefferrata@yahoo.com>
To: <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
Cc: <rrh@AUTOBAHN.MB.CA>
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 1:41 PM
Subject: How can I get the stove/fridge to work 1st time user HELP PLEASE

| Even if the fridge starts 'working' immediately on 12V
| or propane, it can still take a while to get truly
| cold, especially during the summer camping season. I
| sure wouldn't want to stuff a lukewarm fridge fulla
| food (even cold food) and then hit the road, expecting
| the 12VDC to quickly get the system down to proper
| refrigeration temps.
|