Um, it was the puff of smoke while I was troubleshooting the igniter.  Oops.
Continuity across the charred spot was 0.  Ok, so I have a ways to go before
I get that electricians license I wanted for Christmas.  :)

Thanks for any help,

Skip Emmert-Keaton
1980 Westy <Ziegelstein>

-----Original Message-----
From: Christensen [mailto:populuxe@qwics.com]
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 8:09 PM
To: Skip Emmert-Keaton; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Suburban Heater Thermostat

Skip,
How do you know the thermostat is bad?
have you checked for continuity?
The mechanism is probably bi-metal and has magnetic contact "points" and can
be adjusted.
Very simple.
Had one in my 74 sportsmobile.

Chris CO

> My '80 Westy has a Suburban accessory heater installed.  It has a small
> thermostat mounted on a cabinet, but the thermostat is bad.  It looks like
> any inexpensive household thermostat, but has the Suburban logo on it.  Is
> this a special 12v item or can I replace it with 'any inexpensive
household
> thermostat'?
>
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> Skip Emmert-Keaton
> 1980 Westy <Ziegelstein>
>
>