I know that mine is installed correctly. Sometimes it runs on propane
all day on the highway. Sometimes if blows out driving a short
distance. It's not worth keeping up with whether it's lit or not, just
put in a battery relay and don't worry about 12v until you stop. If it
won't stay lit when you're parked, that's a different story.

Jim

On Jun 11, 2004, at 11:31 PM, Craig Oda wrote:

> So, I've taken my fridge exhaust vent off for the 2nd time because my
> van is still blowing out over 55mph and it's getting a little bit of a
> hassle to put ice in the fridge or flip to battery when I drive.  I
> want to turn on the propane and forget about it.
>
> here's a picture of my vent with all the plates and rubber off.
>
> http://oda.bz/~craigoda/vanagon/img/van-fridge-exhaust.jpg
>
> Where does the air leak in that is blowing out the flame?
>
> I'm assuming the exhaust pipe is the taller tube.  I put a copious
> amount of blue silicon sealant around that and tried to seal it up.  I
> also put a lot of sealant around the edge of the tear-drop oval.
> Does this oval have to be airtight?  I took a file and made it
> completely smooth then put the silicon around the edge.  put the black
> rubber gasket over that, base metal plate, then screwed it in.  I did
> not put any sealant between the black rubber gasket and the body of
> the van.  Should I?
>
> There is a roundish metal plate that fits betweeen the outer pie-pan
> cover and the exhaust pipe.  There's a hole in the center of the plate
> that aligns with the exhaust pipe.  it's just kind of hanging in the
> wind in the middle.  Do I have to have this flat metal plate air-tight
> against the exhaust pipe?  The plate was bent a bit, so I took a
> hammer and straightened it.  However, even after straigthening, it
> does not appear to be completely flush with the exhaust pipe.  It
> jiggles around a bit.  Is this the source of my problem?  I've got it
> gooped up with silicon now and am going to wait for the silicon to dry
> and try it out tomorrow.
>
> What should I try next?  There's some hoses that the exhaust and
> intake pipes connect to.  Do these develop air leaks?
>