I fired up the fridge in my 84 Westy today using propane.

It took a bit of effort to get it going, but thanks to the tech articles at
vanagon.com I was able to 
start it without too much aggrevation.

After it was lit for about 10 minutes I noticed a faint "burning rubber
smell", very similar to the 
smell when you burn the insulation off of electrical cord with a soldering
iron.

Is this normal for a fridge that hasn't been used for at least a year?  Or
is something wrong inside 
that needs attention?  

Note, the propane in the tank is at least a year old also.

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