The +/- 8 degrees has nothing to do with the burner flame and everything to do
with the circulation of the refrigerating agent (I think it might be
chlorine???) within the refrigerator's system. 

AFAIK the +/- 8 degrees also applies to all axis, front to back and side to
side.

Markus
'87 Westy

------ Original Message ------

> On the surface this may seems to be the case. Sure, if you open the
> burnner assembly the flame will tilt 8 degrees due to gravity. However
> when the burner is assembled the combustion air circulation design of
> the burner assembly will be such that the airstream will direct the
> flame to the flue pipe.
> 
> Did you take the photo with the burner assembly assembled and the flue
> pipe connected?
> 
> 
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Malcolm Stebbins
> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 12:40 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: fridge wont stay lit
> 
> 
> --- Vince S <gipsyflies@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
> 
> > The Vanagon's  Camper Supplement manual actually specifies +/-8
> > degrees.
> 
> To view the fridge flame and 'see' the +/- 8 degrees, try:
> 
> http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mwstebbins/detail?.dir=8e60&.dnm=aac5.jpg
> 
> Other photos are there too.  M
> 
> 
> 
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