Yes. I agree that the angle is related to the safe and longivity of the
heat absorption cooling system so you don't over heat the refrigerent
and boil them into solid. The angle is the function of the plumbing
design of the specific fridge.

I won't argue that may be some reduction in efficiency of the fridge at
the extreme of this angles but I suspect very slight.

- Vince

http://gipsyflies.home.comcast.net
1989 Vanagon GL Camper
1993 Mazda Miata (for sale)
1996 Land Rover Discovery
2005 Mini Cooper S

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Markus Mumper
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 2:01 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: fridge wont stay lit

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.jp
> g
>
> Other photos are there too.  M
>
>
>
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