Good to hear from the man who knows.

I admit that I haven't inspected the refrigerant plumbing arrangement of
the critical section in question.

- 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 Dennis Haynes
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 4:04 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: fridge wont stay lit

Side to side does not effect the gravity flow of the solution or the
rise of the vapors. Front/rear angle does and if you can chose, front
should be higher.

Dennis

----- Original Message -----
From: Richard A Jones <jones@COLORADO.EDU>
Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 6:41 pm
Subject: Re: fridge wont stay lit

> > The Vanagon's  Camper Supplement manual actually specifies +/-8
> degrees.> This is a huge range and one should not need a bubble level
> to check it.
> > If the slop of your Westy is uncomfortable to cook (like your
> frying pan
> > is sliding off the stove) inside the Westy you are probably approach

> > this angle. Please note that this is the fore/aft angle, not
> side to
> > side.
>
> Why not side-to-side?  My manual uses the word "gradient" which COULD
> be interpreted to mean fore-and-aft, but could also just
> be some German VW tech writer meaning "angle"....   More specific
> the manual is not--mine is '87.  Is your different for '89?
>
> You are right that 8 degrees is a lot.  Parking in front of my house
> seemed very tilted to me and when I measured, it turned out to be
> "only" 5 degrees.
>
>                                Richard A Jones
>                                Boulder, Colorado
>