

| Subject: | Re: stupid refig. question-newbie on the frig |
| From: | mark drillock |
| Date: | Mon, 2 May 2005 15:26:11 -0700 |
You pulled the SAME fridge 20 times? I'm sure I have pulled a Westy fridge at least 20 times too but on at least 15 different Westys. There are several things that commonly happen to keep the Westy fridge from working well on propane. The plugged jet is a ways down the list. Blockage in one or both of the flues is common. Bad pressure regulator is common. Piles of debris filling the burn chamber is common. A small worm or other type creature may crawl down the flue and build a cocoon in the burner tube where you can't see it even after opening the chamber. Seen that a few times. The small burner tube must be pulled to check this. As for the jet, brake cleaner sprayed through the jet works for me. It has a truly tiny hole so it may seem blocked when it is not. Do NOT push anything into the hole itself. There is another list of causes for failure to cool well on 12 volts but since no one ever asks, they probably don't even realize it isn't working right. Mark Roger Sisler wrote: >It is difficult to see the pilot light unless it is dark outside.As for >what may be wrong-repair manuels say to use rubbing alcohol to clean the >orifice.I never have been successful doing this by just soaking the chunk >of metal.What has been suyuccessful 100%of the time is hooking a syringe >(big enouge to make you faint)to the orifice with hose clamps and a hose. >Inject alcohol through the orifice till yoou get tired of doing this.Works >every time.Not only that , but this is the only repair that I have found >the refrig to need anyway-ever(besides that stupid fan).I have had my frig >out 20 times and have determined this the hard way. > > >
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