On 5/25/05 11:31 AM, "Dusty Edwards" <dusty.edwards@MAC.COM> wrote:

> that would be nice, however, i don't think that it would be very successful
> since the fridge usually takes (atleast) a little elbow grease to get going on
> LP.
>

In his case he was talking just the opposite.. To have it switch to elect
automatically if the engine was started.

I have found that almost all westy that the fridge would not stay on usually
had had the vent stacks worked on or had the fridge out and worked on.
Those vents are very critical for pressure equalization of the little
chamber the flame is in.  that flame is so small that almost any breeze will
blow it out.  The system is designed to have equal pressure on the in and
out tubes at the vent.

However I am one that never left the fridge running on propane on any of my
systems while traveling.  I have seen way to many disasters.  And most of
them at the local gas station.  I was about a half mile down the road from
one I had just left and saw the station pump area go up behind me.  Turned
around to go back and got there in only about 3 minutes to get back and that
was all it took to turn a small/medium camper to ashes.  Nobody was inside
at the time.  Saw it on the news that evening and a pic showed the inspector
pointing at the blast marks of the flame start in the fridge pilot area.
And then at a sign telling everyone to make sure all pilot light and flame
devices were extinguished before fueling.
Jimt