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Subject:Re: fridge problems
From:neil
Date:Sun, 11 Feb 2007 19:45:19 -0800

Good to hear.

If you undid drain cover make sure you put it back on.

Cheer,s

Neil.

On 2/11/07, Nathaniel Poole <myth.wright@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey Neil,
>
> I think I got lucky with this fridge. With all the posts aboutr\
> puffing and blowing and vacuuming and cleaning, I got a little scared.
> But this fridge is excellant. Maybe it hasn't been used much, but my
> temp probe says -2.7 degrees C, and it starts with a few air pumps and
> one or two clicks. Easy as cake. I just didn't know about the air
> pump.
>
> Nathaniel
>
> On 2/11/07, neil <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Nathan.
> >
> > As has been said, cleaning out combustion chamber will help. Even if
> > you're getting gas to burner, it may not ignite if little or no oxygen
> > is getting in there. Mine was not firing, so here's what I did.
> >
> > Took out refer, cleaned out combustion chamber, drain tube, cleaned up
> > burner (w/fine emery. to help spark ground) checked to see if jet was
> > clear, smae with exhaust/intake and put er' back together. Once I
> > fixed connection to piezo, it fired up fine.
> >
> > You can bench test refer on LP with BBQ tank, assuming tank has the
> > standard reg/hose.
> >
> > I have a more detailed article of what I did and can find it if you
> > need it. I may also have a link to the manual somewhere too.......
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Neil.
> >
> >
> > On 2/9/07, Nathaniel Poole <myth.wright@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hey all (most wondrous oracle of VW knowledge and wisdom), I can't get
> > > my dometic fridge to run on propane. The electric system works fine, I
> > > have plenty of gas, I have spark I can see through the little sight
> > > glass.
> > > I notice there is a kind of pin in the front lower left of the fridge
> > > with a little chain on it. Am I supposed to do something with this?
> > > The fridge instructions don't say anything.
> > >
> > > Nathaniel
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.
> >
> > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
> >
>

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Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.

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