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Subject:Re: Fridge pilot going out
From:neil N
Date:Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:10:22 -0700

I'm NOT saying you should drive with your fridge on propane but....

Some theories I have read that  *might* be the cause of flame going
out when driving:

leak on combustion chamber, which includes intake gasket
leak due to crack on intake bellow pipe
sensor in combustion chamber malfunctioning (but of course that would
likely show up even when not driving)

other thoughts I've dreamed up or read of:

flue (at exterior of van)  incorrectly assembled
really strong crosswinds

Unless you have a leak somewhere that you should fix, I'd say run it
on 12V while driving an enjoy!

Neil.

--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.

http://web.mac.com/tubaneil

On 7/23/07, Gilles Turmel <gilles.turmel@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Hi,
> My fridge pilot is going out when driving.  Otherwise the fridge runs
> very well on propane.  Any idea why?
> Best regards.
> Gilles Turmel
>