It's always good to mention the van has to be level to operate the fridge,
otherwise permanent damage can occur to the fridge.

And one thing I discovered about seeing the little blue propane flame in the
tiny window at the back of the fridge- -  the sight angle is very low.
Like your head has to be about 10 inches off the floor in front of the open
fridge to see the flame.  If your just in front of it looking to see the
flame, if you're not pretty low you can't see it actually.
Scott 

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
neil N
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 10:12 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: How to operate Refrigerator?

There should be operation instructions for fridge on the door of fridge.

You got your stove working, so one can hope that LP is getting to your
fridge.

Test your fridge on AC first. Leave it for at least an hour to see if
cooling unit is cooling. If it is, then try the LP. They can be tricky
to light. I prime mine with air, then start using the ignitor as soon
as I depress the yellow button. This way the combustion chamber
doesn't flood as easily.

And of course, there's tons of info in the archives! --- :^)

Neil.

On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 9:49 AM, Slloth <slloth@comcast.net> wrote:
> My '84 came with a owners manual but it makes no mention of the "camper"
>  components. Was there a manual for the Westfalia? I think I have a
>  manual for a regular vanagon with out the fridge, sink stove. I have no
>  idea how to operate this stuff! I think I have the sink and stove down
>  but I have questions on the fridge and the propane tank.
>
>  --
>  '84 Westfalia Gasoline
>

--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"

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