This amber light you speak of - mine doesn't have such a thing.  I
have an 85.  Yours is newer?

Also, any difference between US and Canadian fridges?

Thanks
Jeff

On 5-Oct-08, at 2:45 PM, Stu Schwartz wrote:

> BTW.. I have checked "Reefer Madness" - great article...doesn't
> necessarily help yet....I also checked the archives and vanagon.com...
>
> Can't get it to light on propane...with a catch.
> Symptoms...
>
> 1.  Refrigerator works on AC
> 2.  Don't know about battery/DC
> 3.  When following the starting instructions...there is one
> instruction that says the amber light will blink when you turn on
> the gas button.  Mine doesn't blink, it
> comes on and stays on.  BTW...it used to blink a couple of years
> ago.  Since then I had an electrical problem and the RV place
> "fixed" the electric
> problem...possibly causing this problem.  Also, the fridge didn't
> work with propane before this electrical problme either.
>
> I plan on executing the following before removing the fridge ( have
> already done 1 and 2, however):
>
> 1. Try wildly pumping the air supply pump at least 30 times before
> pressing
> the button that supplies LP gas to the refrigerator. This will
> ensure there
> is oxygen there for ignition when the refrigerator needs it. If you
> press the
> LP gas supply button too soon the LP Gas can push away Oxygen that
> you need
> for ignition to occur.
>
> 2. Try alternatively pushing the air supply pump/ignite plunger
> (far left) in
> all the way over and over again as you press the gas supply button.
> Each time
> the plunger goes all the way in you can hear a noise as it sends a
> spark into
> the combustion chamber. Who knows, one of the sparks might light.
>
> 3. Try breathing or pushing air into the little metal drainage tube
> that
> comes underneath the refrigerator to its front left bottom.
> Alternatively,
> try sucking air out of this metal tube, into your mouth, and then
> push the
> air from your mouth without inhaling any of it. (You will usually
> notice
> smoke was in there, which was preventing ignition.) This tube is
> capped by a
> little screw on metal plug on the end of a tiny chain, which you
> unscrew.
> Blowing air into this little tube may disturb debris in the combustion
> chamber which is impeding proper operation. It will also cause
> Oxygen to
> enter the chamber to make combustion work better. When you're done,
> screw the
> little cap back on this little pipe to avoid problems with water
> draining
> onto the floor, or the flame blowing out while you drive.
>
> I have a Bently manual which shows how to remove the fridge
> starting with section 76.24.
> Any parts to be worried about that I need to be extra careful with?
> Are there any tools I should have beyond a standard set of
> screwdrivers, socket wrenches, etc?
> How long should it take me given that I am not very handy and I
> have never worked on this before?
> Should I get help or can one person do it?
> Obviously the blue light cannot be seen easily inside the fridge,
> but can I depend on the monitor light on the front panel of the
> cabinet (under the water
> levels) to tell the true story...i.e if it's lit then the fridge is
> working on propane? (under the water level)
>
> I live in the Denver area...do any of you local  folks want to help
> with the fridge?  :)  I'll set up a day for the work and we can
> work it out together?  Even if
> you are a novice, I wouldn't mind...2 heads, etc.
>
> --peace--
>     stu