Well today I had a chance to compare a few things to some other westies....
First and foremost, which I believe to be at the cause of my fridge blowing
out, is my flew vent. The plate which is held in place against the exhaust
section of the fridge vent between the exhaust and the flu-cover (it's a
flat plate somewhat "suspended") is not being held on tightly. I had no idea
that the large amount of wobble in mine was not normal! Sure enough, all the
other westies I looked at today had tightly in place plates.
Being as my entire intake and exhaust track is well sealed now, this must be
the source of the problem. Let me know what you guys think. It's just a
theory at this point, but I have a solid Milimeter between the plate and the
exhaust section it sits against (If i fiddle with it).

The second question would be....
Does anyone have a spare lying around? Let me know what they're going for. I
would love to have this system running well on propane for my upcoming 2400
mile journey!

-Craig
'85GL turned WESTY
BOSTIG in the back.

On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 5:57 AM, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@aol.com> wrote:

> In a message dated 19/05/2009 9:09:57 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
>
>         The fridge does NOT  "normally" blow out while driving !  If it
> does there is a problem that  needs to be repaired.  If all is as it was
> designed then it will not blow  out.  I have driven thousands of km with my
> fridge
> running and it does  not blow out.  I just finished an 18,000 km trip from
> home throughout  Mexico and the US and back home.  See my _BacalarBlog_
> (http://poolio.net/bacalarblog/) . Fridge was lit on  November 20 and shut
> off
> May 10.  It ran steady the entire time without  ever blowing out.  I've
> owned
> my Westy now for over 18 years and have  always driven with the fridge lit.
>  The times it blew out while driving  were due to a leak in the air
> intake/exhaust system or the fridge needed  servicing.  The fire is in a
> SEALED
> fire box, there is no danger of the  fire getting out !  It is not
> necessary to
> shut it of while in a gas  station or while driving or for any other
> circumstances because your paranoid  that some disaster will occur.  Like I
> said
> in the beginning if all  systems are functioning as they were designed then
> all will be good !
>
>
>
> >>>>It's "normal" for the fridge to blow out during  driving. In all three
> of
> the Vanagon Westies I've owned, I've had that  experience.
>
> Sure, it doesn't blow out EVERY time, but if the wind is  right...er, wrong
> it will blow out.
>
> Might I suggest running it on  12VDC while driving?
>
> And, I'm sure someone will chime in with the  potential danger of having a
> running fridge (on propane) at a gas  station.<<<<<
>
>
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Frank  Condelli
> Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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