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Subject:Re: Fridge blows out while driving....
From:craig cowan
Date:Sun, 24 May 2009 18:08:06 -0400

Nope.
Drain tube on and tight.

-Craig

On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 5:27 PM, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote:

> Craig,
> is your drain tube, underneath the fridge, down by the floor and just
> behind the vent on the left, open? Or is the plug screwed into it?
> Just a thought, but it sounds like your flame is getting easily influenced
> by changes in cabin pressure and that would be one source that could easily
> blow out your fridge.
>
> bob
>
> On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 3:13 PM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Okay!
>> It seems I have fixed it so that the fridge no longer blows out while
>> driving! I tested it with varying speeds, hills, and fast turns over the
>> course of about 10 miles with great success (it used to blow out just
>> about
>> instantly).
>> I did however, find that the fridge blows out immediately once i open the
>> front drivers window!
>>
>> So, sounds like an internal air leak somewhere....which sucks, as I just
>> resealed everything....
>>
>> -Craig
>> '85GL turned WESTY
>> BOSTIG in the back
>>
>>