At 08:54 PM 7/26/2009, Don Hanson wrote:
>   Mine behaves similarly, though I've not nailed it down as far as how often
>and when exactly it does blow out.  My "Not on full cold, you don't" moment
>is when I am trying to light the thing.  If I have it full on, I can

FWIW, "full cold" simply means that the thermostat is jammed on
permanently.  The flame has only two settings -- pilot and
cooling.  So if you're having flame problems when it's cooling, need
to clean the orifice with alcohol and compressed air, make sure the
gas velocity is low enough that the flame doesn't lift off the seat,
burns quietly etc.  With a little contortion it's possible to burn
the thing without closing up the burner chamber -- should be a quiet
blue flame similar size to a candle flame.  The pilot flame is tiny.

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David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'89 Po' White Star "Scamp"