

| Subject: | Re: Fridge Exhaust Normal? |
| From: | Will Taygan |
| Date: | Sat, 15 May 2010 12:04:20 -0800 |
nope. didn't realize there was one! I'll check it out. Thanks, Will in Alaska. On Sat, 2010-05-15 at 12:50 -0700, RiffOil wrote: > Do notice the exhaust fan turning on ? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > May Peace be upon You > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > <P> Please consider the environment before printing this email. > > On May 15, 2010, at 12:39 PM, neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > That's pretty amazing. Did PO keep a cap over exhaust/intake flue on > > side of van? > > > > Long tube: drain for combustion chamber box. And, if air pump on front > > of fridge stops working, some have used this tube for priming > > combustion box with air if need be (see archives.... hint hint. :) > > > > Normal for heat to come out of exhaust at flue (exterior) > > > > Normal for heat to come off back of fridge. > > > > Somewhere in pics below, you should see a pic of cooling fins on back > > of fridge. Gives an idea of amount of heat created. Some are pics of > > attempted mods so ignore those. ;) > > > > http://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/DometicPics?authkey=Gv1sRgCOn8wqShjI200QE# > > > > Neil. > > > > > > > > On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 12:04 PM, Will Taygan <lists@alaskabiodiesel.org > > > wrote: > >> 82 diesel Westy, stock everything. > >> > >> PO said he didn't use fridge in his 12 years of ownership. > >> > >> Surprisingly it works "great" on 120AC. > >> > >> Pumped up the propane 20-30 times, clicked the button 5 times, and > >> voila! the propane "works." > >> > >> But, I'm concerned about the exhaust. There is just the tiniest > >> stream > >> of heat coming out of the exhaust, while there is quite a bit of heat > >> coming out of the interior vent on the left side of the fridge near > >> the > >> back. Is this normal? I'll probably pull the fridge anyway. > >> > >> Also, someone had mentioned blowing some compressed air in to clean > >> the > >> fridge, where does it go? > >> > >> And, what is the little tube with a plug in it sticking out from > >> under > >> the fridge? > >> > >> Thanks! > >> > >> Will in Alaska. > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" > > > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > > > http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines >
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