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Subject:Re: Fridge, keeps blowing out and backfires durring ignition
From:Frank Condelli
Date:Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:07:27 EDT

In a message dated 27/08/2010 12:12:42 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

        Jay, if that fridge of  yours keeps blowing out, the
intake/exhaust/combustion chamber system is  leaking somewhere.  The backfire is due to
flooding of propane in the  combustion chamber, which is due to not enough
oxygen in there to light up the  propane in the first place.   See my _VW
Vanagon Westfalia Dometic Fridge  Maintenace_
(http://frankcondelli.com/fridge.htm)  webpage for help.

>>>>>>>Hey guys, someone mentioned they were  having similar issues to mine
about a w=
eek ago.. My fridge keeps blowing  out,  hard starts sometimes and some
back f=
iring.. I had it out and  did the valve upgrade.. It seems to me like the
fri=
dge in my 84   worked better on propane then this one in my 87.. Any
sugestio=
ns??<<<<<<

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
'87 Westy & Lionel Trains (_Collection for sale_
(http://frankcondelli.com/trainsal.htm) )
_Frank Condelli &  Associates_ (http://frankcondelli.com/busindex.html)  -
Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley
_Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust  Systems_
(http://frankcondelli.com/exhaust.htm)
_BusFusion_ (http://www.busfusion.com/)  a VW Camper  camping event,
Almonte, ON, June 10 ~ 13,  2010

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