

| Subject: | Re: About your west fridge blowing out at highway speeds |
| From: | John Meeks |
| Date: | Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:44:51 -0400 |
This mod was done by John ofNorthwest Campers<http://www.northwestcampers.com/> http://www.vanagonauts.com/Fridge-Vent-windshield197.htm Worked fine when I dorve one of his campers around OR and WA John Meeks '91 Vanagon MV Phoenix Northern Michigan Vanagon Rescue Squad <http://www.vanagonauts.com/Vanagon-Rescue-Squad74.htm> Android and iOS apps www.vanagonauts.com On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 7:14 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > (and no, I don't want to hear the opinions of those who don't believe in > running the fridge underway. This is not for you) > > Just had to remind myself that the best-maintained westy fridge will blow > out if the metal plate trapped under the flue vent cover is not absolutely > parallel to the face of the flue vent cover and perfectly aligned with the > edge of the rubber lip of the mounting pad. You don't even get two > millimeters to be off, maybe not even one. You should be able to sight over > the edge of the black rubber rim and see that middle plate aligned with the > edge of the rubber. The slightest deviation from perfect will blow the > fridge out. > > You can loosen the three screws on the flue vent cover and readjust the > plate, checking after tightening each screw. > > Jim > > Jim >
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