ok don’t let any of this get out to the general public or Vanagon owners will never hear the end of it.

> On Sep 5, 2017, at 12:32 PM, Jim. Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Thanks. Anything is better than pulling the unit!
> 
> Jim
> 
> On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 12:30 PM <ddbjorkman@verizon.net> wrote:
> 
>> Hey Jim. common fix.  Had to do that several times.  I keep a tube in the
>> bus and have had to, on occasion. cover it with a handkerchief and suck on
>> it.  Material comes out.  Not the best thing, but sometimes one has to do
>> what one has to.
>> 
>> Dave B.
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jim. Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
>> To: vanagon <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Mon, Sep 4, 2017 6:08 pm
>> Subject: Dometic revival
>> 
>> On a recent overnight trip, the first time the domestic has been used since
>> March, I had the thing blow out on a very short trip and I could not get it
>> to light again. When I got through unpacking yesterday I took a piece of
>> rubber hose that just fit over the tube at the bottom of the fridge. I
>> adapted it to my shop vac hose with tape. I usually run a blowhard in it,
>> but since I had the vacuum nearby I alternated suction and pressure three
>> or four times. Working now.
>> 
>> Jim
>>