Just touch it though! Easier :) Safer! You can feel heat almost immediately after ignition. 

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> On Jun 17, 2019, at 10:25 AM, Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> LOL!  Yeah, I think you can put your ear close enough with burning it..   Sometimes
> I don't even have to get too close to "hear" it.   As with anything that gets hot, caution
> is always advised.  Don't let your kids see you touching it or they will imitate when you're
> not looking....
> 
> Steven
> 91 Westy
> 
> 
> 
>> On Sun, Jun 16, 2019 at 11:36 PM Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@icloud.com> wrote:
>> You guys put your ear to the vent? You’re going to burn your ear off!!
>> 
>> Jeff
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>> > On Jun 14, 2019, at 9:39 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
>> > 
>> > Darn, Jim beat me to it!  This is how a blind  Westy owner does it!  I go around the van and put my ear to the vent.  If you hear the sound of the ocean in a sea shell go try again. If you hear a intermittent rumble you ar all set.
>> > 
>> > I know of people that have changed the LED and now it is very bright ,so fixing it for sighted folks is the way to go but my method work, and I get a little more exercise going around the van until lit.
>> > 
>> > 
>> > Eric Caron 
>> > 85 GL Auto 
>> > 
>> > 
>> > 
>> >> On Jun 14, 2019, at 10:24 PM, Jim. Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> As a backup means of determining if the fridge is operating (on flame, which is what the LED will tell you) you can always lay a hand on the outside flue vent. If you listen closely you can tell what cycle the fridge by the sound coming from the flue.
>> >> 
>> >> 
>> >> 
>> >> Jim
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>> >> 
>> >>> 
>> >>> On Jun 14, 2019 at 4:26 PM,  <David Beierl (mailto:dbeierl@gmail.com)>  wrote:
>> >>> 
>> >>> 
>> >>> 
>> >>>> 
>> >>>> Can I jump on this thread to ask about the LED light near the bottom of
>> >>>> that same panel (on my 87 Westy). I think the light is to indicate that
>> >>>> the fridge is working on gas.
>> >>>> 
>> >>>> Mine has never worked and it would be nice to have. It's hard on the neck
>> >>>> trying to see the flame through the tiny window at the bottom of the
>> >>>> fridge. Does anyone have any thoughts on what the cause and cure might be?
>> >>>> 
>> >>> 
>> >>> Likeliest is black wire in LED panel harness unplugged from single
>> >>> connector in fridge harness. Or wire unplugged from the terminal where the
>> >>> thermocouple screws into the gas valve.
>> >>> 
>> >>> After that likeliest is right-hand chip is bad.
>> >>> 
>> >>> You *cannot* test this with a 1.5V battery. The signal goes negative to
>> >>> chassis ground, and the absolute maximum voltage for the chip negative to
>> >>> the negative supply pin is 350 mV. If you can make a voltage divider
>> >>> limited to say -250 mV max you could use that.
>> >>> 
>> >>> But when in doubt, replace the chip. Chips failing and the power switch
>> >>> coming unsoldered are about all that goes wrong with the board.
>> >>> 
>> >>> Yrs,
>> >>> d
>> >>>