Interesting! I have exactly the opposite experience driving on battery. I wonder what the variable is?

I drive with my upgraded headlights on :)

Jeff
85 Westfalia. 

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> On Jul 2, 2019, at 10:00 AM, Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I still rely on the battery power for keeping the fridge cold when
> driving.  Works like a champ every time.
> Even have to defrost sometimes.
> 
> Steven
> 91 Westy
> 
> 
> 
>> On Sun, Jun 30, 2019 at 6:16 PM Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> The only thing that has allowed my fridge to blow out under way has been
>> flue misalignment. The one exception was driving through a thunderstorm on
>> the Gulf of Mexico so violent that it killed 8 sailors nearby at the same
>> time. I had to remove the stove and found leaves blocking the inlet down
>> deep just above the fire box. I am not likely to experience such a thing
>> again, hopefully. That was the last time it blew out, many thousands of
>> miles ago.
>> 
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>> 
>> Jim
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>>> 
>>> On Jun 30, 2019 at 2:40 PM,  <Alistair Bell (mailto:albell@shaw.ca)>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I kinda doubt the o ring seal would be an issue. But it’s funny how
>> some of us have little issues with fridge blowing out and others do.
>>> 
>>> I have seen kn some vans, the black rubber, the big one, seal not
>> sitting tight to body. That’s more of water etc ingress problem, but mine
>> lies flat and I’ve struggled with other vans getting the same nice tight
>> fit.
>>> 
>>> Alistair
>>> 
>>>> On Jun 30, 2019, at 12:16 PM, Neil N  <musomuso@gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Thats useful to know; I'm sure I wasn't the only owner-operator to
>>>> have misaligned the intake and exhaust tubes a little during fridge
>>>> removal, re install.
>>>> 
>>>> The other part to that equation is the O rings that seal the
>>>> corrugated intake and exhaust tubes to the (aluminum?) manifold. It
>>>> was likely a needless thing to do, i.e. the OE rings might well have
>>>> been fine, but I installed new Viton O rings on those corrugated
>> pipes
>>>> but was never absolutely certain they were butting right up against
>>>> the lip inside each opening at the manifold. I measured things with
>> a
>>>> set of callipers but.....
>>>> 
>>>> Image of manifold "lip"
>>>> 
>>>> https://tinyurl.com/y4trgtb5
>>>> 
>>>> Neil.
>>>> 
>>>>> On 6/30/19, Alistair Bell  <albell@shaw.ca>  wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> One thing about the exhaust, apart from having good gasket and seal,
>> there
>>>>> is enough meat on the metal to re tap next simple up, for the
>> machine screws
>>>>> that hold the exhaust and intake ends onto the stainless vent
>> assembly.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Those screw holes can get wallowed out.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Neil n
>>>> 
>>>> VE7TBN
>>>> 
>>>> 1988 Westy 50º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/yap5hpwt
>>>> 
>>>> 1981 Westy 15º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/y9n4xob8
>>>> 
>>>> VAG Gas Engine Swap Group  <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
>>> 
>>