I would suspect anything from the DC heating element all the way back to
the power
source and everything in between (wire connections included).

On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 12:29 PM Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@icloud.com>
wrote:

> 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.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > 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:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Jim
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>> 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>
> >>>
> >>
>
>