

| Subject: | Re: vanagon Digest - 10 Jul 2019 to 11 Jul 2019 (#2019-170) |
| From: | Bill Berg |
| Date: | Fri, 12 Jul 2019 06:00:03 -0500 |
I keep old small bicycle pump with a plastic cone shaped reducer to blow a little air in the drain tube below fridge, works for me <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 10:59 PM Automatic digest processor < LISTSERV@gerry.vanagon.com> wrote: > There are 5 messages totalling 136 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. =?utf-8?Q?Anyone_have_shoulder_belt_parts_from_an_=E2=80=9889-?= > =?utf-8?Q?=E2=80=9891_van=3F?= > 2. Help lighting fridge (4) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 22:24:13 -0700 > From: Tom Neal <tneal4242@GMAIL.COM> > Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Anyone_have_shoulder_belt_parts_from_an_=E2=80=9889-?= > =?utf-8?Q?=E2=80=9891_van=3F?= > > Doing a retrofit and have the belts. Needs the T brackets and bolts at > the b= > ase, plus the spacer for bolt for the high belt direction changer. > > Regards, Tom= > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 20:40:25 -0400 > From: Andrew Berg <andrew@BERGWEB.CA> > Subject: Help lighting fridge > > Anybody in southern ontario (ideally near kitchener) that can help me try > and get my fridge to light on propane. Works fine on 120V. Tried all the > tricks I could find. > > Andrew > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 18:54:48 -0700 > From: David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM> > Subject: Re: Help lighting fridge > > 1. Drive the vehicle a bit, preferably with some bumps. > 2. LIght the stove, let it burn for a few minutes. > 3. Take the cap off the drain pipe at the bottom left corner of the > refrigerator, and blow a puff of air into it with a proper sized piece of > tubing. > 4. Follow refrigerator lighting directions. > > These things always worked for me when my refrigerator was functional. But > it quit cooling, and after a long series of attempted fixes, and spending > not a little bit of money, I junked it and put storage shelves in its > place. > > mcneely > > On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 5:40 PM Andrew Berg <andrew@bergweb.ca> wrote: > > > Anybody in southern ontario (ideally near kitchener) that can help me try > > and get my fridge to light on propane. Works fine on 120V. Tried all the > > tricks I could find. > > > > Andrew > > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 23:21:39 -0400 > From: Andrew Berg <andrew@BERGWEB.CA> > Subject: Re: Help lighting fridge > > I finally got it going! > > Andrew > > > > On Thu, Jul 11, 2019, at 9:55 PM, David McNeely wrote: > > 1. Drive the vehicle a bit, preferably with some bumps. > > 2. LIght the stove, let it burn for a few minutes. > > 3. Take the cap off the drain pipe at the bottom left corner of the > refrigerator, and blow a puff of air into it with a proper sized piece of > tubing. > > 4. Follow refrigerator lighting directions. > > > > These things always worked for me when my refrigerator was functional. > But it quit cooling, and after a long series of attempted fixes, and > spending not a little bit of money, I junked it and put storage shelves in > its place. > > > > mcneely > > > > On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 5:40 PM Andrew Berg <andrew@bergweb.ca> wrote: > >> Anybody in southern ontario (ideally near kitchener) that can help me > try and get my fridge to light on propane. Works fine on 120V. Tried all > the tricks I could find. > >> > >> Andrew > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 20:35:04 -0700 > From: Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM> > Subject: Re: Help lighting fridge > > Also try chilling the fridge through A/C first - seems to help get it lit > especially if the fridge has not been operated for awhile And try > different speed variations of pumping and clicking the fridge lighter > button. > > My fridge takes a little persuasion to start - but it does light....and > once it does, it seems to light quicker when travelling and switching it > off and back on to gas. You likely know this, but in case you don=E2=80= > =99t, as > it is not very intuitive - flame symbol on the fridge panel is the > shutdown position and the =E2=80=9CI=E2=80=9D is the open or on position - > > BT > > On Thursday, July 11, 2019, David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 1. Drive the vehicle a bit, preferably with some bumps. > > 2. LIght the stove, let it burn for a few minutes. > > 3. Take the cap off the drain pipe at the bottom left corner of the > > refrigerator, and blow a puff of air into it with a proper sized piece of > > tubing. > > 4. Follow refrigerator lighting directions. > > > > These things always worked for me when my refrigerator was functional. > B= > ut > > it quit cooling, and after a long series of attempted fixes, and spending > > not a little bit of money, I junked it and put storage shelves in its > > place. > > > > mcneely > > > > On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 5:40 PM Andrew Berg <andrew@bergweb.ca> wrote: > > > > > Anybody in southern ontario (ideally near kitchener) that can help me > t= > ry > > > and get my fridge to light on propane. Works fine on 120V. Tried all > th= > e > > > tricks I could find. > > > > > > Andrew > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > End of vanagon Digest - 10 Jul 2019 to 11 Jul 2019 (#2019-170) > ************************************************************** > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>
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