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On Wed, 13 Apr 1994, Steve Johnson wrote:

> > I've got an '85 Westphalia. I've used the refrigerator a lot over the 
> > years, and it was generally reliable. During the past year that has 
> > changed, and I can't seem to find any experts to fix it. Any suggestions?
> > 
> > I've had RV places take the frig. out, clean it, blow out the little tube 
> > underneath, replace some of the parts, but no go. I get the same response 
> > whenever I take it anywhere, which is that it was badly designed in the 
> > beginning, they usually never work, so it's not surprising it doesn't 
> > work after severl good years.
> > 
> > James 
> > 
> > 
> That's strange.  There really isn't much to them.  You must make sure gas is
> getting to the burner.  Is the burner clean.  The burner must have adequate
> oxygen to burn.  Are the vent tubes clean?  The last thing is the igniter.  Is
> is sparking correctly?  

It is strange. I feel like those times where you call software tech 
support and they run you htrough a loop and end up saying it's a hardware 
problem, whereupon you call the hardware tech support and get the reverse.

The refrigerator will startup, run a few minutes to 15 minutes, see a 
light in the little window n the frig. Then it just goes out. It seems 
like gas is getting there. I get it up at the stove too.