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Subject:RE: Westy 3-Way Fridge Questions
From:Jack Agnew
Date:Wed, 23 Nov 1994 16:01:21 -0800 (PST)

On Wed, 23 Nov 1994, David Carment wrote:

> Matt Tooley writes:
> > 
> > Well after taking everyone's advice I was able to get the fridge to light.  
> > It took about 30 minutes of pumping and sparking to get it to light.  During 
> > the course of all of it there were a 3 flare ups through the flue ( kinda 
> > like backfires or when you leave the lid down on your gas grill when you are 
> > trying to light it, not quite as big though). 
> > 
> >  I was just about to give up trying for the night when I looked down and saw 
> > a little blue flame  in the window of the fridge!  Let it burn for a few 
> > minutes and turned it off and tried again.  This time it lit after just a 
> > few pumps and sparks.  The flow meter moved all the way to the green!  
> > 
> > I had run the fridge for a day and a half off 110V to test to see if it 
> > could cool.  When I got home last night frost had formed on the cooling fins 
> > inside as well as some ice in a container of water I had put in there.
> > 
> > The only question remaining is whether to drive with the LP running the 
> > fridge or to run it off of 12V.  If it takes much effort to light the fridge 
> > once you get some where then all the cold escapes while you are trying to 
> > light the thing !
> > 
> > Thanks again....
> > 
> > 
> I was not aware that some of the fridge ignition systems had a three way
> LED set up. Mine glows red only if the fridge is working on LP, there is
> no green....DC
> 
> -- 
> 
> Matt Tooley writes:
> > 
> > Well after taking everyone's advice I was able to get the fridge to light.  
> > It took about 30 minutes of pumping and sparking to get it to light.  During 
> > the course of all of it there were a 3 flare ups through the flue ( kinda 
> > like backfires or when you leave the lid down on your gas grill when you are 
> > trying to light it, not quite as big though). 
> > 
> >  I was just about to give up trying for the night when I looked down and saw 
> > a little blue flame  in the window of the fridge!  Let it burn for a few 
> > minutes and turned it off and tried again.  This time it lit after just a 
> > few pumps and sparks.  The flow meter moved all the way to the green!  
> > 
> > I had run the fridge for a day and a half off 110V to test to see if it 
> > could cool.  When I got home last night frost had formed on the cooling fins 
> > inside as well as some ice in a container of water I had put in there.
> > 
> > The only question remaining is whether to drive with the LP running the 
> > fridge or to run it off of 12V.  If it takes much effort to light the fridge 
> > once you get some where then all the cold escapes while you are trying to 
> > light the thing !
> > 
> > Thanks again....
> > 
> > 
> I was not aware that some of the fridge ignition systems had a three way
> LED set up. Mine glows red only if the fridge is working on LP, there is
(SNIP)> no green....DC
> LED set up. Mine glows red only if the fridge is working on LP, there is
> no green....DC
> 
> -- 
> 
 The LED color seems to be year dependent - my '86 is green, but does the 
same thing.
-Jack