

| Subject: | Re: Dometic-Gas Lighting |
| From: | Malcolm Stebbins |
| Date: | Mon, 26 Apr 1999 20:41:20 -0300 |
Sorry folks I seem to be reminded of Skinner's pigeons! It goes like this: I get my fridge to light by turning on the headlights, with the left blinker on, glove box open, I then slam the sliding door (with all the windows closed) to force the draft up the chimney, I run the water for 7 seconds, turn the passenger's seat around three times (anti clockwise), and honk the horn IN THAT ORDER, Fridge starts every time!!!!! Bird-brain Malcolm S > > > > Push in the air pump about 15 times (without going all the way in to > > "click" the spark) > > > > Hold in the botton that actually lets the gas in and PUMP THE AIR CONTROL 5 > > MORE TIMES KEEPING THE GAS BUTTON PUSHED IN THEN PUSH THE ACTUATOR (SPARK) > > IN UNTIL THE FLAME LIGHTS. A maximum of 20 seconds). > > > > I NEVER use my pump....haven't used it in 5 years. It's ok to use it, but not > necessarily in the way described above. The sparker (whatever) should be > pushed in five times (five sparks) or so AT THE SAME TIME that you push in the > gas button...not after a delay. It's just like a cigarette lighter...push in > the button and propane starts to come out.... that's when you spark it to > ignite the flame.. If you delay, you fill the combustion chamber up with > propane ... driving out O2 and flooding the system so all you get is a "poof" > explosion. After the "poof," the combustion chamber fills with exhaust gasses > without enough O2 for any subsequent combustion. At this point, pump 100 > times or so, use compressed air or drive around to clear out the exhaust gasses > in combustion chamber. > > If my fridge does not start in the first five sparks right after pushing in the > button, or if i hold it in too long by accident before sparking and get the > "poof," i know it is not going to start then and there without extraordinay > efforts. So, instead of wasting time, I then either turn it on AC seting for > an hour or so (convection air currents clear out the chamber) or drive with it > on DC for a little bit, and then try. I have never had it NOT start after > doing either of these) > > steve
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