>ITS WORKING!!!!  I AM SO PLEASED AND EXCITED!!
>I have now removed and replaced the fridge about 5 or 6 times.... I actually
>lost count.
>The problem finally presented fairly consistantly like this
>I could light the fridge easily and when I turned the thermostat up the
>flame sound would get quite loud for about 10 minutes and then the flame
>volume would decrease. Even the minimum flame stting seemed to have lower
>volume.
>
>I noticed that the short ends of the rectangular combustion chamber were
>somewhat warped in the non removeable portion. My theory is that when the
>combustion chamber got hot the warpage increased and air leaked in which
>screwed up the combustion. I tried to straighten the warped or non flat
>portions and put an extra screw in each end to pull the combustion chamber
>tightly together. That seemed to do the trick because now the fins are icing
>up just like they do with 110 Volts . Your support gave me enough confidence
>to pull the fridge and look closely at the problem.

Thanks ENORMOUSLY for >your support I just love this vanagon list and folks
like you are the heart
>of it.
>
>
>
>
>At 06:13 AM 05/20/1999 -0700, you wrote:
>>Ron, the second propane on/off valve is in the control panel of the
>>refrigerator. On mine it points to the right for OFF and straight up is
>>ON all the way. On newer models they went away from the words on-off and
>>used a flame icon with a 0 for off and a 1 for on. Same relative
>>positions, straight up is ON. Check that yours corresponds with this.
>>Try opening and closing it several times, it should move freely. The
>>vent should get HOT in a matter of 5 minutes or so. It sounds like you
>>are not getting full pressure to the fridge burner.
>>
>>Ron Mighton wrote:
>>>

>>>  Hi Mark I really appreciate the support and thr good suggestions.
>>> I just got my van back from the mechanic who was replacing some pulled
>>> exhaust head bolts and all is now well.
>>>
>>> My results from following your suggestions are as follws
>>>
>>> At 04:58 PM 05/17/1999 -0700, you wrote:
>>> >Hi, Ron. There are several possibilities, some may seem too easy but
>>> >please check them anyway. Are you sure that you have the temp setting
>>> >fully clockwise after the pilot is lit? Does your fridge have the green
>>> >LED for the pilot or the gauge inside on the control panel? Is the
>>> >propane turned on all the way both at the tank and at the fridge? Please
>>> >light both burners of the stove and make sure that on the highest
>>> >setting that the flames are at about an inch long.
>>>
>>> My van Is a 90 with a flashing light inside the fridge when there is no
>>flame.
>>> I do not have a separate propane shutoff at the line to the fridge but it
>>> would be a good idea.
>>> I like your suggestion for using the burner flame length as an indicator of
>>> propane pressure and I do indeed have about inch long flames at both
>burners.
>>>
Ron Mighton  Toronto, Canada

Ron Mighton  Toronto, Canada
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