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Subject:Re: Burping the fridge.
From:David Beierl
Date:Mon, 12 Jul 1999 19:27:53 -0400

At 17:03 7/12/99 -0500, Keese, Brian W wrote:
>I took the fridge out of my 84 Westy to replace the exterior fan a few weeks
>ago and I turned it this way and that way trying to get 12v to the inside
>for an interior fan.  Of course I heard the gurgle gurgle gurgle each time I
>turned the thing over, but didn't think much of it.  Now the fans work, but
>the fridge still doesn't cool so well.  After reading the post below, I fear
>I upset the coolant balance.  Anyone have advice about "burping" the fridge?

Dometic service bulletin says to invert the fridge several times if there
is any suspicion that the unit has overheated.  Also says, when installing
to tilt to right and left, forward and back a few times to get it to start
faster after installation.

david
David Beierl - dbeierl@ibm.net