Our experience is very similar to Matthew Bulley's, below.

Bob
87 Syncro Westy

>Ours runs about 2 weeks on propane continuously, in the summer on MAX, with
a weekend of camping cooking during the time measured.
>
>G. Matthew Bulley
>Director
>Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
>www.bulley-hewlett.com
>Cary, NC USA
>888.468.4880 tollfree
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:   William Wedenoja [SMTP:waw105f@MAIL.SMSU.EDU]
>Sent:   Tuesday, September 28, 1999 2:10 PM
>To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject:        Re: Frig will not stay lit
>
>I was delighted just to get our fridge to operate on propane, as I'd read
so
>many messages from volks who said they could not get theirs to work!  (BTW,
>I discovered that the directions on the label for the fridge contradict
>those in the OM, and that only the latter work.)
>
>At any rate, it has never occurred to me to leave it on propane on the
road.
>I simply assumed it was unsafe and not recommended.  Is this not the case?
>But on propane or AC mine cools to about 35-40 degrees whereas on DC it's
>more like 50 degrees.  How long will it run on propane if left on all the
>time?
>
>Just curious,
>Bill
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Ron Hill <rhill@MYLINK.NET>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Monday, September 27, 1999 7:12 PM
>Subject: Frig will not stay lit
>
>
>> Hello Volks,
>>
>> Well i'm just back from my first road trip in the new to me 81 Westy.
>> About 375 miles round trip and she ran flawlessly.
>>
>> We left Macon, GA at about 2:30 pm Saturday and headed for Atlanta, GA
>> where my wife's folks live.  I dropped the sweet wife off at her Mom's
>> house and I headed for the North GA mountains for the annual Six Gap
>> Century bicycle ride. If you like to ride bicycles and you live within
>> driving distance of N. GA you gotta come do this one.  Its put on by the
>> Dahlonega C of C and its one of the better rides in this neck of the
>woods.
>> But back to the Westy.
>>
>> I spent Saturday night in the North GA. mountains, did the bicycle ride
on
>> Sunday and returned home on Sunday.  What a great trip, cool weather,
>great
>> bicycling and good fellowship.  Only saw one other Westy, a white
>EuroWesty
>>  and I unfortnately did not get to talk with the owners.
>>
>> The only problem is that I could not keep the flame lit on the frig while
>I
>> was driving in the Westy.  Worked fine while I was parked but blew out
>> every time when I started to drive.  What a royal pain in the rear. Is
>this
>> how it works or does the frig need work.
>>
>> Thanks for any help there might be out there.
>>
>> Ron Hill
>> Macon GA
>> 81 Westy
>>