I commend Larry on the ritual he has developed for
lighting the fridge.  It is oner of the better ones i
have read, although i think it could be enhanced by
burning some incense before starting.  An abreviated
method that works for me, follow 1-3 below.  Then, push
in the gas button and begin sparking at the same time.
If the green indicator light does not come on in about
15 seconds of sparking, take a 15 min. drive to clear
out the combustion chamber or follow steps 10 & 11
below.
steve
who hasn't pumped the fridge pump in over 3 years of
cAmping and traveling (quit cold turkey after the 1st 2
years).

Lawrence Johnson wrote:
>
> Here is my method for starting the "Demonic" fridge:
>
> First the obvious:
> 1) turn on the gas valve under the van.
> 2) turn the right hand fridge knob straight up.
> 3) set the three way switch to gas setting.
>
> Now the not so obvious:
> 1) remove the cap on the drain pipe (lower left at bottom).
> 2) blow into the pipe by what ever means you have (compressed air, mouth on
> plastic hose, whatever) The idea is to move the debris in the combustion
> chamber.
> 3) light the gas stove and burn until flame is blue then turn off.
> 4) turn on the display lights so that you can watch the lower left light (the
> fridge igniter indicator light).
> 5) pump the left knob quickly about 20-30 times without clicking the igniter.
> 6) hold down the gas button (second from left) and while holding down push the
> left knob in far enough to click the igniter.
> 7) keep on clicking the igniter for say 10 times at about 1 second intervals or
> less.
> 8) while clicking keep your eye on the igniter indicator light.
> 9) If it starts to glow, stop clicking but start to move the left knob very
> slowly in and out until the light gets good and bright.
> 10) if this doesn't work, plug it into 110v overnight and repeat 1 through 9.
> The air flow induced by the 110v heater seems to help.
> 11) if this doesn't work, swear a lot and start over.
>
> broght to you by Larry Johnson deep in the Cold North where fridges are used to
> keep things from freezing.
>
> "Penberthy, Thomas" wrote:
>
> > Hi Volks,
> >
> > I know this topic has been covered before ad nauseum, but...
> >
> > The fridge on my 89 Westfalia won't light. I'd like some nice lister to send
> > me (or post) instructions on how to remove it and clean it.
> >
> > Thanks for the help, sorry for the redundancy, and here's to getting the
> > fridge issue posted on the various FAQs around the VW sites!
> >
> > Tom
> > 89 Westy (Marlin)