BUMMER!

But then, apparently mine is supposed to stay lit on propane while driving,
too.

Joy

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Joy Hecht
now living in a real house in northern Virginia
and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
now living in the driveway and resting after two and a half years
lugging Joy and her stuff around...

For musings about life and the vanadventures:
http://www.joyhecht.net

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:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Christopher Gronski [mailto:gronski@gmail.com]
:::Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 10:12 AM
:::To: Joy Hecht
:::Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
:::Subject: Re: Mod keeps your fridge lit while driving.
:::
:::While I don't doubt the fridge is SUPPOSED TO stop running on battery
:::when the engine is off, mine does not. Ask me how I know...
:::
:::Chris
:::
:::On 9/14/06, Joy Hecht <jhecht@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
:::> The fridge stops running on battery as soon as the engine is off, so
:::you
:::> don't have to worry about draining the battery.  The worst you'll come
:::back
:::> to is a warm fridge.  I didn't know that for a long time, and wouldn't
:::run
:::> on battery while driving, but it's true.  I speak from experience!
:::>
:::> I do forget to relight at times.  If it's not too hot out and it's only
:::a
:::> couple of hours, the fridge holds the cold.  If it's hot I usually
:::remember
:::> to light it, since I'm hot too.
:::>
:::> My propane definitely does blow out while driving, except for sometimes
:::> short distances.  So Frank says that means something is wrong.  But the
:::> fridge works great in all other respects.  Though it can get too cold
:::on
:::> propane and freeze the lettuce.
:::>
:::>
:::> ****************************************************************
:::> Joy Hecht
:::> now living in a real house in northern Virginia
:::> and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
:::> now living in the driveway and resting after two and a half years
:::> lugging Joy and her stuff around...
:::>
:::> For musings about life and the vanadventures:
:::> http://www.joyhecht.net
:::>
:::> ****************************************************************
:::>
:::>
:::> :::-----Original Message-----
:::> :::From: Christopher Gronski [mailto:gronski@gmail.com]
:::> :::Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 9:02 AM
:::> :::To: Joy Hecht
:::> :::Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
:::> :::Subject: Re: Mod keeps your fridge lit while driving.
:::> :::
:::> :::It depends how much of your driving is stop and go, if I am in a
:::> :::camping area and am driving from one hiking trail to another or
:::> :::whatever it is nice to not have to re-light the fridge at evry 2
:::hour
:::> :::hike stop... more to the point if i DON"T runon propane I WILL
:::forget
:::> :::and come back to a drained battery.
:::> :::
:::> :::Chris
:::> :::
:::> :::On 9/13/06, Joy Hecht <jhecht@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
:::> :::> Hmm, haven't I heard that "fridge on propane while driving"
:::discussion
:::> :::> before?
:::> :::>
:::> :::> Is that not why you can run your fridge on battery while driving?
:::> :::Because
:::> :::> why drive with an open flame under your fridge when you don't have
:::to?
:::> :::>
:::> :::> Not to mention that on most people's vans it doesn't stay lit
:::anyway!
:::> :::As
:::> :::> indeed it probably shouldn't.
:::> :::>
:::> :::>
:::> :::>
:::> :::> Joy
:::> :::>
:::> :::>
:::> :::> ****************************************************************
:::> :::> Joy Hecht
:::> :::> now living in a real house in northern Virginia
:::> :::> and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
:::> :::> now living in the driveway and resting after two and a half years
:::> :::> lugging Joy and her stuff around...
:::> :::>
:::> :::> For musings about life and the vanadventures:
:::> :::> http://www.joyhecht.net
:::> :::>
:::> :::> ****************************************************************
:::> :::>
:::> :::>
:::> :::> :::-----Original Message-----
:::> :::> :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]
:::On
:::> :::Behalf
:::> :::> :::Of John Meeks
:::> :::> :::Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 2:52 PM
:::> :::> :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::> :::> :::Subject: Mod keeps your fridge lit while driving.
:::> :::> :::
:::> :::> :::Hi folks,
:::> :::> :::If keeping the fridge running on propane while driving is a
:::problem,
:::> :::> :::here's
:::> :::> :::a nice little windshield for the vent.
:::> :::> :::I'm not sure how much of a problem this is since I drive a
:::weekender
:::> :::(MV)
:::> :::> :::van, but I drove a van with this mod for 2 weeks in some windy
:::> :::conditions
:::> :::> :::and never lost the flame.
:::> :::> :::Some pictures at: *http://www.vanagonauts.com/Fridge-Vent-
:::> :::> :::windshield197.htm*
:::> :::> :::
:::> :::> :::--
:::> :::> :::John Meeks
:::> :::> :::
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:::> :::> :::http://www.vanagonauts.com/Vanagon_Rescue_Squad74.htm
:::> :::> :::
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:::> :::>
:::>