Hello all, Thanks very much for the continuing stream of information. As I try to proceed with my '71 Tradewind project I am faced with the fact that there is hardly an aspect of it that does not need attention. (No broken glass! yahoo! I even have spares). I bought a new water heater and while putting that installation off I decided to check out the frig in hopes of finding that working. No such luck. Plugging in resulted in nothing and since I had some parts I just proceeded to replace the heater as opposed to some sensible diagnostic procedure. I'll spare you all the details of my struggles but I ended up pulling the thing out to work on. I happen to have a new old stock absorption unit and was considering changing to that. This is a Dometic RM 60, by the way. I got out the circuit tester finally and ended up changing the switch, but still no juice through the thermostat. No, actually I changed the thermostat once before the electrical tester. Not smart, I know but I had the luxury of throwing parts at it. Anyway, I finally got the heater going by connecting it direct to a hot terminal and I made myself some ice cubes. So I put in another thermostat and still no juice. This is with the control turned to MAX. I love how the Service manuals just say "faulty thermostat- replace thermostat" Does somebody have some experience or working details? I see the little screw in the back of the thermostat, give it a twist and I've got current to the heater. I've got ice cubes and a bottle of water below, not frozen. Turning the control much below MAX shuts it off. Is there some balance necessary between the control and the little screw in the thermostat? Is the age of the absorption unit a possible factor? Is it in a weakened condition causing the necessity of the heater running constantly or more than it should? Every time I check the heater is on. I am checking actual temperature inside now. I sure am looking forward to checking the gas operation. Best Regards, Erik Murray To unsubscribe or to change to a daily Digest, please go to http://www.airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html If replying back to this message, please delete all the unnecessary original text from your reply.
