Ron,
You have a good idea there. If the thermocouple is marginal, it might
be cutting off the gas when the flame is modulated to a lower level as
the fridge cools down. Not enough flame to create enough heat to keep
the thermocouple doing its thing and holding the valve open.
<<Jim>>
asbestos wrote:
>
> Try this site. www.rvmobile.com they have some info in the tech section
> Also have you leveled it?
> and I might try checking the thermocouple.
> That is the little do-hicky near the pilot light (with a tube,pipe or wire
> running back to the controller) it heats up and sends a few millivolts to a
> safety valve designed to cut off all gas if the flame goes out. This is
> somewhat important. because if (when) the flame blows out or whatever, and
> gas keeps coming out and building up in the air, the results could prove
> unpleasant. Just a guess, but I think you night have the opposite trouble,
> It thinks you have no flame, so it cuts off the gas and the flame goes out.
> Now why this would only happen every few hours I have no idea at all except
> that it just may be that the valve is held open _barely_ by the thermocouple
> and after a while it just closes. Trouble could also be in the thermostat,
> but now you are talking money.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bill Welker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 11:20 AM
>
> > Greetings:
> >
> > I have just woken up a sleeping 1961 24',...... it has all the original
> > appliances and they are ALL working perfectly with the exception of the
> > fridge cutting off every few hours. (although it still makes ice
> > cubes)......it is a dometic gas only (from what I can see) ....and is in
> > perfect condition otherwise. Anybody out there have any experience with a
> > similar problem? Also ......what is that black and copper pump looking
> thing
> > under the sink?.....seems to be hooked up to the gas?
> >
> > thanks, Bill
> >
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