The discussion has mainly been about Dometic brand units - My '62 Overlander
has a Norcold. It appears to be original, and works on gas only. Is the
electric element easy to replace and available? Is Norcold of
comparable quality? Thanks!
Greg
----- Original Message -----
From: terry tyler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2000 5:10 PM
Subject: Re: [VAC] Ammonia cycle refrigerators.
> Hey Gary,
>
> Don't you just love simple solutions?
>
> As soon as I read your posting, an
> immediate AHH HAA!! occurred, flash
> bulbs went off. I went out and looked
> inside that shallow cabinet. There it
> was on the bottom of the cabinet,
> directly over the fridge burner,
> big as life, obvious as can be.
>
> Tomorrow, I'll investigate further
> when it's not raining and I can
> be thorough inside and outside.
>
> Thanks Amigo,
>
> Terry
> ============================
> >Hi folks:
> >
> >All the talk about this topic reminded me of something that I discovered
> >about my Dometic M52 ('67).
> >
> >Once, on a little trip about a year ago to a park that didn't have
> >electrical hookups, I ran the fridge on gas and for the first time it
> >didn't get as cold as it should. I worried that the end was near for the
> >old thing. We got by with a Coleman cooler and ice. The fridge just
> >barely was cool enough although the burner seemed to be working OK.
> >
> >Later, when I had the trailer back in the storage place, I got to
> >thinking about the fact that it seemed to run OK on electricity, which
> >led me to believe that the ammonia system was intact and functioning.
> >
> >When I began checking around, I found that, due to the extreme bouncing
> >that my trailer does, the cap had popped off the top of the flue. The
> >cap is connected to a wire that supports and locates the screw shaped
> >flue baffle, which is critical to the proper operation of the
> >burner/heater. On my trailer, the cap is under a wooden plug in a
> >cabinet adjacent to the refrigerator vent. I placed the flue top back on
> >the flue and the fridge worked like gangbusters and has ever since.
> >
> >So now each time I get to where I'm goin' I check that the cap is where
> >it should be. I wonder how many units were scrapped because of the flue
> >baffle?
> >
> >Later,
> >
> >GQ '67 Safari (Just back from a great trip to Humbolt County, CA and the
> >Redwood Empire...gas $1.99 9/10 gal...at least it wasn't $2.00!)
> >
> >PS: Fridge worked great for 16 days on electric. Pre-cooled for 24 hours
> >on gas before starting out.
> >
>
>
> Websites useful for restoring/maintaining Airstreams
> http://www.vac.airstream.net
> http://www.phrannie.org/phredex.html
> http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Cabana/4868/
> http://www.escapees.com
> http://www.tompatterson.com/Streamline/Airstreamlist/Spares7.html
