Riverman77

Thanks again "jdemaris" for your input. I too have heard of folks who drive with their refer pilot light on...and even people refueling at the gasoline stations, this never seemed to be a safe practice for me. There is this one member on here who posted a photo of a Chinook blasting off into outer space saying "Where no Toyota has gone before"! That photo pretty well sums it up for me, too. Other than fire danger, I have always been cautious to be perfectly level BEFORE even turning on the L/P gas valve. I'm sorry, but I should have mentioned that in my "new question" of adjusting the dangle dither rod. ****With that said, specifically, has anyone ever cleaned & adjusted the "dangeling dither rod" that hangs within the flew chimney? And, how important is this for best refer fuction?**** Thank You, Riverman77

Thank you "Linda S" for your input. Gas is my main method of cooling, when I'm out parked by the train tracks. After your reply, come to think of it, if my Dometic were a 3-way it would "clearly" have 3 different selections on the switch...wouldn't it? So, I guess mine is a gas/110VAC model. Thank You, Riverman77

Thank you "jdmaris" for your reply! New Dometic referquestion: As I have mentioned, I have a Dometic 2401 refer in my 1988 Dolphin. The electric does work, when plugged in and the gas side of the refer seems to function just barely addequately. I am trying to explore ways to improve the gas function of the refer. What I have ALREADY DONE is: adjusted the door seal to a snug fit; put in 2 battery operated "cube style" fans; wire brushed & vacuumed out the pilot light area. My question to post for eveyone is: Has anyone taken apart the pilot light flew chimney to clean and readjust the hanging dither rod - that hangs above the flame. I have been told that the "twisted rod" in the chimney needs periodic inspection, wire brush cleaning and finally, a proper hanging adjustment so that it dangles (so much of an inch?) the correct height above the pilot flame. Has anyone ever accomplished this? And, is this service a very important one, for maximum performance, that should not be overlooked? Or, does this rod adjustment need to be looked at ONLY during the major overhaul of the refer? Thank You, Riverman77

Dear aptruncata, The previous posters are offering you very sound advice. As they have said, don't screw around when it comes to questionable L/P gas lines, tanks etc. One mess up can blow it all to Smithereens! Once you have followed their suggestions and gotten any questionable L/P gas out of the equation, I wish to offer you my suggestion to getting your furnace running: I have a 1988 Dolphin. Whenever my heater begins to run continuously cold air, 1) I check that I have not run out of L/P gas. 2) I will check my coach battery for how much juice is left in it. For some reason, the furnace WILL NOT fire up & operate (just runs cold air) if the battery has fallen below a certain point. To answer your other question: All of those piezo electric ignitors should be fairly easy to get or order from your RV Parts guys or maybe online. Like usual, be sure to have all of your model and serial numbers handy. Good Luck, Riverman77

Hi, I have a 1988 Dolphin with a Dometic 2401 refer. I do not know for sure if it is a 2-way or 3-way type or refrigerator. The selector switch can be placed in the "Gas", "Elec" or "Off" positions. I know that it works on gas and I know that the heating elements work when I am plugged into 110V power (and switched to the "Elec") position. Does anyone know how to verify the "Elec" position heating the elements with 12VDC (thus making it a true 3-way refer)? Or, perhaps someone may know right away that the Dometic 2401 did or did not offer a 3-way model? Thank You, Riverman77