| Norcold Refer opinion [message #91941] |
Wed, 14 July 2010 11:05  |
Ernest Dankert
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I have a Norcold 662 refrigerator that works pretty good on electric. Gas operation is getting cantankerous. I have cleaned and vacuumed out the burner, shined up and cleaned all the spade connections.
It does not like to light in gas mode, it may take 10 tries to light. It used to make multiple sparks, now just one spark per cycle.
When it starts to cool the freezer compartment cools first and then the refer compartment. Is this normal?
1977 Eleganza II
Ogden NY
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| Re: Norcold Refer opinion [message #91946 is a reply to message #91941] |
Wed, 14 July 2010 11:26  |
idrob
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| Ernest Dankert wrote on Wed, 14 July 2010 09:05 |
I have a Norcold 662 refrigerator that works pretty good on electric. Gas operation is getting cantankerous. I have cleaned and vacuumed out the burner, shined up and cleaned all the spade connections.
It does not like to light in gas mode, it may take 10 tries to light. It used to make multiple sparks, now just one spark per cycle.
When it starts to cool the freezer compartment cools first and then the refer compartment. Is this normal?
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If you have completely cleaned the burner to be sure it is spider web free, and re- set the spark electrodes to the proper distances (see the service manual) you might next want to check the gas pressure to be sure it is 11" WC. It sounds like you could have an improper gas/air mixture ratio, which makes it hard to ignite. On the other hand, the "just one spark per cycle" sounds like you still have a spark gap setting issue. At least it cools once going. Gas issues are minor compared to cooling issues.
Rob Allen
former owner of '76 x-PB
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| Re: Norcold Refer opinion [message #91950 is a reply to message #91946] |
Wed, 14 July 2010 11:40 |
Ernest Dankert
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Well it ran for hour on gas. Shut it down and pulled the PS board. R4 appears to have gotten real hot, scorched the back of the PCB. Now to look for a new PS.
1977 Eleganza II
Ogden NY
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| Re: [GMCnet] Norcold Refer opinion [message #91971 is a reply to message #91970] |
Wed, 14 July 2010 16:36 |
Bob de Kruyff
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I have to admit that when my fancy computerized Dometic 3 way quit, I looked into a new cooling unit in Shipshy and it still didn't make economical sense. I wound up going with a 110 v cooler and a separate 110 freezer unit for a total of about @250. I've run those for about 5 years and never looked back even though I dry camp exclusively. Between my solar panel, 4 Trojans, and my small Kipor, I can easily camp for 10 days without a problem. If they crap out tomorrow, I'll run back to Home Depot and do it again.
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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