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Our frig. stopped cooling. Was working fine yesterday. The display panel displays what is suppose to be working to cool the frig., ie. gas, 110v, 12. The unit does not cool on any of the settings. Ideas? Thanks.


Curt Sprenger
1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
Anaheim Hills, CA

Curt,

Go outside, open the vent area and smell around for an ammonia smell
and/or yellow sticky substance in the tray under the heater area. If
so, it's dead. That's the way ours went, work one day, out the next.

Mike Bulriss
1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX - currently in Kissimmee FL


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Curt Sprenger"
wrote:
>
> Our frig. stopped cooling. Was working fine yesterday. The display panel
> displays what is suppose to be working to cool the frig., ie. gas,
110v, 12.
> The unit does not cool on any of the settings. Ideas? Thanks.
>
> Curt Sprenger
> 1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
> Anaheim Hills, CA
>

Thanks, Mike. I opened it up this evening. no ammonia smell or sticky substance. Burner area is clean.

Curt Sprenger
1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
Anaheim Hills, CA

Curt,
one test of the mother board is to ;unplug, ;replug ;then run it on
ac ;then check if the boiler was prompted to heat. if no heat right
off, mother board is not asking for heatsource and MB could have
issue or the ignition delay safety device is screwed

the ignition delay or fueling fume savety delay where the detroit
ignition stops the lpg from sparking may do so by just shutting any
heatsource off?? and that may be your problem,,,

if boiler is getting hot and beer is also may be a blockage in the
coils. wont hurt to try and tape a palm sander or small vibrating
machine to the refer for an hour or so to free up some blockage?????

I have an extra motherboard of some sort in the bus I can photo
graph and send to you if it is the replacement needed.

GregoryO'Connor ofTim&Greg
94ptca


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Curt Sprenger"
wrote:
>
> Our frig. stopped cooling. Was working fine yesterday. The display
panel
> displays what is suppose to be working to cool the frig., ie. gas,
110v, 12.
> The unit does not cool on any of the settings. Ideas? Thanks.
>
> Curt Sprenger
> 1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
> Anaheim Hills, CA
>

Hi Curt,

If it is the original frig, It is time to replace,
The original frig get confused with the ignition key shut down, & the
timing of when to return to operation and which mode to chose.
Depending on the model # it may need both 12 volts and 120V to
operate on 120 AC. It coold also be more than one problem such as
Electronic board, ignitor on propane and or 12 V supply, and or
ammonia.

Bill 88 FC Michigan



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Curt Sprenger"
wrote:
>
> Our frig. stopped cooling. Was working fine yesterday. The display
panel
> displays what is suppose to be working to cool the frig., ie. gas,
110v, 12.
> The unit does not cool on any of the settings. Ideas? Thanks.
>
> Curt Sprenger
> 1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
> Anaheim Hills, CA
>

Thank you all for your replies.

Currently doing the standard repair/service 24 hour test... re-wired frig. direct with AC (by passing ALL elec. controls). This test will tell if the cooling unit is bad. Should the frig. get very cold in 24 hours then it's the elec. control(s).


The frig. is the original unit from the factory. Agree that it most likely should be replaced, but I'm out here near Bullhead City, AZ. It will take a few days to get a new frig., then to install it will take another day. I had planned to arrive Quartzsite today.


I just might pack food in coolers, buy dry ice, and head down to Quartzsite and check out the service/repair available there.

Curt Sprenger
1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
Anaheim Hills, CA

Good idea, you could also wire 12 volts direct to the DC heater
element.

Bill 88 FC Michigan

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Curt Sprenger"
wrote:
>
> Thank you all for your replies.
>
> Currently doing the standard repair/service 24 hour test... re-
wired frig.
> direct with AC (by passing ALL elec. controls). This test will tell
if the
> cooling unit is bad. Should the frig. get very cold in 24 hours
then it's
> the elec. control(s).
>
> The frig. is the original unit from the factory. Agree that it most
likely
> should be replaced, but I'm out here near Bullhead City, AZ. It
will take a
> few days to get a new frig., then to install it will take another
day. I had
> planned to arrive Quartzsite today.
>
> I just might pack food in coolers, buy dry ice, and head down to
Quartzsite
> and check out the service/repair available there.
>
> Curt Sprenger
> 1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
> Anaheim Hills, CA
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 5:52 AM, pattypape wrote:
>
> > Hi Curt,
> >
> > If it is the original frig, It is time to replace,
> > The original frig get confused with the ignition key shut down, &
the
> > timing of when to return to operation and which mode to chose.
> > Depending on the model # it may need both 12 volts and 120V to
> > operate on 120 AC. It coold also be more than one problem such as
> > Electronic board, ignitor on propane and or 12 V supply, and or
> > ammonia.
> >
> > Bill 88 FC Michigan
> >
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com 40yahoogroups.com>,
> > "Curt Sprenger"
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Our frig. stopped cooling. Was working fine yesterday. The
display
> > panel
> > > displays what is suppose to be working to cool the frig., ie.
gas,
> > 110v, 12.
> > > The unit does not cool on any of the settings. Ideas? Thanks.
> > >
> > > Curt Sprenger
> > > 1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
> > > Anaheim Hills, CA
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>

Thank you all for your replies.

Currently doing the standard repair/service 24 hour test... re-wired frig. direct with AC (by passing ALL elec. controls). This test will tell if the cooling unit is bad. Should the frig. get very cold in 24 hours then it's the elec. control(s).

The frig. is the original unit from the factory. Agree that it most likely should be replaced, but I'm out here near Bullhead City, AZ. It will take a few days to get a new frig., then to install it will take another day. I had planned to arrive Quartzsite today.

I just might pack food in coolers, buy dry ice, and head down to Quartzsite and check out the service/repair available there.

Curt Sprenger
1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
Anaheim Hills, CA

On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 5:52 AM, pattypape <"billpatty@hotmail.com"> wrote:

Hi Curt,

If it is the original frig, It is time to replace,
The original frig get confused with the ignition key shut down, & the
timing of when to return to operation and which mode to chose.
Depending on the model # it may need both 12 volts and 120V to
operate on 120 AC. It coold also be more than one problem such as
Electronic board, ignitor on propane and or 12 V supply, and or
ammonia.

Bill 88 FC Michigan

--- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com", "Curt Sprenger"
...> wrote:
>

> Our frig. stopped cooling. Was working fine yesterday. The display
panel
> displays what is suppose to be working to cool the frig., ie. gas,
110v, 12.
> The unit does not cool on any of the settings. Ideas? Thanks.
>
> Curt Sprenger
> 1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
> Anaheim Hills, CA
>