[C320-list] Refrigerator Cycles

[cdescher at cedtulsa.com]

The capillary for the thermostat should be run across the surface of the icebox and only contact the evaporator where it attaches.  The attachment point is a plate with two screws on the side.  The end of the capillary should be bent in a "J", hooked around the bottom screw and tightened between the plates.  This may be your problem if the tube touches the evaporator in multiple places.  
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jason Alexander <alexander.jason at gmail.com>
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Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 08:34:57 
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Subject: Re: [C320-list] Refrigerator Cycles

But if the refrigerant gas had leaked it wouldn't get cold would it.

Jason

On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 2:31 AM, Bruce Stanley <brucestanley36 at gmail.com> wrote:
> This has happened to me ... it turned out that the refrigerant gas had
> leaked.
> As I recalled the Adler Barbour unit was exchanged. this took 2-3 weeks.
>
> Bruce Stanley #1084
> ==========================
> On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 11:58 AM, John Meyers <jcmeyers7 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> We have an Adler Barbour refrigerator system on our 1997 320. Last year was
>> our first year with the boat. I noticed that the compressor was on for
>> about
>> a minute or two and then off for a minute or two consistently.  I thought
>> that was rather fast cycles. The fan is blowing air through the fins by the
>> compressor OK. Is this cycle speed normal? The contents are nicely cold.
>> Also, the sensor is attached directly to the ice box which gets cold first
>> and fast. Is that where it is supposed to be attached? I was thinking of
>> putting a piece of styrofoam between the sensor and ice box to insulate it
>> so it doesn't sense the cold too fast.
>>
>> John Meyers
>> Wind Chime #406
>>
>