Hi  fellow travellers. 

Just joined this sight. Great reading. Anyone had trouble with their fridge running on gas and smelling very fumey inside? Have cleaned the exhaust pipes, had a gas fitter check the burner and igniter..all good flame burning ok, no gas leaks. Not a gas smell, but ends up stinging eyes. Frustrating.... Help!!!

There should be no access for fumes from the rear of the fridge into the van.

The rear of the fridge should be sealed off, the fridge should sit in its own compartment, also all fumes from the gas heating should escape thru the vent on the right hand side of the top vent there is usually behind this top vent a small angled pipe to direct heat and fumes this can get out of place.

If it is an ammonia smell you have a leak in the cooling system and can only be repaired by replacement of the cooling system.

I think your fridge probably needs checking by a fridge technician that is conversant with absorption fridges rather than  a gas fitter.

When these fridges are new you will get a burnt paint smell for a short period till the dust and paint gets burnt away.

Cheers

David