My Minnie Winnie had problems like yours when I bought it new. Found that the propane tank had moisture in it. This caused it to run normal and sometime during the night the regulator would freeze up. This usually happened when the outside temp dropped below 40 degrees.This forum helped me out. I would run out during the night and pour warm water on the regulator housing. THe regulator would unfreeze and run for a while. Once I determined that it was moisture in the tank causing the regulator to freeze, I had methanol injected into the tank at a propane distributor. That solved the problem. If this sounds like your problem and you need more info, send me a PM.
Just remembered, try this. When the furnace stops, go to the stove and light it. If the regulator is frozen from moisture, the flame will be low, orange or not there at àll.
Further note, purging propane tank did not help and cost me $80. Methanol cost me $15.