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• Re: dual battery? hobigesuss!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 21:09:54 -0700
  > The fridge? Why would you want to run the fridge on an aux. battery when you've > got the propane to run it while...
• Re: Does Fridge on 120v make any noise???
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sun, 26 Mar 2000 18:58:09 -0800
  ...The only noise that the fridge makes, regardless of the method of operation is the cooling fan mounted to the back of the fridge...
• Re: Dometic Fan
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Tue, 30 Jul 2019 17:42:20 -0500
  ...If I am not mistaken, the effect of the extra fan was insignificant and one person who tried it even reported worse fridge performance...
• Refrigerator Madness
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 02 May 94 22:53:23 EDT
  It usually does not work when I blow air *in* to the fridge drain tube or I would do it that way. John Pinkham...
• Re: Interior Fridge Fan
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Tue, 25 May 1999 07:07:33 -8
  You might also want to consider a small battery operated fan such as the one made by Fridgemate. Can be placed directly under the...
• Re: Westy fridge efficiency in 12v mode
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Jones
  Wed, 27 May 1998 12:09:18 -0600
  Mark McCulley wrote: > You don't have to be stopped to run the fridge on propane. I always fire up > the fridge on propane...
• Dometic electric fridge info
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 11:01:42 -0800
  a day or so a go someone posted questions about their electric only fridge. I have posted (thanks to J. Dubya), the manual for...
• WTB: brown fridge cabinet
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:08:27 -0400
  Hey list, Looking for a brown fridge/stove/sink Westy cabinet. Fridge not needed, will be installing a Vitrofrigo. Located in Cincinnati Ohio. Local...
• Re: Westy 3-Way Fridge Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Nov 1994 16:52:08 -0800
  My fridge LED on my '84 and '89 westfalia are both green...
• Parting out a Fridge????
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 16:36:33 -0400
  Anyone parting out a Fridge, I need the AC-DC-Prop electrical switch. Malcolm
• Re: Lighting stove before lighting fridge
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 19 Aug 2015 10:29:42 -0700
  ...Lighting the stove does not clear "air" out of the fridge line, but there should not be any air in it anyway. Lighting the...
• Re: Power to fridge. 86 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 Aug 1998 14:13:49 -0400
  The 16 amp fuse is for the D/C portion of the Fridge. It is feed by a relay under the seat. The relay...
• Re: CLEANING FRIDGE
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 16:36:02 -0700
  Yes, there is a fan in the rear of all Westy 3-way fridges. It is active in all three modes, not just propane...
• General questions about fridges in the westy
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 14:36:21 -0700
  Hi Volks, I was just at Fry's today and almost bought a really nice Sanyo mini fridge to try to replace my not...
• Re: Fridge....should it stay on...
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 25 May 2005 14:20:37 -0400
  The real danger comes when filling the gasoline tank with the fridge on. There's always lots of highly flammable gasoline vapor floating around...
• Re: Couple of minor propane fridge mods
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 19 Jun 2017 16:52:30 -0400
  ...a set of rails (one part of fridge, one part in > van) and quick connects to allow easy installation and removal. While I > agree...
• Re: Westfalia Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 08:15:42 -0500
  ...You made ICE with a westy fridge? Is it a Dometic just like the rest of us have? This is just about unheard of...
• Re: Westy fridge efficiency in 12v mode
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 27 May 1998 11:04:31 -0700
  At 10:46 AM 5/27/98 -0700, Craig Standley wrote: >Another trick to get more out of your 12V fridge is to freeze...
• Re: Burping the fridge.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 19:27:53 -0400
  At 17:03 7/12/99 -0500, Keese, Brian W wrote: >I took the fridge out of my 84 Westy to replace the exterior...
• Re: wiring auxiliary battery
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 26 May 2000 09:57:21 -0700
  > Ordinarily the fridge is then connected straight to the aux. battery -- but > personally I would consider retaining the fridge relay and using its output...
• Re: Westfalia instrument panel.
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 5 Jan 2009 13:23:52 -0800
  ...If you open your fridge you can see a little square meter in the upper right of the controls panel. This is the fridge...
• Re: Pulled my fridge today and...
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:04:32 +0000
  We have pulled fridges and it aint all that bad if you cus a little and do it on a really hot day and...
• Re: fridge problems
  Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 15:48:17 -0700
  So we are back to the fridge problems. Here is a repost of a post I did a long time ago, it may be...
• Re: question before I remove the fridge
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Thu, 19 May 2005 09:55:24 -0400
  ...After I blew air into the small drain tube, the fridge lite but still didn't seem right or light consistently. I believe the...
• Fridge Fan Questions
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 08:18:39 -0700
  ...Fridge Fan Questions I have been bothered lately by this same issue of the fan running so much (especially when the fridge isn't...
• 81 Westy fridge problem
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 10:12:30 -0700
  ...Does anyone have starting/operating instructions for the RM182A model fridge in it. Also it looks like this fridge hasn't been used in...
• Re: removable fridge. how do these things work?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 07:12:58 EDT
  ...After a bit, the fridge started to get ice cold. I guess it doesn't have a fan or a compressor like normal fridges...
• Fridge LED always on ??
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 08:39:03 -0300
  ...The fridge LED is now ON whenever I turn on the little toggle switch...even when the fridge is definitely NOT lit. I recently...
• Re: Pulled my fridge today and...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:34:36 -0500
  The best thing I have found to go with pulling a fridge is a pillow. All that work under the sink can be done...
• Re: Phunky Phridge Smells
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Wed, 3 May 2000 14:58:50 EDT
  ...I leave it in the fridge all the time, and now have no more odors, even after leaving the fridge closed up for a...
• early Westy fridge relay location
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 21:25:26 -0700
  Jim, some early models have the fridge relay mounted on the top of the fridge unit (inside, under the stove) with all the other...
• Fridge Wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:22:17 -0800
  ...Other than a continuity test, is there anyway to check these heater wires? The fridge works fine on propane and 110. Power is getting...
• Vanagon and Westfalia parts FS
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 15:23:56 -0700
  ...1. '86 -'91 Vanagon Digifant ECU 2. '86 - '91 Vanagon " Idle Stabilizer 3. '82-'86 Westfalia kitchen stove/sink/fridge - this has everything but...
• Adding Dometic Fans by Bill Davidson
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 08:42:49 -0700
  Regarding Adding Fans to the Dometic fridge: But first, it's hard to stress strongly enough how important the inside fan and packing of...
• Fridge wiring question
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 19:05:00 -0400
  Ok, I had to pull out my fridge to fix the rust on the side of the van. Installed the fridge then realized I...
• Re: Westfalia top opening fridge question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 11:48:51 -0700
  ...Good luck, Tim neil N wrote: > Hi all. > Saw a "Westfalia top opening fridge (12V and 110V)" fridge FS. It's > listed under "81...
• Re: Refrigerator help-yes, I've already searched the achieves
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 3 Jul 2007 18:33:23 +0000
  I've thought about adding a second flue vent and making a "hood" over the back of the fridge and venting the hood to...
• Re: Dometic fridge wiring question (diagram supplied)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:49:20 -0700
  ...Even when fridge NOT set to > 12V fridge relay is still drawing power from aux. battery. > > In order to allow option to operate fridge...
• Re: Propane smell diagnostics
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 21:12:39 -0700
  ...Check the connections at fridge and stove. There should be one for each. My Dometic fridge connects at LH upper corner (as you look...
• Driving with LP appliances on
  Historical mailing list - Felix Martel
  Thu, 28 May 1998 15:04:55 -0400
  ...As far as the fridge goes, the vent on the left exterior of the van is not very well sheilded from the air current...
• Re: Mod keeps your fridge lit while driving.
  Historical mailing list - G. Jannini
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 16:29:48 -0400
  ...Time to pull teh fridge again. oh joy... << Before you pull the fridge, try resealing the vent- it worked for me. George/ATL '89...
• Re: Running Dometic Fridge while parking on hills Q.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 16 Jun 2005 12:44:51 -0400
  I will point out that the leveling of the fridge prior to stationary operation isn't just for propane mode. It's for all...
• Re: Dead mouse benind Westy cabinets?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 22 Sep 2007 06:23:04 -0700
  Sounds like a good excuse to service your fridge if you have not pulled it for a few years. One the fridge is out...
• Re: Bentley wiring typo?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sat, 9 Aug 2008 12:39:37 -0700
  ...Dennis Haynes > kindly wrote and indicated a lack of a fridge relay might the problem. > I'll connect the fridge relay from my 182A...
• Re: Stock fridge vent delete option
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 24 Jul 2022 10:57:56 -0700
  We haven’t had, until now, the yearly fridge discussion! I’ll add couple more points. Yes, the well functioning stock fridge is good...
• Hot? (Dometic fan)
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 4 Aug 1998 20:43:55 -0700
  ...Interior temp 128 degrees, refrigerator temp 119 degrees. (The fridge was turned off) The fan on the fridge turned off at around 100 degrees...
• Re: why pre-heat, explained was: Refrigerator Problems
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 17:25:51 -0600
  Another trick along the same lines as running the fridge on 12V first as a preheat is to run the fridge on it's...
• Re: Ice Cream Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Fri, 17 Dec 1999 09:17:57 -0600
  At 07:34 AM 12/17/99 -0700, jim hayes wrote: >I would like to convert the fridge in my weekender to an ice...
• Re: Wolfsburg Weekender Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 19:29:39 -0500
  John, The Weekender fridge mounts right behind the passenger seat just inside the sliding door on left hand drive models. The fridge has an...
• Another fridge alternative
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:04:13 -0800
  ...Could be mounted under the sink (into the side of the existing fridge, or the fridge could be taken out, insulation put all round...
• running 120 plug in to 12v adapter (fridge)
  Historical mailing list - barriver witch
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 14:41:59 -0400
  ...So plugging in the fridge on 120 mode and running from aux batterie... which is in the plan of being added soon..Rather then...
• Re: dometic floor fridge wanted
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Stivers
  Mon, 18 Sep 1995 00:26:57 -0400 (EDT)
  On Fri, 15 Sep 1995, Matt Goike wrote: > i'm thinking about a fridge for the adventurewagen. i have a > water-damaged (wood rotted...
• Re: Westy Fridge Performance
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 17:31:44 -0400
  ...It is quite permissible to run the fridge on propane all summer and never turn it off. You will need to refill your propane...
• Re: How to operate Refrigerator?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 1 Apr 2008 10:12:12 -0700
  There should be operation instructions for fridge on the door of fridge. You got your stove working, so one can hope that LP is...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Trouble-shooting
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 24 Apr 1999 22:56:22 -0700
  Marshall, Try leaving your fridge on 110 v for 1/2 to 1 hour. Then feel the cooling fins inside the fridge to see...
• Re: Westy fridge clinic tomorrow, SoCal
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 00:31:52 -0700
  ...Westy fridge clinic tomorrow, SoCal FWIW I have posted several pictures of my fridge & burner R&R at: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph...
• Westfalia Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Tue, 22 Jul 1997 17:40:15 -0700
  ...I have a newly acquired '85 Westfalia with the original Dometic fridge (in good condition) that I have a couple of questions about. Question...
• Re: Dometic Fridge question
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 14:08:08 EDT
  ...Dometic Fridge question > >I just received in the mail the fridge for my 85 Westy weekender. Its >the cooler looking one that screws down...
• Re: 12V fridge necessary?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 18:17:29 -0500
  With my aux battery setup, the fridge will run on 12 volts whether the engine is running or not. I'm thinking that I...
• Fridge go POOF!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 4 Jul 2013 20:44:01 -0500
  trying to light fridge. Thought I heard a poof? Stopped trying! Any damage? Thanks! Jeff 85 westfalia