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• Re: propane tank use
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 10:06:30 -0700
  With constant fridge use in warm weather and daily cooking on the stove, we get 2+ weeks on a full tank. You should have...
• Dometic fridge on 110V?
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
  Sun, 25 May 2003 10:27:46 -0400
  Pulled the fridge this morning. Noticed that it won't cool on 110V. Have 110V at the terminal, before the thermostat, but not after...
• Mod keeps your fridge lit while driving.
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 14:52:03 -0400
  Hi folks, If keeping the fridge running on propane while driving is a problem, here's a nice little windshield for the vent. I...
• About your west fridge blowing out at highway speeds
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:14:40 -0500
  (and no, I don't want to hear the opinions of those who don't believe in running the fridge underway. This is not...
• Re: pre-tour trip
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Wed, 30 Nov 94 11:26:29 PST
  > > So Thom Sneak-in-the-fridge-trick Fitzpatrick says: > > > > People, > > > > Howdy! Ok, I'll be able to go. I'll be riding down with...
• Re: Fridge fan
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 09:26:59 -0400
  At 09:06 AM 7/17/2002, Rodney Woten wrote: >Apparently the fan on the fridge is only 12 volt. Correct. > I was operating...
• Re: Vitrifrigo
  Historical mailing list - Hugo Varotto
  Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:29:20 -0700
  ...the >> weight of the fridge? >> 2 - what is the front flange for ? >> 3 - how do you prevent the fridge from sliding forward or backwards...
• Re: '86 Vanagon West Camper
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:41:46 -0800
  Art, I hope you do alot of camping at plug-in places because trying to run a fridge for extended times will run your...
• Re: Fridge, keeps blowing out and backfires durring ignition
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:07:27 EDT
  ...See my _VW Vanagon Westfalia Dometic Fridge Maintenace_ (http://frankcondelli.com/fridge.htm) webpage for help. >>>>>>>Hey guys, someone mentioned they were having similar...
• dometic fridge
  Historical mailing list - ForestDweller
  Sun, 16 Sep 2001 13:00:07 -0700
  Hey everyone, I've got a grim looking dometic fridge. It hasn't worked since I purchased the rig...so this afternoon I pulled...
• Re: Fridge....should it stay on...
  Historical mailing list - Dusty Edwards
  Wed, 25 May 2005 10:31:03 -0700
  that would be nice, however, i don't think that it would be very successful since the fridge usually takes (atleast) a little elbow...
• Re: fridge smells and sights
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 12:32:57 -0500
  >I just got the fridge working on propane again. This is a van that has been >sitting for ???? and the fridge was working last...
• Re: Propane and refrigerator success
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 28 Jun 2015 14:14:52 +0000
  ...Even if the van interior is warmed up by the sun, >> it doesn't get as hot as the back of the fridge. >> >> Alistair...
• Re: Does The Fridg Fan Blow or Suck? & Combustion Chamber
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Mon, 22 Aug 2005 11:18:22 -0300
  ...BTW my fridge worked fine before resealing the combustion chamber so even if your fridge appears to be working OK you may want to...
• How I light my fridge
  Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
  Mon, 23 Apr 2001 15:45:19 -0400
  I had trouble with my fridge until I read all the posts I could find on the subject, here's what I now do...
• Re: propane gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Vern Brownell
  Tue, 29 Apr 1997 20:19:44 -0400
  ...blowing in drain hole, pumping like crazy, bleeding propane > lines by running stove several minutes, trying to light fridge while > running stove, pumping like...
• dometic floor fridge wanted
  Historical mailing list - Matt Goike
  Fri, 15 Sep 1995 16:02:44 -0400
  i'm thinking about a fridge for the adventurewagen. i have a water-damaged (wood rotted) westy sink/stove/fridge unit i'd be...
• Anyone got a dead Dometic?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Fri, 14 May 2004 20:07:12 -0700
  ...In my perpetual quest for a cold beer, I'm trying to coax those last few degrees out of my Dometic fridge. I've...
• Re: Dometic fridge question
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 3 Jun 2014 10:10:52 -0700
  There should be a wiring diagram on the fridge itself. image (ignore arrow): http://tinyurl.com/l6fldy5 If one searches online, they can find...
• Fridge/Coolbox
  Historical mailing list - Tonks D
  Mon, 13 May 96 10:46:00 BST
  Does anybody have experience of fitting a gas/electric fridge to replace the coolbox? - given the standard Westfalia (1973, UK) layout with the coolbox...
• Fridge goes out above 40mph
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Kozak
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 08:28:58 EST
  Greetings, I have an 87 westy whose fridge I serviced last summer and had lots of crud around the pilot that I cleaned up...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 17 Apr 2000 to 18 Apr 2000 - Special issue
  Historical mailing list - David M Crossman
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 18:00:57 -0400
  Greg - That little screw plug on the bottom left of the fridge, seals a drain that goes straight to the fire box on the...
• Vitrifrigo Fridge -Tale of woe...
  Historical mailing list - Todd P Last
  Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:54:39 -0700
  Arrrrgh!!! My Spouse forbid having the Vitrifrigo fridge in the house so I had to put it in the Westy until I could install...
• WTB: Dometic Fridge Inside Door Shelves & Rails
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:48:43 -0700
  This is a long shot, but I am looking for the inside door shelves & wire rails for a Dometic Fridge 182B, upper and lower...
• 81 Westy Fridge Fan
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Aug 1995 08:48:03 -0500
  Our fridge fan hasn't run in a while and I need to figure out why. It doesn't really stay very cool without...
• Another Fridge Question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 15:45:51 -0600
  I wanted to leave my fridge on gas while driving this weekend. The flame blew out. 1. Is this safe? 2. How do I...
• Re: Fridge flame box gasket?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 10 May 2000 14:09:21 -0400
  At 13:58 5/10/2000, BRENT CHRISTENSEN wrote: >Hi temp RTV sealant? Works fine on my fridge... d David Beierl - Providence, RI http...
• Fridge Kaput?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 15:26:27 -0700
  Dear Listees I can work the fridge off the propane but the 120 electrical is not taking it. Whats up? Is there anyone smarter...
• Removing the Fridge/Thanks
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Mon, 21 Apr 2003 12:27:20 -0400
  I got so many kind replies to my question about removing the fridge. I think I have the information I need now. Thanks to...
• WTB - inside fridge door
  Historical mailing list - Christian Pelletier
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 12:04:09 -0800
  Hi! I am looking for the plastic fridge panel that goes inside the cabinet door. Only the plastic section, not the door itself. Any...
• Re: Fridge won't come out...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:33:42 -0500
  There are 2 screws on each side of the fridge. Sometimes they are difficult to see, as they get turned far into the wood...
• Re: An electrical thing I never noticed in 20 years of Westy ownership Another Westy Fridge Design Flaw
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 30 Jul 2022 17:21:40 -0500
  ...The sun can heat the area >>> behind the fridge enough to cause the fan to cycle EVEN WHEN THE FRIDGE >> IS OFF. >>> I believe...
• Re: An electrical thing I never noticed in 20 years of Westy ownership Another Westy Fridge Design Flaw
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 31 Jul 2022 14:46:51 -0500
  ...The sun can heat the area >> >>> behind the fridge enough to cause the fan to cycle EVEN WHEN THE FRIDGE >> >> IS OFF. >> >>> I believe...
• Re: Fridge sealant
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Tue, 20 Aug 2013 08:28:33 -0500
  ...16px"><DIV>Hi Jim;</DIV><DIV>The area I am talking about is in the inside of the fridge behind the "coils" or fins...
• Re: Fridge Question - Maybe Aux. Batt. Related
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 28 Jul 2005 21:45:58 -0400
  Before I added an aux battery, my fridge would only run on 12 volts with the engine running ('85 GL Westy). When I added...
• Re: Rear External Fridge Fan
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 14 May 2008 18:22:24 -0700
  ...After 15 years of an extra fan exhausting from behind the fridge to the outside I can say it absolutely helps in warm weather...
• Re: Propane and refrigerator success
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 27 Jun 2015 06:14:20 -0400
  Finally some common sense ! Thanks ! Please, read my doc at: <http://www.frankcondelli.com/fridge.htm <http://www.frankcondelli.com/fridge.htm>> These fridges...
• Re: I am scared of my Dometic 182B on LP mode
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 11:14:18 -0400
  ...So yesterday after reading the very well written info on that subject on www.vanagon.com / info / refrigerator info, I started the fridge (I...
• Re: Westy fridge fan, How Important Is It?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 21:23:32 -0400
  ...In the case of the Dometic fridge used in our Westy's, the place the inside heat is gotten rid of, is the back...
• Re: Custom Westy interior
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 6 Jul 2009 14:46:18 -0700
  ...Parking in > the shade and having the fridge in top-notch shape helps. I find a 40 > degree difference between ambient and fridge temp...
• Re: Dometic Frig Will not stay cold with DC current
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 1 Jun 2012 22:07:27 -0700
  ...Might be an issue of fridge age and how clean or not not clean things are in the frige systems. > One tactic is to...
• Fridge again
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Mon, 6 Oct 2008 07:25:21 -0600
  ...Once the flame is lit, this amber light is supposed to stay solid indicating that the fridge is running. In addition, the green LED...
• Wireless Thermometer for fridge
  Historical mailing list - Nolan Hester
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 15:27:25 -0700
  Figured listees would want to know that you can now keep track of the temp in your Westy fridge _without_ drilling holes and running...
• Re: driving and fridge
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 12 May 2000 14:05:24 -0700
  ...driving and fridge > is it possible, advisable, legal to drive while having the fridge running > on propane or should it run on 12 V...
• Re: parts for the fridge?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 May 2002 17:24:43 -0400
  ...parts for the fridge? need a few parts for my fridge. the dometic web site is less than helpful. anyone know where i can...
• Re: fridge spark wire needed
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 18:07:32 -0800
  ...this is the fridge spark wire. anyone have one or know how much they are? TIA jason Be sure that the wire is not...
• Westy fridge fan on, but fridge is off (I think)
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 16:47:00 -0700
  My fridge fan comes on during hot days when parked in the sun even though I believe I followed the instructions for turning it...
• Re: [Syncro] frig for sale: me too East coast CDA
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 31 May 2007 06:50:25 -0700
  In addition to this west coast fridge, I have an east coast(CDA) fridge for sale. I'm also parting out a fridge if...
• Re: fridge problems
  Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:34:43 -0700
  ...It is cheaper and greener to run the fridge on propane than on gasoline. If the fridge is on battery power when driving, the...
• Westy fridge fan
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 15:32:30 -0700
  I would hesitate to make any shrouding as it would likely cause the fridge fan to run more often than otherwise. The best replacement...
• Re: Dometic fridge problems
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 3 Sep 2017 21:00:19 -0700
  ...On 9/3/17, Andre Fiedler <fiedlerac@gmail.com> wrote: > Fridge has worked reasonably well on propane up until recently. It was > cooling at...
• Dometic fridge works out of the van, but not in it.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 1 Aug 2011 15:02:36 -0400
  I want a Vitrifrigo/Truckfridge badly, but am leaving Saturday for Niagara Falls with or without a working fridge. Sitting on a milk crate...
• Re: westfalia to weekender
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 13 May 2005 18:42:01 -0500
  ...This allows more room for maneuvering the > fridge vent tubes when pulling and replacing just the fridge. Westfalia > should have done both of these...
• Re: Was Iceland, now Westy Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 27 Jun 2013 20:04:11 -0700
  ...Sent from my electronic umbilicus On Jun 27, 2013, at 6:50 PM, Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM> wrote: > Iceland, Westy 'fridge. > > Non sequitur.
• Eletrolux fridge
  Historical mailing list - Javier Guerrero
  Sat, 24 May 1997 11:27:46 -500
  I'm the proud owner of a 86 Joker Syncro Westfalia, I have some problems with the Electrolux fridge, the pilot keeps ticking and...
• Fridge flue vent cover
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 19:35:27 -0500
  Just thought I'd post to remind camper owners to remove their fridge flue vent cover before driving on the highway...I forgot today...
• Fridge thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 00:19:27 -0700
  Hi guys, I would like to know about the thermostat on the back of the fridge, that is fitted on the fins, at what...
• Re: fridge wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:59:58 +0200
  On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 7:43 PM, Timmy Evens <monkey_lips@yahoo.com> wrote: > i'm installing a DC 0400 Norcold fridge...
• Re: Newbie Questions
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 02:30:08 EST
  ...If it's something you already know from experience with RV fridges then please disregard. That fridge takes a while to get cold. I...
• Anybody interested in a 220V fridge?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 30 Apr 2011 17:13:52 -0700
  ...The camper has been used very little and same for the fridge and stove. I have not checked but I'm sure it's...