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• Re: Westy fridge won't light
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 15 Nov 1999 21:14:57 -0500
  Here is my method for starting the "Demonic" fridge: First the obvious: 1) turn on the gas valve under the van. 2) turn the...
• Re: Fridge+Stove removal question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 05:59:45 -0000
  ...Fridge+Stove removal question I need to remove the fridge/stove to get to the interior rocker panel (body seam) so i can treat...
• Re: An electrical thing I never noticed in 20 years of Westy ownership Another Westy Fridge Design Flaw
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 31 Jul 2022 21:04:03 -0400
  ...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=Beer
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:17:36 -0400
  ...The wiring degrades over 15-20 years > and the fridge stops cooling as well on 12 volts if it even cools at > all. The...
• Re: Fridge blows out while driving....
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 19 May 2009 18:02:02 -0700
  It's "normal" for the fridge to blow out during driving. In all three of the Vanagon Westies I've owned, I've had...
• Re: Fridge....should it stay on...
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 25 May 2005 12:13:22 -0600
  ...I have found that almost all westy that the fridge would not stay on usually had had the vent stacks worked on or had...
• Re: Fridge won't come out...
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:41:19 -0500
  ...I finally got it out but I disconnected the propane line for the stove instead of the fridge. Doh!!!! Thanks for all your help...
• Re: Rear External Fridge Fan
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 14 May 2008 20:28:29 -0400
  ...The City water outlet is pretty much right where the >highest concentration of heat is behind the fridge. I have done this mod to...
• Re: Couple of minor propane fridge mods
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 20 Jun 2017 11:10:37 +0000
  ...Oh now you're being silly Steven, do you really want your fridge to have a SIM card? :-) But if you wanted that it...
• Re: The fridge fired up! YES!!! (and I tell you how... ;-)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sun, 20 May 2001 16:37:24 -0000
  The cooling fan on the back of the fridge is controlled by a thermostat on the refrigerator cooling fins. When it gets hot enough...
• Re: Fridge maintenance
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 10:49:12 -0700
  ...Fingers are crossed that it will help lighting the fridge. > > The last time I had the fridge out, I completely cleaned the combustion chamber...
• Re: driving and fridge
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 12 May 2000 13:11:09 -0700
  ...driving and fridge > Possible, as long as your burner box, intake and exhaust for the fridge are > right. We've gone 70+ mph without...
• Re: driving and fridge
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 12 May 2000 15:58:05 -0400
  Possible, as long as your burner box, intake and exhaust for the fridge are right. We've gone 70+ mph without the fridge blowing...
• Re: refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 24 Jun 2017 05:28:28 -0400
  The Dometic workshop manual for these fridges SAYS it “MUST” be serviced once a year and perhaps more often under heavy usage ! Do you...
• fridge smells and sights
  Historical mailing list - Russell Harrel
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 12:02:19 -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...
• 87 Westy - Fridge Pilot Flame
  Historical mailing list - Chris Knust
  Mon, 16 Apr 2001 00:05:03 EDT
  Hi guys, the fridge in my 87 Westy has a small hole in the lower left corner inside the storage compartment, through which the...
• Re: Fridge Fan Running
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 27 Aug 2001 14:54:12 -0400
  ...It goes on at 125 degrees Fahrenheit (that's the temp at the back of the fridge where the hot stuff is ---not ambient...
• Re: Coleman thermoElectric fridge for those of you with w/ busted or missing fridge
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 31 Jan 2005 17:51:28 +0000
  ...http://tinyurl.com/5ef3g bob -- http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare/87westysyncro.msnw -------------- Original message -------------- > someone asked the dimensions of the Coleman thermoElectric fridge.. this...
• Re: frig
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 9 Aug 2014 08:56:55 -0500
  ---- Mike Riley <mkriley@FUSE.NET> wrote: > Fridge is a contraction of fridgidaire not refrigerator > Mike True. Fridgedaire was one of the early brands of...
• Fridge available?
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 21:49:42 -0800
  Fridge is damaged in a 86 Westy. Rear inside is cracked like someone rammed it with a 4x4. Splintered and not easily repairable, I...
• Dometic help in SF bay area?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Williams
  Mon, 1 Sep 2003 00:08:13 EDT
  I live in Cupertino (South Bay near San Jose) and my fridge does not seem to work. Does anyone know a place in the...
• WTB: 84-86 Brown Westy fridge door and door frame
  Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
  Fri, 5 Oct 2007 17:40:31 -0700
  Looking for a Westy fridge door and door frame. I'll also need hinges and latch. Ciao Tom ____________________________________________________________________________________ Tonight's top picks. What will...
• Re: Fridge Question
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:21:13 -0500
  ...Gas absorbtion fridges will not cool as efficiently in extremely hot temperatures (aka above 90F). Note that if the fridge is INSIDE, that is...
• Re: Fridge capacity?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 17 Jun 2014 13:07:54 -0700
  ...If you need a fridge for medical purposes, the Truckfridge is the only serious option (at a serious price). Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Fw: 2nd propane regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 5 Dec 1998 17:19:35 -0800
  ...inches of propane pressure to > assure a clean burn. > But the fridge needs less than 11 w.c. inches at altitude. > Dometic claims that...
• Re: fridge ques
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 19 May 2004 06:38:33 EDT
  ...hey all, does the fridge need to be "wired" in, in order to light and operate on propane. i am asking because my fridge...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Tips (long)
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Thu, 7 Aug 1997 18:18:12 -0400
  ...Interesting to note that also in the catalog they carry full-size Dometic fridges. Kinda neat :-) > > > 8) Put the fridge back in. Tricky but...
• Re: Dometic question. (yes did search archives.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 19:39:21 -0700
  Hi, attached is excel ss of a test i did on my fridge last year. Ambient temps not as high as 29, but you...
• Re: Attention Neil M. Dometic fridge exhaust wrap
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Mon, 18 Apr 2016 19:05:15 -0700
  ...God knows I've had the fridge in and out a lot of the the years. So you agree with the plan is to...
• Re: fridge on dc power
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 12 Jul 2012 00:17:01 -0400
  ...Dometic service instructions state that after the fridge has been removed and put in unusual positions it will begin cooling faster *the first time...
• Suggestions Re: Dometic Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Sat, 15 Aug 1998 08:18:27 -0500
  My Dometic fridge has always cooled wonderfully ever since I purchased my 1987 Westfalia new. This summer,the propane side is cooling very poorly...
• Re: Fridge....should it stay on...
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Wed, 25 May 2005 10:25:50 -0700
  Is it possible to set up some sort of relay or solenoid to automatically switch the fridge from propane to electric (while engine running...
• Re: Dometic fridge works out of the van, but not in it.
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Fri, 5 Aug 2011 13:17:24 -0500
  ...Condensation drain is closed. >> >> I have cleaned a bit of accumulated dust from the combustion chamber and >> blown compressed air through the fridge intake...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 8 Nov 2005 (#2005-928)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 12:58:49 -0800
  ...I use a temp switch to activate it and take power from the lead to the main fridge fan temp switch. One of the...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Mod Update
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:48:49 -0700
  ...Keith Ovregaard <kovregaard@COMCAST.NET> >> For those of you interested in the results so far on the mods I did to >> the fridge... >> >> Problem...
• Re: Cheaper Fridge??
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Sun, 10 Aug 2014 00:08:49 -0400
  ...One some other forums, it was suggested that Whynter makes the fridges for Edgestar/Koldfront (sold through Compact Appliance as their house brands). They...
• Re: anyone bought a Coleman thermoelectric cooler?
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 13:49:06 -0400
  >I have a coleman 12V fridge set up in my van. The fridge itself draws >3amps. and cools to approx. 40degrees below ambient temp...
• Re: Vitrifrigo trip results, wiring, battery life, charging issues, etc
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 22:30:25 -0400
  ...I > was the one who DID get a week of use with my VF fridge - the key data > is that it was winter and...
• Power to fridge. 86 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Rich Durant
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 08:48:42 -0700
  ...I disconnected the aux battery and I get continuity from the fridge fuse (16 amp) to ground when I put the fridge switch in...
• Re: Thanks to all...my fridge works! (finally)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sun, 30 Apr 2000 13:10:03 -0600
  Richard Golen wrote: > > It finally happened....the fridge finally decided to work. Ric, No need to run the stove that long. Generally you'd...
• Re: Dometic fridge problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 21:09:31 -0700
  ...Dometic fridge problem > > Hi, > I can light up the fridge pretty easily. As soon as we hit the road, > the pilot burner shuts off...
• Re: haha..making ice in a westy fridge?? haha (wasbarbie ice cube trays)
  Historical mailing list - Justin M.Mayrand
  Thu, 20 May 2004 16:19:24 -0400
  ...defend their Dometics?? > Can you make Ice cubes in your Westy Fridge?????? > > > I can using 110v or propane. > 83.5 Westy > > On Thursday, May...
• Re: Fridge sealant
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 20 Aug 2013 09:25:58 -0700
  ...That said, I don't recall any sealant on the black tube where it exits hole inside fridge. The thermostat sensor pipe won't...
• Re: About your west fridge blowing out at highway speeds
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:44:51 -0400
  This mod was done by John ofNorthwest Campers<http://www.northwestcampers.com/> http://www.vanagonauts.com/Fridge-Vent-windshield197.htm Worked fine when I...
• 2nd propane regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 9 Jan 1999 22:24:31 -0800
  ...inches of propane pressure to >assure a clean burn. >But the fridge needs less than 11 w.c. inches at altitude. >Dometic claims that...
• Re: Fridge pilot going out
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:57:34 -0700
  ...Fridge pilot going out > > On 7/23/07, Gilles Turmel <gilles.turmel@sympatico.ca> wrote: > > Hi, > > My fridge pilot is going out when driving...
• Re: Fridge Help?? won't light when cold outside??
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 27 Oct 2005 09:03:10 -0700
  I've had a few tough times starting the fridge when cold or and/or at high altitude. The one thing I've learned...
• Fridge Fan
  Historical mailing list - J B
  Fri, 21 Jun 2013 17:46:37 -0400
  I know there have recently been threads on the dometic fridge cooling fan bu= t wanted to share my most recent experience. Camped at...
• Re: Fridge on DC power
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:24:06 -0500
  ...the year to freeze things in the fridge :) > > Don't ask me to post my fridge temp data again just to be mocked by...
• FIXED Fridge 12V operation
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:38:31 -0500
  Thanks to Dennis and other listmembers who got my on the right track to fix my fridge's 12V operation. First, I was surprised...
• Dometic fridge question
  Historical mailing list - Andre Fiedler
  Sun, 1 Jun 2014 20:47:23 -0600
  I have an 89 Westy with the stock Dometic fridge. When running it on the 12V battery option mode it does not seem to...
• Re: Westy fridge efficiency in 12v mode
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Wed, 27 May 1998 11:39:02 -0700
  > <<...>> What about when filling up with gas? I've always wondered if > other > people turn off the fridge will filling up. > > - Stephen Jones > '87...
• fridge question
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 23:02:23 -0500
  ...How can I check if the fridge is charged? Or cooked? I have it out of the van (doing painting) and has never worked...
• New ThinkGeek fridge
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 08:42:05 -0600
  ...5" x 13.5" x 17.5" compared to my current fridge, which is considerably larger at15wx17dx22h. Expect a more vanagon-oriented review from...
• Re: dometic fridge running away
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 20 Jul 1998 19:27:33 PDT
  >Went out to get in camper the other day and heard the fan running in the >fridge. It was off. Actually even when it...
• Re: Dometic in an ASI
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 07:28:11 -0700
  > Is the fridge in propane mode meant to only operate with the thermostat > at 0? Of course not... thermostats are just like the thermostat...
• Re: The fridge fired up! YES!!! (and I tell you how... ;-)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 20 May 2001 00:43:03 -0500
  ...The fridge will make noise after it runs for a while. I'm not sure what causes the noise but it sounds like an...
• Re: Calling Aux Battery / Wiring Experts...82 Air cooled Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 6 Jun 2007 08:54:24 -0700
  ...That version of Westy wiring has the fridge relay screwed down on top of the fridge where you can't get to it easily...
• Re: Dometic 182 B Fridge- Ad Nauseum
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:49:30 -0400
  ...Once the >fridge is lit I turn it up full blast. Your mileage may vary widely :-) I hate to tell you...the fridge has...
• Re: Vitrifrigo
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:51:10 -0600
  ...From it to the fridge, just two wires. Other fridges have all that stuff in the upper rear corner of the fridge. Anyway, it...