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• Westy water level indicator fixed, interesting fridge fringe benefit?
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Fri, 7 Nov 2003 09:30:21 -0800
  ...anecdotal evidence shows that the battery indicator LED, which always worked, glows brighter, and the fridge lights first time and stays lit with minimum...
• Re: '86 Vanagon West Camper
  Historical mailing list - Art
  Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:58:43 -0500
  ...I am actually taking out the fridge and converting it into storage, and adding a stand alone electric low energy fridge in it's...
• Re: Fridge - Blockage at the cooling unit?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 23:21:32 -0400
  ...Tilting the fridge in various directions is a common voodoo trick to try to get stuff to circulate again. Obviously this means removing it...
• Re: refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 23 Jun 2017 11:21:52 -0400
  If they aren't operated too far off level (+/- 8 degrees -- typical RV fridge is +/- 6 one way and 3 the other way) the...
• Re: Never ending propane supply
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 15 Nov 2015 11:04:59 -0800
  ...How Long On a Tank of Propane A few years ago, just to find out, I left the Dometic fridge running when I came...
• Fridge sight glass
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 16:17:23 CST6CDT
  ...of course all this necessitates removing the fridge but you were going to get around to doing that anyway. -dan
• Fridge cleaning
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 3 Sep 2004 22:27:56 -0700
  Someone recently posted a link to his photos of his fridge cleaning effort. A few days ago while re-installing my windows XP program...
• Fridge Magic
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 24 Mar 2005 09:44:57 -0800
  Is there a website which shows the internal workings and explains associated voodoo relating to Westfalia fridge repair? Chris S. '84 Westy -> http://www...
• Re: driving and fridge
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 12 May 2000 17:16:41 -0500
  ...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: Fridge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 12 Jul 2017 14:50:44 -0400
  ...I recently had a problem with 12V to the fridge so that the > lamp that indicates that propane is on did not flash, the...
• electrical experts: voltage drop and the fridge theory.
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 21:01:34 -0500
  I am amusing myself since I've been fixing and testing the fridge on the bench. It's staying cool to 30 degrees on...
• Fridge Blows out While Driving.....TAKE TWO!
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:17:56 -0700
  ...I can't get the fridge to blow out at all while driving if it's not on "FULL CHILL". When I have it...
• Re: Westy Fridge Accessory
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 07:44:34 -0700
  ...Westy Fridge Accessory > Today, at the Winnipeg Folk Festival (yes, that was a plug!) I saw a Westy with > a novel way of addressing...
• FS: stove/fridge/sink in Ohio
  Historical mailing list - Greg Stelz
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 14:35:17 -0700
  Hey all, I have pulled the stove/fridge/sink unit from my westy. I don't want it anymore. Unit is tan with brown...
• favorite stove/fridge cabinet mods
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:39:20 -0700
  Hello, � I have purchased a stock Westy stove/fridge cabinet to install in my 1987 Syncro Vanagon.� I plan to upgrade the fridge to...
• Re: water in fridge vent?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 2 Feb 2009 09:55:18 -0800
  ...Unscrew the small cap, under the fridge >> lower grill, inside the Westy. >> >> Mark >> >> pickle vanagon wrote: >>> I went through a car wash the other...
• Re: Rust on hookup panel on Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:38:14 -0600
  ...It directly blocks you from pulling the fridge straight out. Cut a 5 inch semi-circle in that fridge before reinstalling the fridge. It...
• Re: Planning to add auxiliary battery and fridge to my 91 week ender - suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 07:22:38 -0700
  I have a Nova*Kool fridge in my coach/rv that I really like. It uses a 12-VDC compressor and R-134a as...
• Re: Dometic Reefer
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 1 May 97 11:22:37 EDT
  ...The 12v DC operation of the fridge only works when the alternator is charging. So if that alternator light is on, the fridge is...
• Dometic 182 b fridge for sale.
  Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 16:48:48 -0400
  I have a spare Dometic fridge for sale it works great on electric (just put on a new fridgemate fan) and could not get...
• Re: Couple of minor propane fridge mods
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 20 Jun 2017 09:18:28 -0700
  ...I know, the backside of the fridge. I couldn't figure out what to use and there is a lot of stuff in the...
• Re: Fwd: Westfalia refrigerator issues
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 24 May 2011 14:30:45 -0400
  ...Keep that fridge fuse and its contacts shiny clean if you want the fridge to work at all decently on twelve volts. If you...
• Re: Dometic Fridge: Bah Humbug! <grin>
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:47:57 -0700
  ...I took some pics > of the vent assembly on my fridge, out of van, but step by step as it is put > together. > > http...
• Re: Vitrifrigo
  Historical mailing list - Hugo Varotto
  Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:10:37 -0700
  ...Should start out about 12.5 V > or a little more; it was 12.2 or so. > > Fridge is great. Last trip--Buses in...
• Re: Insulation behind Dometic fridge?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:16:30 -0700
  ...I think Westfalia put it in for general insulation, > not just behind the fridge for it. Not that they might have > thought it was...
• Re: My fridge wants to know if it's level enough...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 21:57:47 -0600
  ...My fridge works with a 2" slope across the van or a 6" slope lengthwise on the van. (I mostly park with my engine...
• FS: Westfalia stove cabinet + fridge + swivel base + rare middle 3 seater from Kelowna, BC.
  Historical mailing list - pedro dos santos
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 19:53:22 -0700
  ...1- Westfalia stove/sink cabinet beige in color (no fridge, no faucet, no connectors). I had bought this little unit to build my custom...
• Re: Vacuum System Parts on 1.9 - "Y's" and Constrictors...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 16 Oct 2014 00:55:32 -0400
  ...Is it German aesthetics Like grounding the fridge relay through the starting solenoid so that even if lightning should strike and the alternator start...
• Whynter Portable Fridge/Freezer
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 09:00:40 -0800
  Just wanted to add that the fridge you mentioned is made in China. The vitrifrigo is made in Italy. A 2.5 amp draw...
• Re: fridge fan?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chen
  Sat, 22 Feb 1997 17:12:18 -0600 (CST)
  Camping World, an RV supply place, sells a little D-cell powered fan (Fridge Mate Fan) for around 15 dollars. They have locations throughout...
• Fridge/propane woes
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ellingson
  Thu, 11 May 2000 17:28:57 -0900
  ...Any suggestions as to correct this problem? Also, when running the fridge off the battery when driving, does it automaticly turn off when ignition...
• Dometic in an ASI
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 22:25:04 -0500
  Is the fridge in propane mode meant to only operate with the thermostat at 0? I can get my fridge to light if I...
• Re: Need Westy Guru
  Historical mailing list - shawn luft
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 23:15:25 -0400
  ...The fridge was an option back then... and the stove came in slightly afterwards. Stan Wilder wrote: > What was the first year that VW...
• Dometic fridge parts
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 26 May 2003 17:00:48 -0700
  I'm looking for the button that you push to ignite the propane while pumping the fridge. Now I have to put my pinky...
• Re: 2 more fridge Q's
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 21:19:42 -0400
  ...talk about a small battery operated fan >to put inside the fridge to blow down on the coils. Where can I get one? I...
• Re: Propane
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 8 Jul 2003 18:45:39 -0400
  Shawn Luft wrote: > Can someone please tell me how long a full tank is good for? How many > hours of fridge operation and cooking...
• Re: 12V supply to Fridge and Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Babbitt, Timothy
  Mon, 2 Sep 2002 11:35:55 -0500
  ...I suspect when the wiring there is corrected, your fridge and LEDs should have power. Good luck... -Tim -----Original Message----- From: Ed McLaughlin [mailto...
• Westy Fridge Accessory
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Fri, 7 Jul 2000 23:58:46 -0500
  ...On the exterior of the van directly opposite to where the fridge sits inside, there were numerous magnets holding in place a section of...
• Re: My fridge wants to know if it's level enough...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 23:28:07 -0500
  At 10:04 PM 2/22/2003, Steve Delanty wrote: > I keep reading here and there that the Dometic RM 182 B fridge >needs...
• Re: Top-Load Fridge for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 11:59:44 -0500
  ...Top-Load Fridge for Westy There has been some recent discussions on the ideal fridge set up for Westy/Vanagon. Many expressed the desired...
• Re: Why???
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 27 Feb 2015 17:09:53 +0000
  If you have removed the fridge from the interior, set it up outside having first cleaned the burn chamber , nozzle, blown compressed air thru...
• Re: Ice Cream Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 17 Dec 1999 09:11:17 -0700
  ...Ice Cream Conversion > At 07:34 AM 12/17/99 -0700, jim hayes wrote: > >I would like to convert the fridge in my weekender...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Maintenance webpage update
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 3 Sep 2008 18:47:40 -0500
  ...I wonder if a spider met its fate somewhere deep in that fridge! Time for maintenance I guess. Speaking of wildlife, in Glacier National...
• Re: Another Fridge Question
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 23:45:26 -0800
  Bill, i was not suggesting that your decision to drive witht he fridge off was unreasonable. Rather i was disputing your contention that driving...
• Re: Oops. (Auxiliary Battery, DC Fridge)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 22 Jul 2013 20:23:20 -0700
  ...Oops. (Auxiliary Battery, DC Fridge) In noting that each of my onboard permanent battery chargers draw a small amount of current when not charging...
• Re: Dometic question. (yes did search archives.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:26:47 -0400
  --- Jason Willenbrock <pooncerelli@hotmail.com> wrote: > hi neil, > i am sure that by now you have pulled your fridge > and cleaned the flue, > burner...
• Re: Vanagon Fridge Problems -Inside Fins Pressure fit ???
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Thu, 13 May 2004 15:25:08 -0700
  ...Vanagon Fridge Problems -again > I'm pretty sure the inside fins of the fridge are riveted to a bracket that is connected to the...
• Re: Danfoss VS Sawafuji Compressor. Which is Electrically More Efficient?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:11:23 -0700
  ...I know fridge > power consumption has been discussed here before but it seems to me > that there's too many variables. Looking at this...
• Re: features on the lesser westy?
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 18:19:39 -0700
  ...But Bentley seems to indicate that it is a fridge, but that it is > only operated electrically (like the Bus deluxe Westy fridges were...
• dometic fridge
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:00:01 -0500
  ------------------------- Hi All, I see several fridge problems posted lately and have looked for a symptom / fix for mine but have not seen it. Mine...
• Re: That's the tiniest ice cube tray I ever seen..!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 06:55:01 -0600
  ...Instructions for making ice. #1) Put water in the trays. #2) Turn fridge on. #3) Put trays on heat sink in the fridge. #4...
• Re: westy camper part needed
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 21 Jan 2005 10:35:24 -0700
  The blue (or white) wire is the relay trigger wire for the fridge when it is on DC power. It will trigger the relay...
• Re: Fridge wiring
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:24:46 -0700
  ...I do have a small wiring diagram from the fridge manual (small being the keyword) so it's hard to see what's what...
• Re: Fridge on DC power
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:37:31 -0500
  ...camp as I have the aux battery) the fridge does not work. << > > > The Dometic fridge was not designed to work on the 12 Volt...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Lit? 1991 Vanagon Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Mary K Creasy
  Sat, 14 Aug 2010 13:34:16 -0400
  ...Dometic Fridge Lit? 1991 Vanagon Westfalia > At 11:50 AM 8/14/2010 Saturday, T-rev Reynolds wrote: >>seen it illuminated while I had...
• Re: Faucet Fun, etc. . .
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Tue, 10 Jun 1997 15:56:10 -0400
  ...He deals with Dometic and other fridges that work the same way. Sorry for the wrong info. Wendy '85 Westy, "S-CAPE" ---------- > From: Richard...
• Fridge Interior Fan
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 19:07:41 -0500
  ...If you have ever had your fridge out, you'll know that the front wooden panel is easily removed. You can lead small wires...
• Re: fridge fan fuse
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 5 Jul 1999 20:09:04 -0400
  At 19:58 7/5/99 -0400, Caston/Payne wrote: >Just walked outside to put some stuff in Vinnie and the fridge >thermoswitched fan...
• Re: how much propane in the tank
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 11:06:43 EDT
  ...The fridge is basically the only gas consumer. The fridge ran for 14 days then quit for lack of gas. I got it filled...
• Re: 2 more fridge Q's
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 16:14:35 -0700
  ...Do NOT ground this wire or the fridge will never stay lit. Tape it off so it can't touch metal. Mark Randy Charrette...