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• Re: Propane pressure in severe cold
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 18:02:28 -0800
  ...I didn't try the stove, and for whatever reason, the fridge was all of a sudden working great as a freezer without even...
• Dometic fridge problems
  Historical mailing list - Andre Fiedler
  Sun, 3 Sep 2017 05:12:26 +0000
  I've got the Dometic fridge in my 89 Westy and am having issues with getting it to cool on propane setting. I can...
• Re: driving and fridge
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 12 May 2000 19:51:05 -0700
  I think that once > you've accepted the risk of carrying the propane around you needn't worry about operating the fridge... [while driving...
• Re: driving and fridge
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 12 May 2000 17:38:46 -0700
  ...driving and fridge > Alright so I found kit L-69 with the optional stirrup kit but the Bently > diagram is not very clear...any...
• Re: Westy Fridge amperage?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 17:36:00 -0400
  ...Anybody know how much amperage >the fridge pulls? I have ratings for everything else I'm hooking up to it. 85 watt heater rated...
• Removing the fridge
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Reams
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 09:53:58 -0700
  ...Can anyone tell me simply what's involved in removing the fridge? I just need to know basic locations of bolts (and any other...
• Re: Fridge usage
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 20 Nov 2002 11:49:05 -0400
  It's OK to drive with the fridge on DC all day. I've done so with 3 different westies. And don't forget...
• Propane pressure in severe cold
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 17:31:06 -0800
  ...http://www.glacierbay.com/ptchartpropane.asp Just curious if anybody ever camped in below zero or severe cold does the stove still work? Fridge...
• Fridge fan times three
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 25 Sep 1995 08:39:53 CST6CDT
  Okay-- so i'm obsessing on fridge performance... in a previous life i used to inspect restaurants and now i just gotta keep my...
• Re: What do YOU have in your fridge?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 07:33:45 -0700
  In my fridge, I've got the two plastic can holders on the door, two wire shelves, two ice cube trays (which are perfect...
• Re: Couple of minor propane fridge mods
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 20 Jun 2017 09:37:56 -0400
  ...I don't remember the fins coming off of the part inside the fridge that snaps onto the cooling pipe. seems like that was...
• Re: dometic 182b question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 08:23:24 -0800
  ...NO OTHER RV vents the fridge to the >interior of the vehicle. The fridge should have been sealed off to the vehicle >and vented...
• Dometic Fridge Combustion Chamber
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 22:20:02 -0500
  ...Since this is the first time I've serviced the fridge myself I'm not sure if the holes existed since day one or...
• Dometic Refridge pilot lamp indicator not working!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 20:11:00 EDT
  Help! This one is beyond me so far-I'm working on an ' 84 Westy,the fridge works beautifully,I've even pulled the...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Trouble-shooting
  Historical mailing list - Ken Korn
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 14:37:27 -0500
  When I start up the fridge with propane, I first switch on the LED panel. Within a few seconds of the flame starting, the...
• Re: Fridge Combustion Chamber Gasket
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 28 Sep 2000 09:30:54 -0700
  ...Fridge Combustion Chamber Gasket > The local Dometic service depot tells me combustion chamber gaskets for our > RM182B fridges are no longer available. If you...
• Electrolux Fridge or Compressor Fridge?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 00:38:53 -0700
  ...Hard to say, given that the 182 fridges are somewhat long in the tooth, but I wonder how those specs stack up against the...
• Re: Fridge Blues
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 8 May 2000 08:49:33 -0700
  ...I assume that you are talking about difficulties with propane operation? The fridge is really fairly simple in its operation, and getting it to...
• Re: Dometic Fridge propane operation stuff
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:19:02 EDT
  ...I will be updating my _VW Vanagon Westfalia Dometic Fridge Maintenace_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/fridge.htm) webpage with that information. First time...
• Re: Dometic rack hacks???
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 28 Jun 2015 00:11:11 -0400
  ...A 12 volt fridge freezer is on my wish list, but And now you know someone who has a set for sale. :) Yrs, d
• Dometic Fridge Lighting Problems
  Historical mailing list - Morris Arthur
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 08:37:56 -0500
  ...nothing. *But*, if the fridge is running on AC and I immediately follow with the above procedure, the burner gets lit.... Could my override...
• Re: Really Cold! Success! Re: Westy Fridge Project
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 17 May 1999 00:48:16 +0200
  Does anybody on this excellent list have any info on an Electrolux fridge? I have one of these in my Reimo, and it doesn...
• Running Dometic Fridge while parking on hills Q.
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Wed, 15 Jun 2005 19:57:11 -0700
  ...Will this ruin my Dometic fridge if i keep it running on propane? If so, is there a mod so i can park on...
• fridge ice build up common?
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:48:24 -0500
  I've been testing the factory fridge after reviving it from the dead and it has been running (3/4 thermostat) for 4 days...
• Can Anyone Spare a Dometic LP gas orifice?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Fri, 9 May 2008 10:30:45 -0700
  I'm still not ready to give up on my Dometic fridge, even after pulling it so many times to perform upgrades, fixes, etc...
• Re: FREE Dometic fridges
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:57:52 -0500
  ...FREE Dometic fridges > > >> BTW, if you just want some parts, I'll pull em for a small fee and >> send them >> as well. > >
• Re: 1982 westy fridge noises
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 10:04:35 -0400
  ...1982 westy fridge noises Just got back from a trip to the beach in the Westy. We made it back under our own power...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re:_I=E2=80=99m_leaving_the_Dometic_propane_brotherhoo?= =?utf-8?Q?d?=
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 10 Sep 2021 07:40:38 -0700
  ...The fact that I too have a 200Ahr battery plus solar makes swapping for an electric fridge obvious first step. It appears that I...
• Re: Guess the part answer
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 17 Aug 2021 11:27:18 -0700
  Sorry Bruce :-) I did some work on fridge last weekend. During which I broke one knob. Well it was broken before but I finished...
• Re: GoWesty fridge fan report
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 9 Jun 2015 17:08:29 -0500
  ...Very easy to > > install with the fridge out of course. A nice cheap upgrade to the > > original. > > > > Jim > > -- > David McNeely Try this link: http...
• Dometic wiring
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Fri, 16 Aug 2013 10:43:20 -0500
  ...16px"><DIV>I am in the process of installing a fridge from my 1st '83.5 Westy into my '87 Westy.&nbsp; The '83...
• Re: Dometic-Condenser fan running!
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:02:31 +0000
  Used to surprise me when the fan would go on during hot days when the fridge was off. Sent from Xfinity Mobile App -----Original...
• Fridge Thermocouple Anyone?
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Sun, 17 Apr 2011 13:50:14 -0700
  ...Anyone have a fridge you are about to scrap that could help me out. If anyone has found a universal thermocouple that fits, that...
• Dometic 182 B Fridge- Ad Nauseum
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 08:53:57 -0400
  ...If fridge in proper operating condition, it? &gt;should light regardless.? ? It should -- but some people have found it to be easier after running...
• Re: Fridge Question - Maybe Aux. Batt. Related
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 28 Jul 2005 17:58:07 -0700
  ...If the fridge ran on 12v from the aux battery without the engine running the battery will be run down in two to three...
• Re: Dometic question. (yes did search archives.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Tue, 27 Jun 2006 12:42:50 -0400
  hi neil, i am sure that by now you have pulled your fridge and cleaned the flue, burner etc... thoroughly, so i'll skip...
• Re: using the fridge in my new 99 Eurovan Camper
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 23:55:00 -0400
  ...using the fridge in my new 99 Eurovan Camper >I just purchased the new 99 EVC and have been looking through the >manual where...
• Fans, was Re: Refrigerator and alarm
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Mon, 15 May 1995 14:56:25 +0000
  ...Is this little fan made specifically for the fridge? Just curious. Harry. > On the subject of refrigerator fans, I recently bought a small fan...
• Re: Electrolux Fridge or Compressor Fridge?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 07:34:10 -0700
  ...That said...... > > It seems that spec is better than both my 182A and 182B. > > Hard to say, given that the 182 fridges are somewhat...
• Top-Load Fridge for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 09:28:50 -0700
  There has been some recent discussions on the ideal fridge set up for Westy/Vanagon. Many expressed the desired to have a top load...
• Re: electrical experts: voltage drop and the fridge theory.
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 00:58:07 -0500
  11.4 V across fridge terminals with 12.4 across battery terminals, but only 2 x 3 ft = 6 ft of wire between, implies...
• Re: fridge problems
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 19:45:19 -0800
  ...On 2/11/07, Nathaniel Poole <myth.wright@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey Neil, > > I think I got lucky with this fridge. With all the...
• Re: Propane and refrigerator success
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 17:28:37 -0700
  I recently went to a local meetup and learned that my fridge worked. I had the van since 2007, and was sure the Dometic...
• Re: dometic 182b question
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 06:02:00 EST
  ...My fridge works just fine at 81 F cabin temps. The sliding window behind the fridge does a good job venting the fridge heat...
• 3 Dometic Fridges: FREE. You Pick Up. Vancouver BC
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 24 May 2013 11:10:46 -0700
  ...The third fridge is from my '88. It lit on propane but is largely untested. My guess is that the AC/DC functions work...
• Re: D'OH (metic) fridge
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Thu, 25 Sep 1997 08:35:33 -0700
  At 07:49 25-09-97, Wes Neuenschwander wrote: >In any case, use of a small fan - in the fridge compartment - will really >speed...
• Re: driving and fridge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 12 May 2000 20:20:38 -0400
  ...out that 1) gasoline vapor is heavier than air, 2) The fridge draws its air from a point about three feet off the ground...
• Re: New ThinkGeek fridge
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 16:27:21 -0600
  ...New ThinkGeek fridge >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> >> My ThinkGeek plugletter includes this new refrigerator: >> >> <http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/toys/6ad2/?cpg=EDM9T...
• Re: Vanagon refridge runs in heat!?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Mon, 31 Jul 1995 12:53:41 -0600 (MDT)
  ...For all of you vanagon people whose fridge fan runs even though the fridge is off, here in Bozeman right now it is a...
• Re: manuals (fridge)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 11:34:42 -0800 (PST)
  So Alistair Bell says: > > I once had, but let slip away... > > the manual for the fridge. > > Its quite slim, so if anyone has it...
• Dometic fridge problem solved
  Historical mailing list - Roger Brant
  Thu, 2 Jul 1998 23:24:02 -0700
  My Dometic electric fridge is working fine again. It turns out that the whole problem was its sensitivity to level ground, (which I was...
• Subject: Westy Fridge amperage?
  Historical mailing list - Scott LeGear
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 14:22:13 -0700
  Don't even think about running your 'fridge off of the battery. I don't know how much juice it pulls, but (as a...
• fridge removal
  Historical mailing list - s w
  Sun, 19 May 2002 08:11:37 -0700
  ...i have a service manual i got from either the wetwesties or westfailure that says i can just pull the fridge without pulling the...
• Re: Need Westy Refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 30 Mar 2004 16:46:19 -0600
  I don't have a fridge but I've got a water tank and Westy wire loom. Stan Wilder -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: Amp Draw on 12v RM182
  Historical mailing list - John Lane
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 06:05:20 -0700
  ...However, I felt that the second battery to run the fridge might not be such a good idea. Running the fridge on gas made...
• Re: DC Refrigerator Alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 19:17:58 -0700
  I don't think Westfalia done a lousy job in choosing a front open door fridge. There were virtually no top open fridge in...
• Propane While Driving (response)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Sep 1995 00:07:02 -0400
  ...Anyway, it isn't having the fridge on that makes the danger. It is having the mail valve on the tank on. I don...
• Re: Dometic Cooler
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:45:21 -0400
  ...On that basis I would expect the fridge to be the rough equivalent of one additional person, except for two things: people don't...
• Re: Couple of minor propane fridge mods
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 20 Jun 2017 14:46:02 -0400
  ...I know the fridge vent plate on the > outside of the van is much hotter after doing this mod. That westy habit > of always...
• Re: '87 Westy water pump/fridge relay ?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 25 Jun 1995 07:28:44 -0700 (PDT)
  ...It appears to me that > the relay is there to make sure that the considerable load of the 12v > fridge is not applied during...