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Re: fridge wont light
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 7 Dec 2008 19:20:14 -0500
...When I first bought my '85 Westy, back in '02, the drain below the fridge was packed tightly with powdered rust. I used a...
Re: VW Camper Refrig repair
Historical mailing list - IR Student
Wed, 17 Jun 1998 13:04:22 -0700
...The fridge will slide staight forward out from the cabinet. There will be resistance. the flue on the back of the fridge will start...
Re: fridge problems
Historical mailing list - neil
Sun, 11 Feb 2007 19:18:42 -0800
...Am I supposed to do something with this? > The fridge instructions don't say anything. > > Nathaniel > -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. http://web...
Re: Wanted: Pete Catlett and Fridge Fan
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Mon, 24 Apr 2000 10:08:30 -0700
I agree, the Fridgemate fans work great and cost less. I have had one in my Syncro Camper for 5 years and it is...
Re: Fridge problem... which thing is malfunctioning?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 16 May 2015 16:31:53 -0400
The fridge lighting and then immediately going out is usually a sign of a draft problem. It lights and then starves for oxygen. Look...
Re: Bentley fridge mod (and Syncro thrills)
Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
Fri, 9 Jul 1999 23:44:04 -0400
>At the risk of rekindling the springtime fridge threads,... >--------------- >After working beautifully since I got it, the fridge suddenly became >noticeably less efficient at...
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Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 7 Sep 2012 13:09:55 -0500
...if the sun changes to hit the front of the fridge door, I see an almost immediate bump in inside fridge temperature. Jim On...
Re: Any tricks to keep fridge lit while driving?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 10 Apr 2001 14:49:58 -0500
...I usually put a tupperware container in the fridge with ice in it as a booster to bring down the starting temperature when beginning...
Re: fridge problems
Historical mailing list
Wed, 17 Jul 1996 09:50:30 -0700
...My fridge is so hard to start on propane that I don't >want to restart it every time I stop! > >Arie >'84 Westeeeeee...
Re: camping accessories?
Historical mailing list - BA
Thu, 5 Oct 2006 18:06:51 -0700
...Ask us how we (almost) know ... :-o 2) the soft Santa that lives in the fridge when the vent cover is on, and lives...
source for replacement fridge fan
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:19:12 EDT
Does anyone on the list know of a comparable replacement to the for some time out of stock GoWesty replacement fridge fan? I have...
Re: got the wrong vitro frigo
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Sat, 2 Aug 2008 01:32:36 -0400
The original 3-way fridge needed ventilation from top to bottom because of the design. The Vitrifrigo cooling unit radiator is small and placed...
Re: 2nd Battery
Historical mailing list - Karl
Mon, 11 Feb 2019 15:29:56 -0800
Figure on 25Ah per day average consumed by the fridge. Two days should be no problem, but three is pushing it. I recommend 100...
Re: What do you use solar or an aux battery for?
Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
Tue, 23 Jun 2015 20:47:08 -0700
So if the extra battery is for fridge and accessories, why does the weekender have one? On Tuesday, June 23, 2015, Dan N <dn92610...
Re: Dometic Fridge Lit? 1991 Vanagon Westfalia
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 14 Aug 2010 11:45:07 -0400
At 11:50 AM 8/14/2010 Saturday, T-rev Reynolds wrote: >seen it illuminated while I had my fridge running on gas. Will...
Re: Refridge propane usage
Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
Sat, 8 Aug 2009 13:42:37 -0700
...We generally fill up after 14 days of fridge and cooking to avoid going empty somewhere inconvenient (since we usually prefer to camp somewhere...
dometic thermostat F.S.
Historical mailing list - Ron Katz
Thu, 28 Aug 1997 19:41:14 -0400
I have an extra, working thermostat.for a Dometic 182B fridge.... I thought I had a bad one, and ordered from Dometic at $126...
Fridge Switch Position
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Thu, 22 Jun 2000 09:39:17 -0400
I noticed last weekend while camping the fridge switch got moved to the 12V DC position. The propane continued to run, so I am...
fridge spark wire needed
Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
Tue, 3 Feb 2004 17:41:48 -0500
...for part number 255 070 507 A.  this is the fridge spark wire.  anyone have one or know how much they are...
Re: ugh!! fridge still blowing out!!FOLLOWUP RESULTS
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Wed, 9 Jun 2004 09:20:35 -0400
...There's a peephole in the bottom left corner of the fridge compartment. It's a little clear window. If you look at it...
Re: P22 Westy layout
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:53:35 -0700
...Does the fridge work? *A:* the fridge works Sure it does, just keep enough ice in it. Mark Stan Wilder wrote: >I just love...
Re: fridge fan
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Tue, 10 Oct 2006 21:48:52 -0600
...The FridgeCool Fan (say, from Camping World) uses 2 D cells. Mine has run about three weeks total without running down the batteries. http...
Re: Outhouse fan
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Sat, 16 Jun 2007 11:23:51 -0700
...At the end of a 90F > day its almost 50F in the fridge. I'm tempted to try venting the > fridge hot air, but...
Need Dometic Diagnois-please
Historical mailing list - W. Silva
Thu, 18 Jun 1998 08:40:14 -0400
I realize fridge questions tend to be repetitive but the camping season is here and we need it to work. We have pulled it...
Fridge noise and blown fuse and chairs wanted.
Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
Mon, 10 Sep 2001 13:45:39 -0400
...I have used the fridge on propane 12 times a year for 2 years. Saturday for the first time it started making a noise...
Re: 91 fridge not lighting
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Fri, 16 Jun 2006 15:13:06 -0400
...On Jun 16, 2006, at 2:41 PM, William Manley wrote: > Hi: > > The fridge in my 91 westy is not lighting on propane. Do...
Re: 91 fridge piezo
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Mon, 9 Jun 2008 08:08:51 EDT
...Remove the front cabinet cover with fridge door from the front of the fridge by removing the grey plastic screw covers and removing the...
Re: Electrolux Fridge or Compressor Fridge?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 10:59:15 -0700
...to my test data - > http://shufti.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/fridge-temps.jpg) > > alistair > > > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly...
deep cycle batteries
Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
Sun, 15 Jan 1995 21:01:04 -0800 (PST)
Ok, now a technical issue The fridge I just installed is 12V, but hte rest of the bus is 6V. I'm thinking about...
fridgy
Historical mailing list - radish150
Mon, 23 Apr 2001 19:46:20 -0700
...Fridge Don't Fire Up... > > I am sure this is an unique issue never before addressed in this forum. > Having said that I need...
Re: running fridge on propane while driving
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Wed, 27 Mar 2002 13:54:37 -0800
...In 1000's of miles of driving like this, I have never had the fridge blow out, or anything else unusual happen. Maybe I...
Re: Dometic won't light troubleshooting
Historical mailing list - Thomas Jefferson Kitts
Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:33:43 -0700
...There's definitely sloshing sounds when I tilt the fridge back and forth. Does this suggest there's only an electrical problem with the...
Re: [Syncro] Fridge experts: need advice
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 7 Aug 2003 22:58:56 -0400
The fridge works best if there is some food in it. Other wise, every time the door is opened all the cold air falls...
Dometic cooling, was Temps under van vs inside
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 1 Jul 2006 18:22:17 -0700
Not surprised, I think the real temp issue is the temp behind the fridge. I have many times camped for a week or more...
Re: 12v Fan for fridge interior-Fridge mate Fan
Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
Fri, 9 May 2008 14:57:25 -0400
...I then >> purchased the Valterra FridgeCool Fan (A10-2604). This is the one Dennis >> is >> suggesting. It made a difference in the cooling of...
Re: fridge wont light
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Sun, 7 Dec 2008 22:20:37 -0500
...I wouldn't give up on the propane or go to the hassle and cost of a new fridge until you've made sure...
Re: dometic fridge
Historical mailing list - James Kim
Mon, 12 Feb 2018 14:26:47 -0800
...Brush <mbrush@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > anyone interested in a functioning dometic fridge I pulled out of my 1990 > Westy GL Camper? > > Hate to just...
Grey Westy Refrigerator Door
Historical mailing list - Jared Planter
Fri, 28 Oct 2016 15:20:19 +0000
...Can anyone point me in the right direction or have one for sale? The previous owners added a truck fridge and tossed the door...
Re: Lighting stove before lighting fridge
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 21 Aug 2015 14:08:04 -0400
At 12:46 PM 8/19/2015, Jeff Palmer wrote: >When I turn off the fridge i do so first at the tank so...
Re: Propane and refrigerator success
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 26 Jun 2015 22:35:52 -0400
...Once the propane is actually running in the >stove, the fridge will start more easily. If the lines have been opened and gotten air...
12V meter with USB and cigar lighter outlets
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Mon, 20 Oct 2014 09:58:10 -0400
...I put a cigar lighter outlet on the cabinet wall at the rear of the fridge cabinet. Near the little square grille for fridge...
Re: Fridge on DC power
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:07:29 -0400
...the way to whatever gathering it was I met him at (he seemed more proud of the fridge than mad about the lettuce). :) d
Re: Could compressed natural gas work or be an upgrade for the fridge and stove
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Mon, 4 Jul 2011 14:19:59 -0400
...I think the stove may work better with the > correct psi regulator Im wondering on the fridge anyone else wondering or > has looked into...
Re: Propex and Vitrifrigo DIY install info?
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:18:17 -0600
...I will install this in the lower cabinet between the fridge and the rear seat, as shown on Karl's site. I already have...
My trip to baj
Historical mailing list
Fri, 28 Apr 95 09:26:15 -0700
...David Schwarze <schwarze@superc.nosc.mil> V> Were you perhaps not level? Those propane fridges are very sensitive to > that. Even a couple of...
sink/fridge fs $100
Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
Thu, 12 Dec 1996 19:03:33 -0500
...I do know it's from an early to mid 80's Vanagon, stainless steel sink w/poly tank, fridge (but no tank), cabinet...
Template for vent on prop/electric fridge
Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
Sun, 23 Apr 2000 15:47:48 -0400
Recently I put a Dometic fridge that was an option in my 81 vanagon. The problem i have is that i have no idea...
Re: 89 syncro westy backup 12 volt
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Tue, 8 Aug 2000 21:58:46 -0400
...It is not legal to run your fridge on propane while driving in the province of Ontario in Canada. But, I've never had...
Re: Deep cycle battery - 85 Home Made Westfalia
Historical mailing list - pensioner
Thu, 25 Apr 2002 11:26:57 -0700
...Disconnects the fridge from the main battery when the motor isn't running. I used it to disconnect the main from the auxiliary battery...
Re: Dometic Fridge: Bah Humbug! <grin>
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:44:20 -0700
...Then again, parts for a DC fridge could be pricey. I love the idea of a fridge that can be off grid. One that...
Re: camper water level indicator
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Sat, 15 Jun 2019 10:44:32 -0300
...Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >> >> As a backup means of determining if the fridge is operating (on flame, which is what the LED...
Re: Refrigerator Fans
Historical mailing list - Steve Frisbee
Thu, 29 Apr 1999 11:19:49 -0700
I second the idea of putting a battery-operated "Fridge-it" fan inside the Dometic before going to the trouble of installing a second...
Dometic Improvements
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Mon, 26 Apr 1999 22:23:40 -0500
...This makes me think that if we hit the fridge with more energy, we should also get a cooler fridge due to increased rate...
Re: Fw: Fridge Propane Mode No Start
Historical mailing list - Tom Smith
Wed, 6 Sep 2000 18:33:10 EDT
...I've always been able to "cold start" my fridge in propane mode without "pre-heating" in AC or 12V until this summer. Something...
Re: Fridge Section? do i need to make one?
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Mon, 16 May 2005 15:00:34 -0400
...Anyone know of a source for the igniter on the fridge combustion chamber? I think the insulation on mine is damaged and sparking to...
Re: More on fridge-be-gone (home brew version)
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Thu, 5 Nov 2020 15:16:15 -0500
...Success! The fridge isn’t that heavy, really. But the propane tank, plus fridge obviously does add up. > > > -- <> > Richard Smith, Professor and Director, Master...
Re: Dometic condensation drain
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:53:09 -0700
...particularily when i'm selling a westy, and ive gotten the fridge working on propane, i put a piece of masking tape right on...
Re: Fridge Problem -additional coil fan
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 18 Sep 2000 15:30:24 -0400
...wrote: >Earlier this summer I added a second coil fan in parallel with the stock >fridge >coil fan. It seemed easy enough to do...
Re: Odd electrical observance
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 30 Jul 2001 08:48:07 -0400
...d At 06:24 AM 7/30/2001, Frank Condelli wrote: > This past week while out on a camping trip and having my fridge...
Re: Vitrifrigo trip results, wiring, battery life, charging issues, etc
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 5 Aug 2009 17:05:21 -0700
...My wife and I lived in our other van for 2 straight months last summer with an electric only fridge and no charging during...