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• Re: Brochures from Westfalia and Dometic Fridge question
  Historical mailing list - Neuenschwander, Wes
  Thu, 25 Apr 96 9:55:21 -0700
  > Also, some one was having problems with their fridge. > i have always had problemn the vehicle is moving. > Someone said that this might be...
• 100v -> 220v switch on fridge?
  Historical mailing list - Duclos Darie
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 14:59:04 +0200
  ...Has someone ever noticed whether the fridge has a switch to use 110v or 220v. I've never even run it on external power...
• Hella Battery kit
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 13:33:57 -0700
  ...One is power and the other is relay to keep the fridge from running on 12v when the ignition is off. So when I...
• Re: Fridge Burned fuse & switch
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Thu, 14 Aug 2003 16:56:59 -0700
  ...I took out my van's fridge today > and I noticed two things: #1) The fuse (White one, > behind drivers left hip) appears burned...
• Re: Mod keeps your fridge lit while driving.
  Historical mailing list - andy highland
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 15:48:08 -0700
  ...Why double your risk by having two flammable agents > flowing through your Vanagon, when the fridge could simply be > battery-powered while driving? What...
• Re: fridge removal
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Mon, 20 May 2002 00:13:55 +0000
  Scott - I have had my fridge out several times without pulling the cabinet in my '87. Remove the front wooden trim that holds the...
• Re: insulating hot side of Dometic refer
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:03:04 -0700
  I followed other peoples leads by: - installing a city water fan - improving insulation behind fridge and making a channel to improve air flow (first...
• Re: Fire Talk - Campers
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 22:34:37 -0400
  ...You must turn the gas supply off >either at the fridge control panel or at the tank main valve. > >Once lit the fridge gas...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 10 Nov 2008 - Special issue (#2008-1183)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:55:14 -0800
  ...Is the end sealed once you try to light the fridge? You don't want any leaks anywhere in the system. (i.e. seal...
• Fw: Fridge topic
  Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
  Sat, 13 May 2000 05:27:18 -0400
  ...The fridge flame is in a remote location unlikely to be >reached by anything flammable. An accident that disrupts the integrity >of the gas...
• Fridge problems...
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Wed, 20 Sep 1995 08:00:49 -0700
  Howdy! I tried to get the fridge started yesterday for my trip to Yosemite, and it wouldn't start! I pumped and pumped, and...
• Re: fridge fan fuse (say that 3 times fast!)
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 00:57:25 -0400
  ...The fridge isn't running. Just the fan. It's 95-96� (110� with heat index which isfun for the tourists here in the...
• Re: Dometic help in SF bay area?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Williams
  Sun, 31 Aug 2003 21:56:13 -0700
  ...Dometic help in SF bay area? > I live in Cupertino (South Bay near San Jose) and my fridge does not seem to > work. > Does...
• Re: fridge combustion chamber--cruddy
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:12:33 -0700
  ...can happen over one winter with no cover > on your Westy fridge vent: > http://jones.colorado.edu/jones/VW/CombustionChamber.jpg > > Richard > Boulder > -- Neil...
• Re: Fridge fan and water behind the fridge
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Fri, 21 May 1999 07:34:28 -8
  ...Fridge fan and water behind the fridge > I've removed my not-terribly-cold fridge from the Westy, and > (just like everybody else) my...
• Re: New 12V fridge venting issues
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Thu, 5 Jun 2008 19:00:04 -0700
  ...So, does one just leave the old vent on the side of the van and thus avoid the scorn of the "fridge envious" or...
• Re: dometic preformance, was Re: Kitchen out; Any suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Sun, 12 Sep 2010 16:55:17 -0700
  ...Mark On Sep 12, 2010, at 4:38 PM, Alistair Bell wrote: > There is a ton, a metric ton, a butt-load, of fridge...
• Re: Burn baby burn!
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 23 Jul 1996 15:12:55 PDT
  ...I will be using the fridge > on propane. The fridge... another story! What a drag getting that thing > to light. I was getting blisters...
• fridge smells hot
  Historical mailing list - karen brown
  Tue, 15 Oct 1996 15:04:35 -0400
  ...The Dometic fridge works fine on electric. I tried it on gas for the first time last week-end and it lit right up...
• parting out 2 vanagon westys, complete camper interiors available-bus or vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 1 Nov 1998 11:10:43 EST
  parting out 2 vanagon westys complete camper interiors available, all sink/stove/fridge/beds/table/screens/cabinets/swival seat mech/propane tanks/accy ext...
• Re: 84 Westfalia Refrigerator noise...?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 13:22:31 -0400
  ...It >does not matter whether the fridge is running off propane, battery or electric. > >Has any one else come across this problem ... and a...
• Re: Which interior should I install ????
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 1 Feb 2002 14:36:11 -0500
  ...First -- I just love the fridge and stove. Especially the fridge. It is so nice to not have to fish soaking food items out...
• colder fridge
  Historical mailing list - David and Shirin
  Mon, 17 May 2004 15:12:40 -0400
  I took my fridge out to clean it last week, the cumbustion chamber had lots of rust flakes, but the fins on the back...
• Re: fridge problems-LEAST IMPACT TO THE EARTH
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:53:31 EST
  ...Actually, the least impact way to manage your vanagon and its fridge is to leave them in the driveway and take a bike. Fat...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re:_I=E2=80=99m_leaving_the_Dometic_propane_brotherhoo?= =?utf-8?Q?d?=
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 18 Sep 2021 08:20:30 -0700
  Hi steve, I got the fridge thru a friend of a friend…he is a RV dealer. So I got dealer cost. I’d...
• Re: Fridge lights but does not cool
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 4 May 2016 13:55:10 -0700
  ...Some images of my old Dometic fridge: Dometic thermostat showing this sealed tube (silver metal) http://tinyurl.com/j2wthfb tube at cooling pipe inside...
• Re: More on fridge-be-gone (home brew version)
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 5 Nov 2020 17:59:48 -0800
  ...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: fridge problems-LEAST IMPACT TO THE EARTH
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:40:43 -0800
  ...Our Vanagon Westfalia Dometic fridge is a gas absorption design, tha uses hydrogen and ammonia gas. Scientists believe the early earth atmosphere was hydrogen...
• Re: Anyone got a dead Dometic?
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 14 May 2004 21:22:05 -0700
  ...fridge a good boost and is a $5.00 patch. >>I always just carried an ice chest because every you open the fridge door...
• Re: Fridge questions...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 21:02:25 -0500
  ...Jim On Sep 9, 2005, at 8:54 PM, Roger Van Till wrote: > Do you have the gas valve on the fridge panel tuned...
• Re: gowesty aux battery problems
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 8 Apr 2006 17:05:03 -0700
  ...What does it mean when you say "with the fridge/sink cord unplugged "??? Make sure that the fridge rocker switch is turned to 110...
• Re: Refrigerator and alarm
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 15 May 1995 14:33:13 -0700 (PDT)
  ...On the subject of refrigerator fans, I recently bought a small fan that circulates air *inside* the fridge. This one is nice, because by...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Combustion Chamber
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Thu, 27 Aug 1998 06:40:59 8
  ...Dometic Fridge Combustion Chamber > I'm trolling the list for opinions concerning four small holes I found in > the bottom of my Dometic's...
• more Burn baby burn!
  Historical mailing list - MERCER BARRY
  Wed, 24 Jul 1996 09:44:00 -0700
  I guess I'm not out of the woods with my fridge... Yes I can start it now but I've discovered that I...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Fan
  Historical mailing list - tbill
  Wed, 25 Jun 1997 00:21:52 -0500
  sh@interlog.com wrote: > > I've seen a few postings in the archives referring to a fan coming on (or > not) when the fridge...
• 74 Westie-Auxiliary Power Wirng diagram needed
  Historical mailing list - Easton Trevor
  Wed, 29 May 96 09:53:00 DST
  Can someone provide me with an electrical diagram for the second battery, relay, charger and fridge? The owners manual has nothing and the local...
• Re: Phunky Phridge Smells
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 1 May 2000 18:51:02 -0400
  At 18:06 5/1/2000, Jason Yasment wrote: >always seems when I first crack the fridge from it's winter slumber that the...
• Re: Fridge problem... which thing is malfunctioning?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 16 May 2015 16:40:20 -0400
  At 04:31 PM 5/16/2015, Dennis Haynes wrote: >The fridge lighting and then immediately going out is usually a sign >of a...
• Speaking of LP Gas how long does a tank Last
  Historical mailing list - Burdett, Jean-Pierre
  Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:05:10 -0500
  Do people use the gas to cool their fridge while driving? How much usage can you get out of it (Fridge and Stove) between...
• Re: $100k Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hertzog
  Wed, 11 Oct 2017 00:48:46 -0400
  But does the fridge work?
• Re: Fridges, more rambling...
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Sun, 9 Oct 1994 10:57:55 -0700 (PDT)
  ...A half hour later > the cooling finns inside the fridge start to feel a little cool. I put a > gallon of water inside and...
• Re: fridge puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 12 Feb 2015 17:24:30 -0500
  ...fridge puzzle I took my fridge out of the van. It would not light up. Put it up on a table, connected a bbq...
• Re: after the fridge is lit..
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 10:40:07 -0700
  ...The only other moving part behind the fridge that I can think of is the fan... how fast its the clicking?... could the fan...
• Re: Fridge again....
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Sun, 5 Oct 2008 15:12:57 -0600
  ...Also, the fridge didn't >>work with propane before this electrical problme either. >> >>I plan on executing the following before removing the fridge ( have...
• Re: Template for vent on prop/electric fridge
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 23 Apr 2000 14:26:02 -0700
  ...I have installed the fridge in a non-Westy this way several times with no problem. I remove the outside vent parts from the...
• Re: Guess the part answer
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 17 Aug 2021 17:08:20 -0400
  ...ca> wrote: >>> Tedious game I’m playing, heres the answer >>> >>> https://shufti.blog/2021/08/17/vanagon-dometic-fridge-knob-repair/ >>> >>> >>> Fridge knobs >>> >>> Alistair
• Re: Westy questions
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Sat, 25 Nov 1995 15:11:01 -0800
  At 10:48 AM 11/25/1995 -0600, you wrote: >Second On the fridge I could get it to light and the flame indicator...
• Re: Idea for A/C and camping
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 18:12:21 -0700
  >How about taking the working parts of a fridge, rigging it to mount in on >of the sliding windows(above the stove, close to...
• Re: Alternative to Cover Camper Fridge Vent
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:45:51 -0500
  ...that I've owned my 87 Westy, I've purchased 4 >fridge vent covers >from various vendors. After a year or two, the plastic...
• Re: Westy Fridge - Aux Battery vs Propane
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 08:31:19 -0400
  ...Most RV's don't even provide a 12 volt option for the fridge. The larger ones just need too much power. Their are...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Defrosting & Fuel Consumption
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Wed, 26 May 1999 07:07:44 -8
  ...I've found that adding a small fan (such as the little Fridgemate battery powered unit) can help reduce icing, presumably by increasing heat...
• Re: Refrigerator lighting
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:14:42 -0700
  ...on! I do, however, suggest that if the fridge hasn't been serviced in a while, as per Dennis comments on things sealing, I...
• Re: GoWesty fridge fan report
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 9 Jun 2015 19:30:33 -0700
  ...Van temp 24.8 C, fridge temp 2.2 . This was after 187 minutes. Well I suppose I have to translate :-) Van temp 76...
• Re: a whiff of propane
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 13:50:10 -0700
  ...I just finished re-installing my fridge. I can't begin to describe the misery. Putting in the fridge was cake -- hooking up the...
• Re: Newbie question flood - access hatch
  Historical mailing list - Skip Emmert-Keaton
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 20:13:38 -0800
  ...The fridge door is fine. It's the hatch outside I need a replacement for. The fridge says Dometic 211. Is that the same...
• Re: Westy fridge 12 volt cooling, was: Re: battery question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 26 Aug 2014 12:58:56 -0500
  ...the 12v heating element then the element won't get as hot as > it should and fridge cooling performance will suffer. > > Mark -- David McNeely
• Re: RV REFRIGERATORS
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Sat, 7 Nov 1998 12:56:02 -0800
  There might be a possibility that "burping" a westy fridge could be damaging. After years of use, small particles ( like scale, corrosion, etc.) might...
• Re: after the fridge is lit..
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 19:07:45 -0700
  >I keep hearing the ticking from the doodad that lights the pilot flame in my >fridge sometimes for hours after the pilot light is...
• Lighting the fridge in Frigid Weather????
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 10:21:39 -0500
  Hi gang, We're leaving Toronto for Florida tomorrow morning and I'm wondering if I can --- or even should --- light my fridge in...
• Electrical problem please help!
  Historical mailing list - Todd Lund
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 06:33:37 -0700
  Good Morning, The LED panel, sink water pump and electric fridge igniter in my 90 Syncro are all not working. I checked the fuse...