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• Re: Refrigerator cooling: Do extra fans help?
  Historical mailing list - Standley, Craig
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 15:35:21 -0800
  You mean your fridge won't run on 12V? Never heard of that before. I don't know how much power it takes but...
• Re: Dometic wiring
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 16 Aug 2013 10:13:23 -0700
  ...On mine, the red wire from meter connected to fridge metal Not a great image, but it shows the meter in lower RH: https...
• Re: Fridge Not Working on A/C - Relay?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 3 Jul 2013 21:58:40 -0400
  ...turn the engine on and switch the panel to 12v the fridge indicator on the panel does light up. I'm not near work...
• Re: Fridge Burner box
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:34:29 -0400
  ...And think of all the pumping and sparking exercises that you won't have to go through, let alone pulling the stupid fridge out...
• Re: Fridge question:
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 12:18:18 -0800
  > As I understand it, a vent cover came with all Westy fridge > installations but these covers were lost so quickly by so > many original...
• Re: Fridge question ---(Sorry)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 8 May 2000 13:28:01 -0400
  ...You will never ever ever light your fridge without holding this button down until the flame has had a chance to heat the thermocouple...
• Re: FRIDGE WOES: HELP!!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 26 Aug 2000 19:08:17 -0700
  ...com> Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2000 6:39 PM Subject: Re: FRIDGE WOES: HELP!! > Bill-Thanks for your reply. The thermostat works in the...
• Re: Westy Fridge Endurance
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 20 Jan 2005 07:44:09 -0800
  On a full tank the fridge will run continuously for 2 weeks or more in warm weather. In cooler weather even longer. Your 10...
• Re: stupid refig. question-newbie on the frig
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 2 May 2005 12:20:03 -0700
  ...It is a good thing to do but only after the fridge is able to be lit and the stock led is dim but...
• Disconnecting jet in fridge burner for maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Sat, 20 Feb 2010 10:38:16 -0600
  Hi, in the fridge recondition/maintenance articles they talk about cleaning the jet in the burner. The instructions say to hold it up to...
• Re: Refrigerator lighting
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:40:24 -0400
  A frequent problem in getting the fridge to light and stay lighted is the ability to get a good draft, absolutely no air leaks...
• Re: Refrigerator cooling: Do extra fans help?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 17:29:01 -0500
  ...Your fridge will be at about 42 degrees or > less > > > within 2 hours. Once the temp is down remove the cvan of half > melted...
• Re: Mounting Solar Panel on a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Thu, 10 Oct 2013 07:29:32 -0400
  ...I have enough power that I can go indefinitely with good weather and keep the fridge (and the wife who has a fridge full...
• Re: Burn baby burn!
  Historical mailing list - W.R. Transue
  Tue, 23 Jul 96 14:42:59 -0500
  How about sharing your fridge secrets with the rest uf us!! :) I'm still having a tough time getting mine to light (having tried...
• Norcold Recall...lets do it
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Low
  Tue, 4 Aug 1998 20:27:49 EDT
  I WANT TO ORGANIZE A GROUP EFFORT TO HAVE A RECALL ON THE NORCOLD FRIDGE!!!! Rationale: The fridge is unreliable due to design flaws...
• Re: Instructions for removing the camping gear
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 1 Mar 2013 09:46:30 -0800
  ...Turn off the propane and disconnect the lines at the stove and fridge 3. Remove the fridge: http://www.type2.com/bartnik/fridge.htm...
• Re: Dometic question.
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 08:36:30 -0400
  Humidity shouldn't have any effect on your fridge. Are the coils iced over perhaps? Has it been defrosted in this time? Other than...
• Re: Interior lighting for the vanagon LED and CCF
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 13:23:01 -0700
  Here's another to the Engel fridges I am seriously considering buying one of these instead of doing the westy fridge in my westy...
• Re: what to do when you have the fridge out?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 2 Mar 2009 14:09:12 -0800
  ...what to do when you have the fridge out? To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Monday, March 2, 2009, 4:58 PM What do...
• Re: What do YOU have in your fridge?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 08:52:38 -0600
  ...What do YOU have in your fridge? > > Your fridge is supposed to have two can holders on the door. > The little munchkin ice trays...
• Re: Question about Fridge Fan + and - wire colours
  Historical mailing list - Adam Thacker
  Sat, 16 Jul 2005 20:09:12 -0400
  ...I ended up finding the PDF fridge manual and I used the Yellow as my positive and its working. I just soldered the wires...
• Gauging propane level... was early 80s fridge question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 13:23:34 -0600
  ...EARLY 80s FRIDGE QUESTION >> Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 21:45:50 -0800 >> >> The very early Westy Dometics have a gauge like device inside...
• Re: insulating hot side of Dometic refer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 11:39:54 -0400
  ...The most improvement come from realizing that in order to use the fridge especially in hot weather the van always needs to be ventilated...
• Re: Refrigerator doesn't work yet.
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 05:51:59 -0400
  ...I have taken apart a few of these fridges, and that hole in the vent pipe should not be there. Someone has seriously been...
• Re: Fwd: Greek Single Cab + alternator help...
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 08:52:19 -0700
  ...Guess I'll study the fridge relay >> diagrams >> to see what's up there. >> > > I think you have a panel problem, or possibly a...
• Re: Run time to charge Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 11:11:54 -0600
  ...Vitrifrigo fridge. Bob Stevens '87 Syncro Westy
• Re: Westy 3-Way Fridge Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Nov 1994 06:02:18 -0700
  ...not jump to the conclusion that you need to remove the fridge in >order to get a flame. As most will testify on the...
• Re: Fridge cooling problems
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 17:41:46 -0700
  ...Silva wrote: > On a recent trip to Florida we had problems with the fridge not > lighting on > propane. We called a Dometic dealer and...
• Re: Help in SoCal asap!!!
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 19:30:04 -0500
  ...The fridge nailed the coffin shut on an alternator on the way out. Matt & Nise 81 ASI Riviera "Skippy 2" Juli Tallino wrote: > > Hi...
• portable 3-way fridge and smallest Sprinter
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 12 Apr 2004 19:01:10 -0700
  Volks, For those building their own campers, or anyone interested, here is a 3-way (propane, 12 volt, 110 volt) portable fridge. Has detachable...
• Re: Fridges ,rust and a paintjob (91 GL)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:40:24 -0700
  ...Seeya, Jake On 6/25/07, Crawford Smith <crawfordsmithphotography@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi > > Finally I am addressing the rust (fridge-side typical) and am...
• Power consumption & recharging with Vitrifrigo
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 20 Oct 2010 08:03:37 -0600
  ...a Vitri tech specialist pointed out that the fridge needs certain power. Power = V x A. If the wiring to the fridge limits V...
• Re:Dometic Refrig finally working on gas
  Historical mailing list - Jay Fitzgerald
  Mon, 28 Apr 1997 15:58:30 -0600
  Go to http://www.med.umn.edu:8853/misc/archives/Files/ and check out the article on the Dometic fridge, it's useful and...
• fridge question
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Tue, 22 Sep 1998 02:02:48 EDT
  Hi Volks, Finally got the fridge lit on my _new_ 89 Westy. Going to leave it lit for about 24 hours. Read a fine...
• Battery Thread (Another Option)
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Sat, 21 Aug 1999 09:19:18 -0400
  ...He also replaced the fridge with a Norcold electric model (compressor based, like a home fridge) that run from 110V or 12V. It has...
• Free Plastic Vent Cover
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mighton
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 19:59:26 -0400
  I f you just want a plastic vent cover for your exterior fridge vent and you aren't too worried about the looks EH...
• Propane: N. Am to Euro adaptors
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 12:50:34 -0300
  ...With the propane tank and lines removed, will I need an adapter to connect the fridge and stove to a European propane tank (that...
• Re: Flue Cap?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Michael Gronski
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 16:52:10 -0400
  ...Flue Cap? > > I thought the flue cap was the thing metal thing on the drivers side of a > > westy's that the fridge (when...
• Re: Removing the fridge
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 16:35:09 -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...
• Norcold DC0040 tips?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 10:57:21 -0700
  ...Karl's writeup is at http://www.members.shaw.ca/McTavishPAC/fridge/fridge.html Looks pretty easy. Has anyone else done this? Handy hints...
• Re: Fridge vent cover
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Tue, 7 Jul 2009 08:58:02 -0400
  Carlos, Check the Samba.com vanagon classifieds. I see them there quite frequently. Pascal '84 Westy
• Re: manuals (fridge)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 12:02:54 -0800 (PST)
  So Michael Heron says: > whay year is that manual for Steven? > > '91 Steven sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com
• Re: Another Fridge Question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Thu, 11 Nov 1999 09:56:18 -0600
  Thank you for all the feed back about the pilot light. I am still evaluating. Bill
• Re: Read: 81 Westy fridge problem
  Historical mailing list - John Andersen
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 11:06:50 -0800
  i act as if it is virus waitning to happen and delete it John
• Re: Vanagon Trivia
  Historical mailing list - Robert Smythe
  Tue, 27 Dec 2005 07:02:58 +0000
  My multivan has 2 jumpseats, no fridge. Maybe you are thinking weekender? What year? Robert 90 Multivan
• Re: Some dometic notes
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 30 Jun 2019 11:17:24 -0700
  ...It kept the flame going, and fridge cooled on LP setting > but when it was quite windy, or when driving in very windy conditions...
• Re: unlevel fridge operation
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 22 Aug 1999 18:33:20 -0400
  At 14:05 8/22/99 -0700, Brent Christensen wrote: >Anyone know what is considered too far off-level for proper fridge >operation? The...
• Re: Puzzle - strange
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 18 Feb 2014 08:09:56 -0500
  ...One supplies the fridge and the other does everything else (water pump, panel, etc.). It sounds like the other stuff is running off of...
• Re: Mini Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:05:56 -0400
  ...I am dropping the mini-fridge > idea. The chief problem is compressor start-up draw. And I will now > concentrate on getting the best...
• Re: flue vent assembly
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 16 Apr 2018 10:09:30 -0700
  ...Alistair probably notes this but if the fridge has been removed and re installed, make sure the intake/exhaust manifold is "square" to the...
• Re: Frig fan
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 7 Aug 2014 18:11:47 -0700
  ...On cool days don't turn it on and the fridge heat will stay in van via the vents behind sink/stove. If you...
• Re: Insulation behind Dometic fridge?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:32:28 -0700
  ...to see if anyone has actually measured the temps behind > the fridge in hot sun vs. in shade.....and if the reflective covering > material...
• Re: '87 Westy water pump/fridge relay
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 26 Jun 1995 06:41:27 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The power cannot be on to the fridge especially when starting the engine, therefore the relay to shut down the fridge. This being the...
• Re: Diesel Westy Dometic Fridge: No 12V functioning: Where's the Fuse?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Bellanca
  Tue, 19 Aug 1997 18:35:52 -0700
  ...Diesel Westy Dometic Fridge: No 12V functioning: Where's the Fuse? > Date: Tuesday, August 19, 1997 6:22 PM > > KampenVolks, > The Dometic on my...
• Re: Fridge Blows out While Driving.....TAKE TWO!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:54:51 -0700
  ...If I have it full on, I can actually hear the flame kind of 'guttering' behind the fridge and it slowly goes out...Then...
• Re: Westy fridge fan on, but fridge is off (I think)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 17:35:22 -0700
  ...I connect it with a on/off switch so it can be run even when the main fridge fan is not coming on as...
• Re: Electrolux Fridge or Compressor Fridge?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:11:56 -0500
  ...That said...... > > It seems that spec is better than both my 182A and 182B. > > Hard to say, given that the 182 fridges are somewhat...
• Re: Fridge fan, turbo version?
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
  Tue, 5 Nov 2002 09:50:42 -0600
  ...Fridge fan, turbo version? Well, not quite, but read on....the van I just finished working on needed a fridge fan. No time to...
• Re: Dometic fridge cooling fan thermoswitch question
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 10 Sep 2014 05:47:56 -0400
  ...Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote: > Troubleshooting a friends fridge and wondering if anyone knows the close and= > open temperature values of...
• Refrigerator Lighting Problem Eurovan Camper "97
  Historical mailing list - John Saucier
  Wed, 24 Jun 1998 21:46:53 -0400
  ...Lighting the propane source for the norcold fridge seems tricky. We turn to "start" get the requisite clicking then hold the safety button down...