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• Re: Fridge madness 201 (average temperature)
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 01:56:22 -0400
  ...Well it's to cold up here!!! The fridge went too -5C (23F) on propane after 4 hours at 65F outside. I think its...
• Re: Dometic in 100F ambient?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 7 Sep 2007 17:45:39 -0700
  ...I > > kept the van closed tight, new interior fan on, fridge empty. > > > > > > time fridge temp van temp elapsed time notes > > 18:00 27.4...
• Re: Dometic 182 B Propane probs
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 08:20:58 -0700
  It took my ages to get my fridge to light. Same trouble you're having. Just keep at it, it'll work. Tips: full...
• Re: [WetWesties] Westy Fridge Conversion questions
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:10:20 -0700
  ...Now, I am in no rush to clear > out the fridge. I actually leave some items in it long term just like the > home...
• Re: Seam Rust
  Historical mailing list - Steve Manning
  Sun, 2 Aug 1998 11:51:25 -0500
  ...When you pull the fridge, you'll notice rust and possibly water in this channel. This happened on the two westies I have owned...
• What Specific Model Optima Auxiliary Battery Should I Buy? Any Comments on the Hella Kit?
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 11:30:19 -0400
  ...Which specific model should I buy? 2) Did we ever determine if there was any advantage to the Hella kit over the fridge relay...
• Re: Two propane tanks
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Tue, 12 Jul 2016 13:32:58 -0700
  ...On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 12:09 PM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote: > Fridge lighting. If the fridge is lighting hard...
• Norcold altitude kit for 95-97 EVC's
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Mera
  Thu, 25 Sep 1997 12:46:31 -0700
  Hello fellow Eurobaggers, It looks like the logjam on the Norcold fridge high altitude fix is finally breaking; I'd like to think that...
• Re: Refrigerator lighting
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:17:52 -0700
  ...No problems lighting fridge upon arrival to camp and it would stay lit. But since the flame out at night hard start in the...
• Re: fridge- I give up
  Historical mailing list - John Klun
  Tue, 3 Oct 2000 18:09:54 -0600
  Do you have a chimney on your fridge? If you do, it might be dirty. We live in the boonies and propane powers our...
• Re: Fridge capacity?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 17 Jun 2014 19:42:47 -0700
  I had a NorCold 12v fridge in a Dodge van I owned. It kept me awake, despite many attempts to shut the thing up...
• Re: Dometic. City Water & Rear Fan. Reverse Air Flow?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:04:28 -0700
  ...On that note, the custom insulation and side fill I installed behind fridge likely helped a lot too. Pic: http://tinyurl.com/2bwmmwp Neil...
• Dometic Fridge question
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Wed, 2 Apr 1997 21:39:47 -0500
  ...I did leave the fridge on AC overnight and in the morning the cooling part in the fridge did seem a little colder than...
• Re: Multivan owners? Locker or Syncronuts
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 19:41:08 EDT
  ...the '85-'87 Non-GL campers had a floor mount, removeable chest style fridge that mounted behind the front pass seat. its power cord...
• Re: running fridge on propane while driving - mine goes out
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 11:12:20 -0500
  >>My fridge lights okay on propane but seems to go out pretty soon after I >>start driving. Anyone know what might be the cause...
• Re: Build Your Own Van Fridge Kit
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 15 Nov 2005 12:32:28 -0800
  No, but they were talking about building the fridge into the water tank area, which would provide external protection for the foam. I don...
• Re: Dometic fridge question
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lee
  Tue, 3 Jun 2014 09:14:13 -0400
  ...I just pulled my fridge for it's somewhat overdue quarter-century overhaul, and would like to know what wiring should be upgraded/replaced...
• Re: Fridge topic
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 13 May 2000 09:09:12 -0700
  ...Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 11:16 PM Subject: Re: Re: Fridge topic I have both original owner's manuals for my '81 Westy...
• Re: [vanagon] HELP - Need Fridge help ASAP
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 12:03:28 -0400
  ...Erm...actually the fridge is on a single fuse (controlled by the relay so it only works when the motor runs). The sink pump...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Electronic Ignition not working?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 18 Sep 2005 12:04:24 -0700
  On 9/18/05, Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@yahoo.com> wrote: > > If it were my van, I'd remove the fridge and clean the cumbustion...
• Re: Ok, I did the archives search, but found nothing. I need a flue vent cover.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 16 May 2006 11:13:16 -0400
  When underway I typically use the fridge on DC though I have used it on propane (with cover off, of course). The road dirt...
• Fridge on 12V
  Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
  Sat, 30 Aug 2014 10:13:56 -0400
  Question to all: What kind of performance are you getting on 12V? Mine sucks. Best regards. Gilles Turmel
• 82/sale/Madison
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Nov 1996 17:29:20 -0600
  >From Paper 82 vanagon westy, fridge, sink stove, body in good shape, new tires (608) 233-6377 Chris
• Re: Funny travel experience
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 17 Jun 2023 12:53:13 -0400
  ...I was the staunchest Dometic propane fridge advocate around. Almost thirty years with the same fridge ( moved from one van to another). Made all...
• Re: refrigerator update
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 26 Jun 2017 13:31:58 -0700
  ...With the fridge removed, if you connect a BBQ tank to your fridge, with that line open, can you smell fuel coming out? Can...
• Re: Elec. Questions. YES it's about Aux Batt. NO, please don't shoot me.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:12:14 -0700
  If you open the door of your fridge and see a small panel meter with a white and a green zone you have an...
• Re: Parasitic drain
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 21 Apr 2022 12:13:37 -0700
  ...Is it normal for >>> the truck fridge to draw like that when powered off or do I have a short >>> somewhere in the fridge...
• Re: Fridge LED light question
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 3 Nov 2016 09:21:18 -0700
  ...What is going on with the fresh water tank pump? Is it working correctly? Mark Frank Condelli wrote: > The Fridge guru has a question...
• Re: Fwd: Greek Single Cab + alternator help...
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:27:23 -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: Just got a 1987 Westy Syncro!! (Ref. Light)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Jul 1996 09:03:22 -0700
  ...any suggestions >>there? I've read the fridge suggestions on the syncro page (I tried rapid >>fire ignition plunges.. holding the B button down...
• Re: Dometic Refridge pilot lamp indicator not working!
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 21:15:53 -0700
  ...the > fridge > works beautifully,I've even pulled the unit out to check that all the > wires > are attached.When the fridge is on...
• Re: fridge question
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 00:50:10 -0400
  Fred, When we go on a long trip, the gas lasts more than 3 weeks, using the fridge on gas about 1/2 the...
• Re: Dometic idea? (was: Dometic question. (yes did search archives.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 27 Jun 2006 15:52:48 -0400
  ...But it should be possible to install one or two of the cooling elements into the void space aft of the fridge and arrange...
• Aux Battery: Life span of charged battery?
  Historical mailing list - J.W.Brier
  Mon, 4 May 1998 21:00:32 +0200
  ...No matter what, if you run a fridge off your main battery you will end up having no juice to start the car at...
• Norcold results (long)
  Historical mailing list - Rich Bennington
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:46:42 -0700
  ...While the Norcold may be a newer and more efficient fridge, the typical use of a fridge is not just keeping food cold. Every...
• Re: Dometic Fridge: Bah Humbug! <grin>
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:31:36 -0700
  ...Well I pulled the fridge again. Found a ***tiny*** leak at the exhaust where it meets the combustion box. Pulled things apart, cleaned, checked...
• Re: Vanagon alternator too weak for Optimas.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 24 Jul 2003 07:49:04 -0700
  This discussion calls into question the sometimes suggested method for charging aux batteries in Westys by using the fridge relay as the source of...
• Re: Was Iceland, now Westy Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 27 Jun 2013 20:03:39 -0700
  ...Was Iceland, now Westy Fridge > > non sudor magnus est puer > > :) > > alistair
• Re: Westy fridge efficiency in 12v mode
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 28 May 1998 07:16:15 -0400
  ...Schwenk wrote: > > <<...>> What about when filling up with gas? I've always wondered if > > other > > people turn off the fridge will filling up. > > > > - Stephen...
• Re: Does Fridge on 120v make any noise???
  Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
  Sat, 25 Mar 2000 11:32:02 -0500
  ...When you turn it on to 120v...does it make any noise like a house-type > fridge? or is it silent? > > 2. How long...
• Propane leak
  Historical mailing list - Riley Kettner
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 14:40:51 -0700
  [multipart/alternative] Today, after reading the fridge postings, i turned on the propane under my van. Immedieately i began to hear a hissing noice...
• Re: Refrigerator cooling: Do extra fans help?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 17:47:08 -0500
  ...but I've never had enough money that I could stay in a store for an hour. (lets drop this now, my fridge works...
• Re: More on fridge-be-gone (home brew version)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith (Smirby)
  Thu, 5 Nov 2020 20:01:46 -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: Dometic-Condenser fan running!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:53:32 -0400
  ...The fridge is designed to run on propane as its normal fuel source. There is no electrical supply needed for propane operation and there...
• Re: Trip/project report
  Historical mailing list - B
  Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:11:00 -0700
  Lovely! I wanna' camp! We have *stuff* to do for the next six weeks, so I can only camp vicariously. :-( Our Dometic fridge has...
• Re: Fridge Burner box
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:56:28 -0400
  ...The Dometic fridges can use AC, DC or propane to produce heat sufficient to cause the ammonia to evaporate in a portion of cooling...
• Re: I am scared of my Dometic 182B on LP mode
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 11:17:30 -0400
  ...When we're travelling the fridge runs on propane 24/7 for weeks at a time.....never a problem. Come to think of it...
• Re: 87-91 Westfalia Differences
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 11:07:07 -0700
  ...Actually the fridge and icebox models were produced at the same time. The icebox was the "basic" model. From notes I have seen it...
• Re: Dometic condensation drain
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Wed, 4 Jun 2008 13:21:55 -0400
  There has been good discussion on the fridge "drain" and blowing out but it seemed to me that a little clarification would be helpful...
• Re: Dometic in 100F ambient?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:45:16 +0000
  ...I have camped in 90-100 degrees for days on end > without problem with my stock RM182A Westy fridge. I do have an external...
• Re: From rags to westy in a week.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 18:57:40 -0700
  ...Except when manually operating the air pump to > light the refrigerator in propane mode, the fridge is not power vented, but > relies on natural...
• Re: Westy cabinet removal
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:08:52 -0700
  What he said.� I already had the fridge out of mine when I removed the sink cabinet so it was lighter and on the...
• Re: Grey Westy Refrigerator Door
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Fri, 28 Oct 2016 10:58:30 -0500
  ...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: Dometic Fridge Lit? 1991 Vanagon Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 13 Aug 2010 23:21:13 -0400
  At 11:17 PM 8/13/2010 Friday, T-rev Reynolds wrote: >I'm curious about your fridge set-up; You say you have...
• Cheesy fridge door latch
  Historical mailing list - Brad Hopp
  Thu, 6 Oct 1994 11:04:04 -0700 (PDT)
  ...what do people who actually use their fridge do to keep the door closed? My door no longer stays shut since the cheap metal...
• Re: My Dometic is nuts!
  Historical mailing list - coyote
  Tue, 28 Jul 1998 10:03:23 -0700
  >Now for the strange conclusion, after turning the engine off when >arriving home from work today I hear the fridge running. This was quite...
• Opening fridge drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Mon, 17 May 1999 09:39:24 -0700
  I tried to open the fridge drain plug that sticks out in the front on the bottom left hand side and it seemed to...
• Re: Really Cold! Success! Re: Westy Fridge Project
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Mon, 17 May 1999 12:34:57 -0700
  Marshall Ruskin wrote: > Hi Volks: > > Well, <...> my fridge does work, and seems to work well. > > <...> BTW: I never did hear a fan, FWIW. > Hmmm...
• Re: My Westy fridge -- may be the worst!
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Mon, 24 May 1999 22:56:21 -0400
  Bummer of bummers -- my fridge is running on electric 110 and is only chillin to, get this: 60 Absolutely sucks! Probably the worst on...
• Re: Westy Fridge Now Works Great! 23 Degrees F
  Historical mailing list - Chris Paquette
  Mon, 24 May 1999 11:07:28 -0700
  ...Westy Fridge Now Works Great! 23 Degrees F > > > From: Mark Drillock < > > Yesterday I made the discovery that the propane pressure was set to only...