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• Re: Dometic Fridge on my 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 20:57:05 -0400
  ...It takes an hour or so for you to see results on my fridge. I would plug it in to 110 volts AC in...
• found FS: removable Weekender Edition fridge
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 22:44:35 EST
  Hello Folks, My trust old used Vanagon parts guy come up w/ another working Weekender fridge. I bought one of these from him before...
• Re: So I bought another Westfalia - pics
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 14 Jun 2004 14:15:46 -0500
  > Can you open the fridge with the middle 2 seats bolted in? Unfortunately, you can not open the fridge door with the middle seat...
• Re: Propane and refrigerator success
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 16:18:33 -0700
  woahhh.... very nice.. I helped a friend to light his fridge and we both gave up... thanks
• New newsgroup
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 23 Oct 1997 22:48:59 -0700
  For those Dometic owners: Check out ALT.AMMONIA.REFRIGERATION a newsgroup that may have information applicable to the Dometic fridges.
• electrical question about fridge and rad fan
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 28 May 2002 11:26:24 -0700
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• Re: More on fridge-be-gone (home brew version)
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 5 Nov 2020 21:14:05 -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: Mini Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:30:10 -0700
  Here's my experience with the built in Westy fridge on a '91. It works as advertised. I prefer to run it on AC...
• Re: Could compressed natural gas work or be an upgrade for the fridge and stove
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 17 Jul 2011 22:59:58 -0400
  ...On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 9:39 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > ---- Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: >> The fridge uses...
• Indicator light (fridge propane)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 11:30:56 EDT
  ...Anyway, I was experimenting with a few things and threw the fridge over to battery mode (engine running)...and the indicator light turned on...
• Re: Gasket for propane lines and insulation for interior
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 08:34:50 -0500
  ...See my _VW Vanagon Westfalia > Dometic > Fridge Maintenace_ (http://frankcondelli.com/fridge.htm) webpage for more > details ! > > > >>>>>Also, I'm going to replace the...
• Re: More fridge help needed.
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Tue, 17 Aug 1999 19:41:19 -0400
  ...Unscrew the propane line to your fridge. Attach the tubing to the propane line and clamp. Shape the plastic tubing in "U" loop with...
• Re: driving and fridge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 12 May 2000 20:09:26 -0400
  ...I think that once you've accepted the risk of carrying the propane around you needn't worry about operating the fridge. Them's...
• Re: Westy Fridge-Checking Propane Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 23:26:28 -0700
  ...regards, Todd Marshall wrote: >Another post of interest to the fridge-obsessed. > >Marshall Ruskin > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Mark Drillock" <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET> >To: <vanagon...
• Re: Fridge burner LED
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 10 Jun 2000 19:45:32 -0700
  ...one that would light if the fridge is on 12v and one the would light up if the fridge is on propane (that's...
• Re: Building one's own Camping Cabinets?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 30 Jan 2006 09:37:36 -0800
  ...see > http://www.members.shaw.ca/McTavishPAC/fridge/fridge.html > > b) now that you use gas only for the stove i would not install...
• Re: Re LED and lighting the fridge
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 07:23:28 -0700
  Can any one tell me what the little screw on plug is for (when to open & close) at the lower left of the fridge...
• Re: warm refer
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 21:21:55 EDT
  ...Well, hey this fridge works the same way. Are you sure your getting juice in the 12 volt circuitry. IIRC it's only a...
• Aftermarket propane heater?
  Historical mailing list - Travers Fenton
  Thu, 2 Oct 2003 17:43:04 -0700
  ...I mean I've got a sink, stove, fridge, why not a heater. Sorry to be clueless about this but I'd love to...
• Re: yet another fridge question (ok you experts)...
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:47:07 -0800
  ...sink/stove cabinet to sit on, so that the too-tall fridge will fit. > I'll let you know on the parts! Thanks. Malcolm...
• Re: Go Westy Fridge update kit
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 04:34:14 +0000
  ...After installing, the fridge did seem to light marginally better - but then I was not have any real trouble before I installed the kit...
• Re: Isotherm Fridge - was Norcold 0040
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:41:28 -0700
  Yes, there are several of these types of fridges: http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0602D&L=vanagon&P=R10601 m...
• Re: Re: kooltrons (was Re: STAT...)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 16 Sep 94 15:59:38 PDT
  > > > When I bought my 82 Westy in May, I thought I had a bum fridge. I took > it to a RV shop for servicing...
• Re: '75 Westy refrigerator question
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 29 Mar 1996 09:16:13 CST6CDT
  ...One way to > remedy that is to turn the fridge upside down (while off) every night for > a period of about 6 days and...
• Odd electrical observance
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 30 Jul 2001 06:24:24 EDT
  This past week while out on a camping trip and having my fridge plugged in to the 110 volt line at the camp ground...
• Re: Dometic + related Electical Questions -- searched archives
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:21:38 -0400
  ...Not certain what it's for but It appears to fuse the > thermal switch for refer fan and 12V heating element via the fridge...
• Re: Fridge again....
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 5 Oct 2008 17:33:59 -0400
  ...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: fridge fan fuse
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 5 Jul 1999 20:46:37 -0700
  ...fridge fan fuse Just walked outside to put some stuff in Vinnie and the fridge thermoswitched fan is running. Don't know for how...
• Re: Fridge problem... which thing is malfunctioning?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 16 May 2015 18:55:36 +0000
  What if the stove is working? I gather that's not nearly as sensitive as the fridge. I just put a new Frank Condelli...
• Re: Parasitic drain
  Historical mailing list - Tom C
  Thu, 21 Apr 2022 10:23:29 -0400
  ...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: Fixed Propane Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 21:27:05 -0700
  ...I have serviced several fridges this year and > they ran well on my test tank with new regulator, but were hard to light or...
• Re: Dometic-Condenser fan running!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:05:45 -0700
  Here's a tip for those servicing the fridge: Replace the factory fan with a computer fan. They are brushless type, use less amperage...
• Speaking of...Re: Faulty fridge relay?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 13:12:23 -0700
  ...Jim Ben McCafferty wrote: > Hi all, > 90 syncro westy. > My fridge has always worked fine on 110V AC and 12V DC. Recently, it > doesnt...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 20:32:29 -0400
  ...I charged the aux battery with no load on it (fridge and inverter are the only things wired to it) for about 45 minutes...
• Re: Norcold Frig. in Eurovan Camper
  Historical mailing list - Brian Lazara
  Mon, 8 Aug 1994 09:39:57 -0700
  ...I thought the only camper option available in the US was the > "weekender", which has a small wannabe-fridge under one of the seats...
• Re: Refrigerator air supply mod
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 16 May 2000 23:14:15 -0700
  ...Made a slight improvement in being able to start the fridge. Todd '88 Westy Jeffrey Howard wrote: > Has anyone performed the two refrigerator > air...
• FS: 1988 Westy (full camper), Raleigh North Carolina
  Historical mailing list - Frank Terhaar-Yonkers
  Sat, 6 Sep 2003 07:35:52 -0400
  ...and big amplifier Water tank, fridge and A/C all work well (have never tried to run fridge on LP) Awning Interior in good...
• Re: source for fridge heating element?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 21 Mar 2006 12:10:56 -0800
  ...source for fridge heating element? I have no continuity in the 110v heating element and cannot find that part with any of the vendors...
• Re: 91 fridge not lighting
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 9 Jul 2006 23:26:39 -0700
  ...I know that doesn't make sense, I don't think the fridge can sense whether or not there is gas present or not.
• Re: Remving the camping equipment and a source for paint
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 2 Mar 2007 12:55:17 -0500
  A little tip on pulling the fridge and stove. If you want to leave the propane lines attached to the tank you can dremel...
• New 12V fridge venting issues
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 5 Jun 2008 23:16:45 -0800
  ...Enjoy your new fridge, but if you're like me, you're probably going to end up replacing your auxiliary battery soon too to...
• Propane tubing
  Historical mailing list - Jvk
  Sat, 23 May 2015 09:16:16 -0700
  Anyone know what size of flexible copper tubing is used for the stove and fridge? Thanks! Jvk Sent from my mobile
• Re: Westy 3-Way Fridge Questions/LEDs
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 25 Nov 1994 09:51:12 -0800 (PST)
  Sorry class, last line should read: > the effect ON tv development if such things exist? > Alistair
• Re: Batteries and solar panels!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 4 Jul 2015 17:05:01 -0700
  ...If your Dometic fridge is wired OEM, it should not operate off the battery no matter what. On the other hand, it could've...
• Re: electrical experts: voltage drop and the fridge theory.
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 23:35:35 -0500
  ...voltage drop and the fridge theory. Why not just let the fridge run on propane? It uses very little and the bottle will run...
• Re: 2nd battery relay question...
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 00:53:15 -0500
  ...You have a Westy with a fridge and sink.... There are 2 red wires attached to the OEM relay. One is for the fridge...
• Fridge fan and water behind the fridge
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Thu, 20 May 1999 19:36:49 EDT
  I've removed my not-terribly-cold fridge from the Westy, and (just like everybody else) my fan is broken. I figure I've...
• Re: More on the - '83 Westy Fridge Won't Light
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 30 Dec 1999 09:27:41 -0800
  ...having cooler air to circulate behind the fridge and to lessen the demands on the fridge are perhaps even greater factors than the ones...
• Re: Electrical Gremlin of Jan 18 has been detected
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:02:17 -0500
  ...While I was touching the ammeter probe to the battery terminal I noticed a clicking sound near the fridge. I did this several times...
• Propex installation: lazy man's armchair plan
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 03 Dec 1996 12:22:29 -0800
  ...What if, I located the 3/8 inch (furnace/fridge) "T" under the van, by the propane tank, right after the existing (fridge/stove...
• Re: Looking for the fridge fan thermoswitch
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 4 Jul 2013 20:03:19 -0700
  ...DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c21885a2c Mark Gilles H Turmel wrote: > Hi, > Does anyone know a supplier for the fridge fan thermoswitch? > Best regards. > Gilles Turmel >
• Re: 85 Weekender FS
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:43:21 -0400
  ...A full camper has the fridge/range/sink/water tank unit. Weekender's don't.
• My ex-westy's fridge
  Historical mailing list - Larry Carter
  Fri, 15 Aug 1997 18:38:37 -0700
  Hello from Vancouver Island; I no longer have my nuch loved 75 westy, however I do still have the fridge, the cabinet from the...
• Re: Idea for A/C and camping
  Historical mailing list - Craig Standley
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 18:04:16 -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...
• measurements please
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Sat, 29 Nov 2003 14:26:49 -0500
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV>hey all, </DIV> <DIV>i am looking for exact measurements of the westy fridge, and the cabinetry that...
• Re: Coleman thermoElectric fridge for those of you with w/ busted or missing fridge
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 31 Jan 2005 21:27:45 +0000
  ya, that link I posted says it goes up to 125 deg on the hot side. kinda convenient. bob > I have one that sits...
• Vitrofrigo fridge battery requirements
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:17:10 -0400
  ...battery they are using and how long it will run the fridge. I am quite intrigued by Karl Muelendore's use of 4 UB12220...
• Re: electrical experts: voltage drop and the fridge theory.
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 23:00:40 -0500
  ...voltage drop and the fridge theory. I am amusing myself since I've been fixing and testing the fridge on the bench. It's...
• FS Stock Fridge for westi
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:08:37 -0400
  Hi all I pulled the Fridge out of my 85 Westi a few years back and put in shelves since I have never used...
• Re: Propex Install in '84 Wolfsburg at Westy Ventures
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:48:25 -0700
  ...Since I had removed my fridge, Karl re-used my existing fridge fitting, which I had capped with the cap that came with GoWesty...