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Re: Norcold results (long)
Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
Thu, 22 Jun 2006 17:49:55 -0400
...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: [Syncro] Fridge burner indicator light bright, then dim?
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Tue, 7 Jan 2003 11:18:56 -0700
...Re: [Syncro] Fridge burner indicator light bright, then dim? > > In a message dated 1/6/2003 8:37:42 PM Eastern Standard Time, > LISTSERV...
Re: Frig fan
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 8 Aug 2014 19:31:17 -0500
...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: Vitrifrigo/Truck Fridge power usage
Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:26:29 -0700
...A Vanagon friend kept a couple of real snowballs frozen in his Gelato Cooler for me, for two days� The Gelato/Truck Fridge work...
Re: Electrical Gremlin of Jan 18 has been detected
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:31:07 -0500
...I presume this must be a sticky relay for the fridge that >is under the driver's seat. Good ears! Sounds like a PO...
One More 'Fridge Thread
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:25:31 -0700
I'm not sure that the Dometic 'fridge in our Westies are that bad, when and if they are working right. Over the last...
Re: Frig door hunt
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Wed, 7 Apr 2021 10:05:13 -0400
...https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/search.php?submit=yes&type=text&keywords=vanagon+westy+fridge+door Can't tell if it's the...
Re: Westy fridge efficiency in 12v mode
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Wed, 27 May 1998 14:44:54 -0800
...What do you mean by "Incredibly well"? Mine is not so much a fridge as > it is a "self-propelled" cooler. Works about as...
Re: popping fridge
Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
Sat, 31 Oct 1998 17:06:58 EST
Fred, I've experienced the popping fridge problem, also. I've been told it is too much air, too little gas. Since the Dometic...
Re: Fridge Switch Position
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Thu, 22 Jun 2000 20:01:38 -0400
...Jay L Snyder wrote: > I noticed last weekend while camping the fridge switch got moved to the 12V > DC position. The propane continued to...
Re: propane filling question ... do it at home?
Historical mailing list - jimt
Mon, 16 May 2005 15:55:04 -0600
...five pound tank, it is attached to the fridge and sits outside the van (portable fridge). Rest of my system is 1 pound bottles...
Re: stove=heater=safe? + update
Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
Tue, 22 Nov 1994 12:34:33 -0700 (MST)
...Behind the fridge, there is an insulated stove pipe. In the winter, you don't need the fridge to cool so much so I...
Re: premature battery death or just not enough use? Flat spot on starter?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Mon, 31 Oct 2005 14:42:39 EST
...I'm wondering if the fridge cooling fan could be a culprit. As I understand it the electric fridge fan to cool the coils...
Re: Grills, grills, grills
Historical mailing list - Neil
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 18:19:35 -0700
Yeah though I miss the LP aspect of the 3 way, a DC only compressor style fridge wins. But, solar panel, batteries, blah blah...
Re: One More 'Fridge Thread
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Fri, 20 Jul 2007 07:28:27 -0700
...report the actual temperature differential between their fridge and the outside air on a hot summer day. If nothing else, providing such data could...
Re: Got the wrong Vitrifrigo!
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
Fri, 1 Aug 2008 12:07:35 -0700
...Since I don't plan on going back to the Dometic I am thinking that I can use my fridge door to make a...
Re: DC Refrigerator Alternatives
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 24 Aug 2004 21:20:37 -0500
I always start my trips with a big bucket of ice in the fridge the day before and I turn on my computer CPU...
Re: Electrical Gremlin of Jan 18 has been detected
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:40:58 -0800
...While I was touching the ammeter probe to the battery terminal I noticed a clicking sound near the fridge. I did this several times...
Re: Refrigerator gasket and flame goes out remedies
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Mon, 6 Aug 2012 17:26:12 -0400
...It's a plain copper wire that goes up to the valve on the top of the fridge. The SPARKER (ignition source) does have...
refrigerator fan replacement
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 22 Jul 2004 11:47:34 -0500
...I first thought it was the temp sensor > which is attached to the fins on the outside back of the fridge, but it > tested...
Re: Help lighting fridge
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Thu, 11 Jul 2019 18:54:48 -0700
...ideally near kitchener) that can help me try > and get my fridge to light on propane. Works fine on 120V. Tried all the > tricks...
Dometic fridge (external) fan replacement...
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Sun, 28 Aug 2016 00:08:51 -0600
Hi, The fan on my Dometic fridge started squealing quite loudly when it starts up. Not so great in the middle of the night...
Re: What do you use solar or an aux battery for?
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Tue, 23 Jun 2015 20:53:32 -0700
...seraph-net.net> wrote: > So if the extra battery is for fridge and accessories, why does the > weekender have one? > > On Tuesday, June 23...
Re: Fridge Not Working on A/C - Relay?
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 3 Jul 2013 20:13:00 -0500
---- The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM> wrote: > Packing for a camping trip, and the fridge in my '87 Westy suddenly doesn't > want to...
Re: Vitrifrigo/Truck Fridge power usage
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Sun, 18 Sep 2011 22:00:17 -0700
...But nost of the time I have to put my hand on the 'fridge to tell if it's running.
Re: Propane Expert Eye Needed: Supply Line To Dometic Fridge (pics)
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:10:09 -0700
...Supply Line To Dometic Fridge (pics) > | > |Hi all. > | > |Do any of these bends look like the tube is collapsed too much? > | > |4 pics: > |http...
Re: My trip to baja
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Fri, 21 Apr 1995 07:16:32 -0700 (PDT)
So jackson.harvey@support.com says: > > What's the dang deal with the propane fridge? I can get it to light, but it > won...
Re: Westy fridge efficiency in 12v mode
Historical mailing list - Gregg Scharff
Wed, 27 May 1998 09:31:59 -0400
...Although, I am still rather impressed with my fridge's performance. It lights easy (for all those who aren't so lucky, I apologize...
Re: No Subject
Historical mailing list - Daniel Bey
Wed, 21 Oct 1998 23:45:08 EDT
...These Dometic fridge's are not only complicated, they're weird. You'll get much better answers from the list if you can be...
Re: Refrigerator air supply mod
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 16 May 2000 22:26:02 -0700
My Bently ('89) says nothing about much about the fridge, other than to say it has one. What are you talking about here? Thanks...
Newbie Question Flood - Aux Heater
Historical mailing list - Skip Emmert-Keaton
Wed, 12 Nov 2003 18:46:56 -0800
...Is there anyway to add the option? http://www.skipemmert.com/vanquestions/interior.jpg BTW, the fridge is a Dometic 211. Is this basically...
Vitrifrigo fridge is in
Historical mailing list - B Feddish
Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:11:29 -0400
I finally finished putting in my new Vitrifrigo refrigerator. I filmed some of it and it can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com...
Wanted: westy fridge/stove face strip
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 31 Mar 2005 11:00:23 -0600
I don't know what to call it, but it's the metal front panel where the knobs and LEDs are, says WESTFALIA on...
Re: pics of the infamous pick n pull van!
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Wed, 2 Apr 2008 21:38:13 -0700
that is one funky Westy fridge door! I've never seen one like that...must be some previous owner modification?? >http://picasaweb.google.com...
Re: [VWVANFULLTIMERS] New fridge replacement option for the Dometic
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:06:31 -0700
...The fridge uses a Danfoss > compressor, which is not only very efficient but so quiet that you would > need to touch it to tell...
Re: vModifying Dometic refrig. in 84 Westy
Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
Sat, 8 Jun 2002 05:34:15 -0700
Jeffory, I can address the fridge upside down issue. Last year when I bought by 85 Westy, the fridge wouldn't get cooler than...
Re: Speaking of LP Gas how long does a tank Last
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sat, 20 Jan 2007 06:23:30 EST
...Do people use the gas to cool their fridge while driving?=20 =20 How much usage can you get out of it (Fridge and...
Battery response try again.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 14 Jul 2021 21:18:08 +0000
...https://1drv.ms/a/s!AqaEiIhKCAKbkfxC6ArlPPtJEkXjcQ For the fridge I offer to keep the original fridge relay operational do that engine off, fridge is...
Re: Chinese Diesel Heater for Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
Tue, 14 Apr 2020 17:41:32 -0400
...The number one reason - the fridge. I’ve kept with the propane fridge, > making little mods to eke out as much cooling as I...
Re: Dometic Fridge: Bah Humbug! <grin>
Historical mailing list - neil n
Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:29:59 -0700
...vanagon&P=R11382>087921 > 99/05/25 05:41 87 Westy Fridge-Checking Propane Pressure > > - The article Mark wrote really helped. If you understand...
Re: Fixed Propane Fridge
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sat, 30 Aug 2003 06:45:31 EDT
...I just did one Wednesday for a client that's been previously hesitant about spending the money to have the fridge pulled. Well, after...
Re: GoWesty fridge modification -- which way around?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 6 Aug 2017 09:54:18 -0700
...wrote: > > Hi folks, > > I'm unable to light the Dometic 182B fridge in my '84 Westie since I > fitted the GoWesty modification and upgraded...
Re: Awning (formerly refrigerators, alarms, etc.)
Historical mailing list
Wed, 17 May 1995 13:37:58 -0400
>On May 16, Harry Yates wrote >Hi guys! this talk about fridge fans has me really curious. Harry, Defender Industries (a boating supply house...
FS: 83 WasserWesty
Historical mailing list
Sat, 17 May 1997 18:40:55 -0400
...arms all camping equipment present and accounted for - stove and fridge work great./ Fridge fires up first time on gas. Needs some cosmetic work...
Re: Making Ice in a Westy
Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
Mon, 16 Jul 2001 22:39:41 -0400
...Making Ice in a Westy Yes the westy fridge does make ice, at least mine does. But the size of the Barbie ice cube...
vanagon Poptop roof for sale
Historical mailing list
Sun, 21 Sep 2003 13:13:07 EDT
...If not I might be able to buy the > fridge/sink only. > Hope I don't bother you with this > > the old vw bus...
Eurobago VS Eurovan
Historical mailing list - Christopher Low
Wed, 6 Aug 97 8:37:41 EDT
...May be once the fridge is fixed we will feel better about this. Marion and Chris PS....did we mention the fridge sucked. Should...
Re: How can I get the stove/fridge to work 1st time user HELP PLEASE
Historical mailing list - Joe Gawzner
Thu, 31 Jul 2003 13:15:57 -0400
...This AM I could not get my fridge to light until I went out and blew. As I did that I definitely smelled the...
Re: Westy fridge combustion chamber gasket replacement
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Thu, 14 Oct 2004 22:36:53 -0700
...Westy fridge combustion chamber gasket replacement > I'm in the process of servicing & upgrading my fridge and need to replace > the rubber gasket that...
Westfalia instrument panel.
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Sun, 4 Jan 2009 18:42:14 -0500
...Well with the red main wire hooked up and the car started, the aux battery recieving 12+ volts, and the fridge lit, the water...
Re: How To Get a Fridge Lit
Historical mailing list - Matt Sim
Wed, 20 Jun 2001 22:11:29 -0400
...I should connect a tube to the drain tube at the bottom of the fridge and pump air out of it? I have only...
Re: Refrigerator cooling: Do extra fans help?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 23 Aug 2001 12:08:09 -0500
...Conditioning the fridge before you leave is the single most important thing I've found to enhance the abilities of the fridge. Once the...
Re: Some potentially stupid actions
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 4 Nov 2010 22:01:11 -0700
...I've driven around with lit propane fridges in various campers for many years...My Dometic stays on all summer, unless I run out...
Re: Interior lighting for the vanagon LED and CCF link to the new fridges
Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
Tue, 24 Aug 2004 15:39:35 -0400
...Interior lighting for the vanagon LED and CCF link to the new fridges Sorry try this link for the fridges. You can also find...
Refrigerator Self Discovery
Historical mailing list - Brian Sassone
Sat, 16 Sep 2000 15:57:25 PDT
After trying repeatedly to light my 'fridge, I bit the bullet and removed it. Here is what I found: There is a small sealed...
Re: Carver P4 - Thoughts on installation
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Sat, 1 Aug 1998 07:55:12 -0700
...I will try to run the gas line behind the fridge and "t" into >the gas line near the fridge under the sink. > >Please...
Re: Propane gas bottle position
Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
Fri, 19 Dec 1997 14:02:50 +0200
...I'm running a Truma heater, right behind the bottle in the side wall, a fridge and the stove. My Father's Camper does...
Re: water tank question
Historical mailing list - davidson
Sat, 12 Sep 1998 09:37:18 -0700
...That way there is no pressure working away behind my fridge (a small spray on fridge electrical components, I shudder to think!) Bill ---------- > From...
Re: Building a Shop
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 15 Mar 2015 10:25:46 -0700
...and yeah a fridge for beverage and snacks.... ohhh and a RPT - Rodent Patrol Cat :-) On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 10:21 AM...
'81 westy fridge fuse holder
Historical mailing list - danny ~
Thu, 28 Jan 1999 23:47:48 PST
...anyway the fuse holder i'm talking about goes in the panel on the inside of the fridge where the propane and power (3...