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• Re: stupid refig. question-newbie on the frig
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Tue, 3 May 2005 15:27:07 -0300
  The LED on mine is "on" whenever I turn on the toggle switch...even when the fridge is NOT lit. Is this a common...
• Re: [Syncro] Westy fridge upgrade for sale!
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:02:07 -0500
  Nice new rig, there Karl. Did the Syncro Tire cover come with it? I just have a mental image of you with your old...
• Re: FYI - Venting for mobile refrigerators
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Fri, 6 Jul 2007 15:05:45 -0300
  Too bad you couldn't redirect some of the air-conditioning to behind the fridge or even re-pipe air from the door ventilation...
• Re: Fridge was Smoking!!!
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:40:40 -0400
  At 09:07 PM 7/11/2007, neil wrote... >That's a good suggestion, but I'm curious as to why smoke was coming...
• Re: Interior lighting for the vanagon LED and CCF link to the new fridges
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 21:21:34 -0700
  ...Interior lighting for the vanagon LED and CCF link to the new fridges I completely disagree. Newer AC/DC fridges use very little power...
• Dometic Fan Upgrade- Addendum
  Historical mailing list - John P. Stoneback
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 14:16:44 -0500
  ...When I removed the fridge I discovered that the thermal switch was so loose in its housing that it likely never made good thermal...
• Re: Question about battery light
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 4 Apr 2013 20:58:18 -0400
  ...Start engine, when alternator kicks in light should go off. > If this checks good, then try with fridge relay connected. Does fridge > relay > work...
• Re: Refrigerator lighting
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 1 Sep 2011 02:27:16 -0700
  ...that it was about having a small 12 volt light inside the fridge so you can see in there in the dark.? now.....'lighting...
• Refrigerator Fan Control
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Tue, 11 May 1999 20:51:48 PDT
  ...The best method seemed to be a thermostat, and rather than trying to fit one inside the fridge, or figure out how to use...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Aug 1996 11:51:45 -0800
  ...Secondly the fridge has been disconnected (says the previous owner) and I'm not too sure what to do about getting it working again...
• Re: Disassembling Westy interior for Seam Rust battle?
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Sun, 9 Sep 2007 17:24:57 +0000
  ...best sequence to > > remove the westy interior in? Right now my fridge > > works very reliably. > > I'm worried I'm likely to put everything...
• Re: Fridge led substitute
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 27 Jun 2015 16:51:27 +0000
  ...A roaring fridge flame would cause the indicator light to produce the candlepower of, say, the Pleiades on a clear night. Jim On Sat...
• Re: Fridge capacity?
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Tue, 17 Jun 2014 23:02:13 -0400
  ...William Monk <billmonk@GMAIL.COM > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > > I have a truck fridge that I bought to replace the Dometic. More > > room,better temp control...
• Re: Mini Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:29:30 -0400
  ...This seems like > a cheap alternative (since we already have both the fridge and and > inverter) to the Westy's which is pretty weak...
• Advice request; 1986 Vanagon automatic
  Historical mailing list - Art
  Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:12:22 -0500
  ...If I buy it, I’ll probably replace the fridge with an electric model from GoWesty. This unit has the built in stove and...
• Re: Question about 86 Synchro Weekender
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Feb 1997 21:13:14 -0500 (EST)
  ...I thought the >westy weekender had something like the fridge and the poptop but no >stove/sink/other cabients. > > Rehash? I love rehash!! just...
• Aux 12 volt socket location suggestions--87 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Oakland Westfalia
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 18:15:30 -0700
  ...I can route the wire as far as the top left side of the fridge but no further. I would prefer not to have...
• Re: Propane powered fridge while driving (?)
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 09:40:23 -0400
  ...the problem worse.) I'm one of the lucky ones...my fridge lights every time with about 12 strokes of the igniter. (It's...
• Re: Dometic 182B Service Manual
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:29:01 EDT
  ...the page on my _VW Vanagon Westfalia Dometic Fridge Maintenance_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/fridge.htm) webpage. >>>>>>Does anyone know where I could...
• Re: too much propane?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 21:19:59 -0500
  ...Warn them that it will be only three gallons at absolute most. >I got the fridge lit, and will let it run for a...
• Re: Mini Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:24:10 +0000
  ...Mini Fridge Well then -- 2.5A @ 120 volts is indeed 25 amps at 12 volts. Good luck powering that thing with a cigar lighter...
• Fridge questions...
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 18:14:15 -0700
  ...I am trying to figure out how to get my fridge to light. I've already cleaned the jet, and made sure that everything...
• Re: Mini Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:36:40 -0500
  ...Jeff On 2013-06-10, at 8:33 PM, Alistair Bell wrote: > time to trot out my old data on my fridge performance? > > http...
• Re: Propex Install in '84 Wolfsburg at Westy Ventures
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:14:00 -0700
  ...I have an Engel fridge, so I have the whole fridge cabinet for storage. My Engel doesn't have a separate freezer section, but...
• Re: Vitrifrigo trip results, wiring, battery life, charging issues, etc
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 16:44:14 -0700
  ...Just my experience..Oh btw, I have a 12v fridge in an old Dodge van that I am about to haul away...don't...
• Vanagon prices in the East (Coast)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Oct 1995 15:34:05 -0300
  ...nice conversion, big fridge takes up too much floor, originally a US (minnesota) vehicle. All prices "negotiable", $1.00Cdn ~ $0.75US Tim Smith, currently...
• Re: Westy fridge combustion chamber gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 06:04:07 EDT
  ...Westy fridge combustion chamber gasket replacement Pascal, there are gasket material kits available at Canadian Tire, Home Hardware and UAP stores. In these gasket...
• Re: Battery usage shouldn't be our style.
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 6 Aug 2006 16:45:19 -0700
  ...at to run a top loading (compressor type) fridge (more energy efficient than front loading fridges). Too bad that we can't put all...
• New propane tank question
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:08:50 -0400
  ...in the pass few weeks i did 2 weekend with the fridge ON and one night with the propex kind of ON, so last...
• Re: Dometic in 100F ambient?
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:53:56 -0700
  ...fridge on the sunny side of the van) so I usually freeze a couple bottles of water and stick those in the 'fridge to...
• Re: Minor fridge mods addendum
  Historical mailing list - steve meassick
  Wed, 21 Jun 2017 20:35:11 +0000
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• Re: Fridge on DC power
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:53:29 -0400
  On 7/11/2012 3:12 PM, george jannini wrote: > The 12 Volt setting bypasses the thermostat and the heater is > operating 100% of...
• Re: Propane Fridge Blowing Out
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Nov 1994 15:41:50 -0500
  okay, great. So where do i get hold of "Domestic" ? Or can you suggest someone in the area (wash. DC ) . I don't know...
• Re: [syncro.org] How-To's on pulling the fridge out
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 14:41:54 -0700
  Try my post: http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind9909A&L=vanagon&P=R12789 Malcolm __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try...
• Re: Refrigerator Service
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 8 May 2006 11:41:24 -0600
  "Both of my Westy fridges ice up inside running on propane even in 100 > degree weather." > > Mark Richard Jones was making ice cubes with...
• Re: From rags to westy in a week.
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 9 Aug 2008 21:56:40 -0400
  ...I ended the day with a fridge working on propane, EVERYTHING installed, and hardwood floors laid down. I even had time to do a...
• Re: Frig fan
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 8 Aug 2014 14:47:24 -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: Followup to fridge troubles--success!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 23 May 2015 08:49:40 -0700
  ...I think there's a real tendency to misalign that part to the vehicle body (hence seal) when removing, installing the fridge. Neil. On...
• Re: westy interior install, was Re: westy kitchen mod question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:06:08 -0700
  nipped out and had another look, yes, some secret top storage saved :) well, ama gonna cutta da hole for the fridge. The body on...
• Re: fridge problems-LEAST IMPACT TO THE EARTH
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:27:07 -0500
  Actually, the least impact way to manage your vanagon and its fridge is to leave them in the driveway and take a bike. Fat...
• An electrical thing I never noticed in 20 years of Westy ownership
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 29 Jul 2022 17:40:18 -0500
  ...So, though I had not realized it, the house power has been running the fridge for a couple of months now, and since it...
• Re: Vitrifrigo/Truck Fridge power usage
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Sun, 18 Sep 2011 23:45:13 -0400
  ...new gelato-fridge installation >> (my sarcastic name) was consuming way-more amp-hours than expected. >> >> The problem was located in the fridge thermostat. So...
• Re: Battery Isolators vs. Relays
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 20:51:51 +0800
  My particular model Dometic fridge does not run on propane, only 12 VDC and 110 VAC as I stated in my original message. Since...
• Re: new westy or wurovan kitchen appliances
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 1 Dec 2003 06:53:34 -0800
  ...The icebox is exactly the same dimensions as a Westy 3 way fridge and can be replaced with a fridge unit if desired. A...
• Re: Norcold 12v dc now for sale
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:24:17 -0700
  My prospective 'local' buyer declined, so this fridge is now officially for sale. I have some pics on my phone, if anyone wants to...
• Re: Crumbling Flue Vent Cover
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:53:17 -0700
  ...Maybe the high >> pressure sprayers could get water into the flue? After inspecting the >> burn chambers of both my 84 and 90 Dometic fridge...
• Re: Dometic 182 B Fridge- Ad Nauseum
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:58:10 -0700
  ...Pensioner On 8/8/09, Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@gmail.com> wrote: > > Everyone has their oown fridge mojo. I'll spare you my complete...
• Fwd: Frig question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 22 Jul 2019 09:39:54 -0400
  ...I do know the > ammonia is the special sauce and cools the fridge when heated by the > flame. > The special sauce is water, ammonia...
• Re: Solution - Re: Dometic fridge (external) fan replacement...
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Tue, 30 Aug 2016 17:55:34 -0700
  ...Abney wrote: >> I wasn't going to say anything since I don't have that (a) fridge and >> couldn't know the fan layout...
• Re: Wilderness Camping
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Dec 1996 20:14:57 -0500
  ...my dometic fridge doesnt have any of the inside shelves etc I would like to know a source for these and also if some...
• Re: Prices and German vs. U.S Eurovan
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Jan 1997 13:41:35 +0200
  ...The fridges works in same way, but different propane connections and main power supply will be 230V. Helmut '80 Camper ---------- >From: chrilow To: Multiple...
• Re: Hot? (Dometic fan)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 15:28:07 PDT
  >Does anyone know if the fan on the fridge is supposed to blow air DOWN >or UP? I updated mine with a bigger motor...
• FS '80 UK RHD "Spacemaker" Camper conversion in Maryland
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Jan 1999 01:02:51 EST
  ...It has a sink, stove, fridge, toilet (removable), various sizes of tables, 2 fold up captains chairs, shower in the back, 4 speed manual...
• Re: More on the - '83 Westy Fridge Won't Light
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Thu, 30 Dec 1999 16:45:40 -0500
  ...No way will I let you talk me into removing the fridge and messing with it again unless it's really broke! <G> George...
• Poptop Westy's for sale!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Nov 2002 17:14:03 EST
  folks i have 2 westys i will be selling, these are mine.. '86 westfalia GL full poptop camper w/ stove/sink/fridge/LP/ air...
• Re: questions from a Vanagon novice
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 23:20:28 -0500
  ...Fridge, I have republished Derek Drew's definitive essay on the Dometic fridge and it's quirks. http://www.vanagonauts.com/index.phtml?catid...
• Re: Westy Dometic Fridge problem
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:20:56 EST
  ...Did you burp the fridge when you took it out in Novemeber? That's the only thing I can think of that might help...
• Re: storage box
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:31:44 -0600
  Its not a fridge... just the fridge door so that it can be opened in order to gain access to the closet for storage...
• Re: Outhouse fan
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 16 Jun 2007 12:02:28 -0700
  ...At the end of a 90F >>> day its almost 50F in the fridge. I'm tempted to try venting the >>> fridge hot air, but...
• Re: Some potentially stupid actions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 21:03:27 -0700
  ...RV fridges are included in this, >>including our 30 year old Westy fridge designs. These have a "safety >>valve". That is the button you...