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• Re: The Extra Battery
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 25 Mar 2000 12:13:22 -0800
  ...Also, having an auxiliary battery allows more efficent use of the 12 volt operation of the fridge... like when you stop for gasoline or...
• hello
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Thu, 25 Jul 2002 05:43:11 -0700
  ...Aniway, had my 85 Westy remodeled, got rid of fridge and all the "guts" in that cabinet, got rid of other cabinet where watertank...
• Re: 2nd battery ??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 07:09:12 -0800
  Using the Westy fridge relay to provide the power source to charge the second battery is not a great idea. The long wires involved...
• Re: Fridge Tips
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 08 Aug 97 07:59:37 -0700
  ...itself mates up to the male fitting coming out of the fridge. If this seal is not being made, the teflon tape will only...
• Fridge update
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 2 Sep 2003 07:44:46 -0700
  For those curious about my difficult to light Fridge - after finally getting it going Thursday night (after running it on 12V for a while...
• Re: Grille emblem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 29 Sep 2017 15:05:24 -0400
  > > Hmm, I wonder if it would work on the firebox of my fridge? Absolutely. Hi-temp copper gasket maker, apply a sufficient bead then...
• VOLKSWAGON CAMPER FOR SALE!!!!! :)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 May 1995 21:06:36 GMT
  1980 Volkswagon Vanagon CAMPER FOR SALE: - Sleeps 4 - Propane powered Stove, Heater and Fridge (also runs on battery) - 4-speed manual transmission - has raised...
• VOLKSWAGON CAMPER FOR SALE!!!!! :)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 May 1995 21:06:36 GMT
  1980 Volkswagon Vanagon CAMPER FOR SALE: - Sleeps 4 - Propane powered Stove, Heater and Fridge (also runs on battery) - 4-speed manual transmission - has raised...
• VOLKSWAGON CAMPER FOR SALE!!!!! :)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 May 1995 21:06:36 GMT
  1980 Volkswagon Vanagon CAMPER FOR SALE: - Sleeps 4 - Propane powered Stove, Heater and Fridge (also runs on battery) - 4-speed manual transmission - has raised...
• Propane Tank/Dometic Fridge/Stove Manuals
  Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
  Thu, 09 Jan 1997 23:03:13 -0600
  Hi, I've recently scanned the manuals that pertain to the '89 Westy propane system - tank, regulator, fill valve, stove, refrigerator. Where should I...
• Re: 1995 Eurovan Camper for $27,000
  Historical mailing list - Richard M. Schermerhorn
  Wed, 17 Sep 1997 10:32:10 +0000
  ...None of the camper equipment (stove, fridge, etc.) had ever been used. Richard in Boulder 95 EV Camper
• Eurovan Westy Aux Battery drains
  Historical mailing list - JohnB Mtl
  Wed, 25 Mar 1998 21:11:39 EST
  ...I noticed that there always seems to be a current draw on the fuse going to the refrigerator even When the fridge is off...
• 2 Vanagons FS in Charlotte, NC
  Historical mailing list - Vicki Derrer
  Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:07:23 EST
  ...1984 VW Camper, stove, fridge, etc., runs great, $1,995. 704-888-8993 1988 VW Vanagon, Orig. owner, 130,000 mi. 4sp. AC,PS...
• Re: Fridge LED Panel Switch question
  Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
  Tue, 4 May 2004 10:44:15 -0400
  Here's an additional question for all. If my frig LED wont light when it's running on propane, it has never lit up...
• Re: 1988 Camper Manual Download
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 3 Jul 2012 15:23:44 -0400
  ...Refrigerator model must have changed between those years. << The fridge gained an automatic piezoelectric sparker. My 89, a late 88 build is manual. Geo...
• westy rear facing second row?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Sun, 22 Apr 2007 12:23:14 -0400
  I know that some full campers came with a middle row of seating (i.e., by the fridge) but I've only seen these...
• 3 way refer is only 2 way!
  Historical mailing list - Rice, Douglas
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 21:10:01 -0700
  In my '85 Westy, I cannot get the fridge to work on 12V setting. Propane and plug in power works. I've inspected the...
• Re: Kitchen out; Any suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Sun, 12 Sep 2010 15:04:38 -0600
  ...to carry a cooler as well, so I just use the fridge for dry storage, the cooler for a coffee table as well. YMMV...
• Re: How much propane in the tank?
  Historical mailing list - Standley, Craig
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 11:06:04 -0800
  ...The fridge will run a long time on the tank. I've had the fridge on for 3 days straight and used the cooktop...
• Re: What do the LEDs mean?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:16:58 -0800
  ...This "feature" was dropped in about 82, at the same time that the fridge lit indicator was moved from inside the fridge to the...
• Re: Westy Fridge Project
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 16 May 1999 20:32:36 -0700
  ...Any immediate suggestions? >> >> Thanks! >> >> At 09:30 16/05/1999 -0700, you wrote: >> >Gentlemen, start your fridges! >> >Today we begin the Westy Fridge project...
• Re: Another 2nd battery issue/question
  Historical mailing list - Geo Hahn
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 16:07:21 -0700
  ...This I set up with a (SPDT center off) toggle switch to power the fridge from main, aux, or completely off (the last bit...
• Re: Propane Regulator Adjustment. (searched)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:41:58 -0700
  ...I doubt this increase will improve fridge operation on LP. I see a new fridge in my future. ;) Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2...
• Re: Westy fridge efficiency in 12v mode
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 27 May 1998 12:12:29 -0700
  Neither the Camper manual nor the Dometic manual has any warnings about using the fridge on propane while driving. The Camper manual does have...
• Propane Tank
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Richmond
  Sat, 11 Mar 2000 19:10:09 EST
  ...I have the fitting from the 20 lb tank, but there is no splitter so only stove or fridge can be run. Any help...
• Re: Propane
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 8 Jul 2003 15:39:02 -0700
  ...That means running the fridge on propane 24 hours a day and cooking on the stove most meals. All the gas stations with propane...
• Re: camper water level indicator
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 17 Jun 2019 11:01:56 -0500
  ...Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >> >> >> >> As a backup means of determining if the fridge is operating (on flame, which is what the LED...
• Re: What is THAT thing
  Historical mailing list - Graham Challis
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 00:32:54 -0700
  ...IMHO the (Sanyo) fridge is better than the westy fridge in that it's bigger, although it's only 2-way - no propane. The...
• Re: Westy cabinet removal
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:47:29 -0500
  ...pace, I can get the sink/fridge unit out in 30 min. > The entire unit with fridge still in it is fairly heavy, I...
• Re: exhaust from refrig...
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 27 Aug 2001 12:41:10 -0400
  ...Otherwise you've got to pull the fridge. Here's a good link that will tell you how: http://www.type2.com/bartnik/fridge...
• Re: Can 240 volts damage the fridge?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 17 Jan 2015 12:15:39 -0500
  ...But I’m not sure about the van’s fridge because they use the same ones in Europe with 240 volts. Only my fridge...
• FS: '86 Syncro Wkndr, ALSO: fridge Q, "weekender cabinet" project
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 12:05:55 -0400
  ...While I'm consuming bandwidth (apologies in advance!), I figured I'd ask a fridge question: I've got a Dometic fridge - 2 of...
• Re: From rags to westy in a week.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 16:19:01 -0700
  ...The >> rest >>> of >>> my hookups will be underneith, but there's just no good way of avoiding >>> that >>> fridge hole in the side of...
• Re: checking propane leaks
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 1 Jul 2017 14:12:37 -0700
  ...of fridge - connect BBQ tank to fridge, open valve on tank - check for leaks at nut on end of tube on fridge where BBQ...
• Re: Propane situation
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 17:50:56 -0500
  ...I think I had the same problem with the fridge but I just used a brass extension tube screwed into my hand held air...
• gowesty aux battery problems
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Sat, 8 Apr 2006 17:38:44 -0500
  ...pulled the fridge, cleaned it, and installed gowesty's increased airflow starter kit added gowesty's bright light relays, and put in new brighter...
• Re: Dometic condensation drain
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 4 Jun 2008 10:49:13 -0700
  When I overhauled and modded (fans) my fridge, I resealed the combustion chamber etc. as best I could. Pretty sure there weren't any...
• Re: Disassembling Westy interior for Seam Rust battle?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Sep 2007 04:26:11 EDT
  ...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: An electrical thing I never noticed in 20 years of Westy ownership Another Westy Fridge Design Flaw
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 1 Aug 2022 08:05:02 -0700
  ...Was during my ongoing effort to make the propane fridge work a wee bit better. I thought I’d play with lower temp setting...
• Re: Dometic Fridge: Bah Humbug! <grin>
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:47:50 -0700
  ...meter?) �that moves into a green zone when you light the fridge..You > can actually see it, all the time, even in bright sun...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Defrosting & Fuel Consumption
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 25 May 1999 14:21:38 -0400
  ...Dometic Fridge Defrosting & Fuel Consumption Just wondering if anyone else has experienced the icing up problem on the coils. Seems to start after 2...
• Re: Phunky Phridge Smells
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 1 May 2000 19:50:18 -0700
  Jason, Try removing your old gym socks from the fridge... that might help some :) Bill -----Original Message----- From: Jason Yasment <jyasment@HOTMAIL.COM> To...
• Fridge Blues
  Historical mailing list - Kris B.
  Mon, 8 May 2000 05:48:11 -0700
  ...Its' frustrating having a fridge that doesn't cool. There are no tell tale signs of leaks with the yellowish tint anywhere. Please, whatever...
• cannot find part needed, can anyone else?
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 09:48:45 -0700
  ...I have all the inlets that go on the side of the bus, but I cannot seem to find the fridge propane flu vent...
• Re: [Syncro] Fridge burner indicator light bright, then dim?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 06:03:09 EST
  ...always dimmer on propane than > on 12V. > Since when is the fridge running indicator light lite when in 12 v mode ? Mine has never...
• Re: pop out on westy
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Fri, 10 Sep 2004 18:03:52 -0700
  ...It would really cramp the interior when it was retracted... > >It would perhaps be useful to have just the fridge/stove/sink cabinet of...
• Re: VW's 'new' van
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 7 Oct 2008 10:38:06 -0600
  ...Different stove/fridge--bigger fridge. Double-walled plastic windows all around for winter. He had started with a Syncro delivery van and had them...
• Re: Will whoever left the fridge door open....
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:04:38 -0600
  ...Andrew > > > >Hell I would be happy if it was fridge temps. Some one left the Sub Zero > Freezer open. High today was 8. Tomarrow...
• Re: Fridge Fan
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 22 Jun 2013 08:11:54 -0600
  > I am considering a fan in place of the city water hookup, as I never use that. An exhaust fan there can serve other...
• Re: Fridge putty
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Tue, 4 Jun 2013 12:22:53 -0500
  Radio shack iirc. Jim On Jun 4, 2013, at 12:20 PM, Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Does anyone know where to obtain...
• Re: Surprise Party
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:27:13 -0400
  ...Thankfully, so far this guy's indifferent to my frequent excursions to the fridge to fetch PBRs Geo/ATL
• Re: Dometic Refrig finally working on gas
  Historical mailing list - Erik O
  Thu, 1 May 1997 09:49:57 -0400
  Sean, your problem might be compounded by the fan you installed with the fridge. The fan may draw the faster moving air from the...
• '82 Westfalia $800 obo
  Historical mailing list - David-M
  Fri, 1 Jan 1999 13:43:05 -0500
  ...cracked head, 4 new tires, Alpine stereo/cass system, pop-up camper bed, elec propane fridge, $800 OBO. (860) 447-8544 (3). New London
• Re: Westy FS [Washington POST]
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 26 Mar 2000 11:08:14 -0500
  ...86 Vanagon Camper, Auto, AC, PS, Rns/Lks Gd. Stove. Sink. Fridge. > Sleeps 4. $4500. 703-369-7157. > Listing Source: Washington Post 3/25...
• Re: HELP - Need Fridge help ASAP
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 16:49:20 -0400
  Thanks to all who offered advice. Cleaning the orifice and chamber solved the propane issue; the DC issue was unrelated, an internittant connection, also...
• mountaineer?
  Historical mailing list - Andy Zappe
  Sun, 14 Apr 2002 22:16:27 EDT
  ...anyone tell me what that model was? it looked as though it used to have a fridge and stove. thanks, andy 80 vanagon L...
• Re: Propane powered fridge while driving (?)
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Thu, 10 Jul 2003 21:14:07 -0700
  Matt Pollard said: i run on propane when driving and in 3 years NEVER had the flame blow out. Same for me, nine years...
• Trouble starting fridge on AC.
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Wilma Quan
  Thu, 10 Jul 2003 22:19:39 -0700
  Getting the van dialed in for an upcoming road trip and am not having any luck getting it started using AC. Wondering if there...
• Westy Latches
  Historical mailing list - pete owsianowski
  Sun, 21 Dec 2003 08:34:49 -0500
  My brother is the proud new Owner of a Gold '85 Westy! The latch on the fridge and the stove lid are shot. Where...
• Re: Refrigerator lighting
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:45:01 -0700
  Leonard, sounds like you fridge is acting fairly 'normal' to me. When you hold down the gas, you flood the chamber very easily. If...