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• Dometic Fridge Model RM 182B questions
  Historical mailing list - S.E. Booth
  Sat, 15 Nov 2003 13:05:28 -0800
  ...What is the opinion on operating the fridge on propane while driving? This is my third westy and none of the fridges have ever...
• Re: Camper question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 30 Dec 2013 23:47:42 -0500
  ...On the Eurovan Westy (Canadian model) when it was plugged, lights , fridge, aux.heater fan, and all the camper equipment, would be running off...
• Re: Refrigerator lighting
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 1 Sep 2011 10:52:45 -0700
  I think Frank and Malcolm were suggesting a 3 way fridge. The ones you linked to are only AC/DC ? This link may work...
• Iceboxen and/or 'fridges
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Wed, 20 May 1998 22:50:53 -0700
  ...in there, dude... >> >>the early vgon std westys had the same fridge (icebox), they just weren't >>electric. >> > >Chris - > >You of all people should...
• Re: Electrical - '90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 17:43:22 -0400
  ...12v, 100w (8.3a) for charging 12v batteries > >I would like to be able to run the fridge and water pump, and maybe a...
• Re: What do YOU have in your fridge?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 08:41:52 -0600
  ...Its about the width of the > fridge (just under), and the "legs" of the U are about 5" long. anybody know > what this is...
• Re: Aftermarket propane heater?
  Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
  Thu, 2 Oct 2003 22:08:45 -0400
  ...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: Propane
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 10:02:02 -0600
  ...In a Westy, it is the fridge that consumes > the gas. I have two tanks because when I'm five miles > beyond Nowhere, Utah...
• Re: places where rodents get into vanagons... save this list!!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:59:51 -0600
  ...Or fridge problems, as in none! Jim On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 11:51 AM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Squirrels is...
• Re: Behind the reefer - a clever fan mod
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 18 May 2005 21:09:14 -0400
  ...air from behind the fridge to the > >outside of the van....rather than just circulate it around behind the > >fridge...like most of the...
• Re: Disassembling Westy interior for Seam Rust battle?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sun, 9 Sep 2007 11:14:37 -0400
  ...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: DC Refrigerator Alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 18:08:55 -0700
  ...If you mount the compressor in the small >>cupboard adjacent to the fridge box, I reckon the heat would have to be >>vented outside...
• Re: Dometic in 100F ambient?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:31:15 -0700
  ...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: What do you use solar or an aux battery for?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 23 Jun 2015 22:52:20 -0700
  ...Fitting > something that size in the fridge area does not seem > easily feasible. > > Neil. > > On 6/23/15, Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@mymts.net> wrote...
• Re: fridge wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:27:24 -0700
  ...the manufacturer recommends not having any appliances wired between the auxiliary battery and the fridge as to avoid some fluctuation electrical phenomenon that i...
• Re: Mounting Solar Panel on a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 9 Oct 2013 21:21:26 -0600
  ...You really want only a 2 way fridge. Those long extension cords are a drag.... But wait...this just in: > One far fetched thought...
• Re: Custom Westy interior
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:24:15 -0700
  Looks spiffy and all, but where'd the fridge go? The fridge is one of the most important components, so I hope it's...
• R/R Fridge with Shelves Plans?
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:06:09 -0900
  ...You can put the wooden face and door back on without the fridge installed. You may have to add a small L bracket out...
• Re: Some dometic notes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 1 Jul 2019 05:34:53 -0400
  ...But it’s funny how some > of us have little issues with fridge blowing out and others do. When mine started blowing out on...
• Re: Followup to fridge troubles--success!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 23 May 2015 08:50:45 -0700
  > the drain plug was *packed* with rust. image: meant: "drain tube" -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images...
• FS: Parting Out '81 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 13:25:59 EST
  for those of you in the northeast, im parting out a '81 westy, full camper inteior w/ stove/sink/fridge/sofabed/cabinets/swival seats...
• Re: That's the tiniest ice cube tray I ever seen..!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 22:51:10 -0800
  ...Steve Delanty wrote: > I found one of the Dometic ice cube trays hiding behind the cooling > thingy inside my fridge. > Wow, now I can...
• Re: Propane tank and fridge drain plug question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff K
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 14:40:31 -0700
  Never had a drain plug, never will.... Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc" <marc@NOCARES.COM> > If the threads in the line are messed up...
• More Info on Refigerator For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:51:38 -0700
  I forgot to mention in the original post that the 'fridge does NOT include the front door and cabinet panel that goes in the...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Mod Update
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 21:51:08 -0600
  > Interesting idea -- what if the reefer is limited by the meager cooling > surface? One thing not mentioned is the mating of the aluminum cooling...
• Re: Dometic won't light troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:13:57 -0400
  ...work. > >Thomas Sounds like it's time to call up Andrew at Vitrifrigo and order a real fridge: http://www.westyventures.com/parts.html :-)
• No power to westy sink pump switch
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:43:00 -0500
  This past weekend I had the fridge out and back in. Today I tried hooking up the sink switch/faucet. I get no 12v...
• Re: Fridge, Transmission Drain Plug & Calendar of Events
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 07:49:22 -0700
  ...I've tried both Amsoil GL-4 oils and they don't come close. > > > On another note I have pulled the fridge to install...
• Re: 91 Camper - Factory Default Aux battery install help
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:23:30 -0600
  ...The stock fridge and aux battery relays are a small > type that draw very little current from the blue trigger wire but bigger > relays...
• Westy fridge flame indicator light
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:53:58 -0400
  ...It is helpful when lighting the fridge because you can see if it is on even when it is just beginning to glow. With...
• Re: Comments wanted on this portable fridge
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 10:23:53 -0600
  On Aug 7, 2007, at 7:25 AM, Warren Chapman wrote: > Also desperately trying to solve this fridge problem....I need to > carry > more...
• Re: GoWesty fridge fan report
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 9 Jun 2015 19:21:26 -0700
  ...Very easy to >> > install with the fridge out of course. A nice cheap upgrade to the >> > original. >> > >> > Jim
• Re: Frig running.....-Refrigerator power consumption.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:57:16 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Keep in mind the fridge was intended to run on 12v power only when the engine was running to conserve...
• Re: Dometic Fridge available
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Tue, 26 Jun 2012 23:07:24 -0400
  ...That'll be one expensive restoration project. >> >> Shame, everyone knows the fridge won't run without those ice >> trays. Actually they're good for...
• Re: Whynter Portable Fridge/Freezer
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 11:41:36 -0700
  ...Troy <colorworks@gci.net> wrote: > Just wanted to add that the fridge you mentioned is made in China. The > vitrifrigo is made in Italy...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Woes
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Jones
  Thu, 21 Aug 1997 16:16:00 -0600
  ...I removed the cap on the metal drainage plug under the fridge and vacummed it out. (This seemed more hygenic than sucking on it...
• Re: Is Westy-lust justified? Do you use your appliances? was: chuckboxes
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 21:25:16 EDT
  gmbulley you asked, << I imagine in the near future, cooking simple, but delicious meals on the STOVE from fresh food from the FRIDGE while...
• Refrigerator working!! (I can't believe it!!)
  Historical mailing list - W.R. Transue
  Sat, 27 Jul 96 09:34:59 -0500
  Well much to my surprise, I got the propane burner on the fridge working!! I had floowed everone's different suggestions (thanks!!), and had...
• Re: Trim Levels
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 20:58:18 EST
  ...There was an optional removable icechest-style fridge which can operate on 12DC or 110AC. The rear seat folds into a bed but is...
• Re: Water and Battery LEDs dead - fix
  Historical mailing list - Burdett, Jean-Pierre
  Mon, 28 May 2007 13:47:53 -0400
  ...Much easier to see the bright blue LED when lighting the fridge than the factory LED or the flame through the fridge's sight...
• Re: Outhouse fan
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sat, 16 Jun 2007 10:53:28 -0700
  ...This was > done to keep the heat from the fridge from making it even hotter inside > the van but also helps the Dometic cool...
• Re: Fridge ASU Holding Plate Info Link
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:15:24 -0400
  ...Blue ice and a fridge fan is an extremely pale imitation of the real thing. If the eutectic gel itself were encased in metal...
• Re: stereos
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 3 Feb 2000 07:47:37 -0800
  ...CD changer > > mounted in the cabinet to the right of the fridge behind the seat. This > > worked well and it was extremely easy to...
• who's knows those dometics? I got a 120 VAC problem.
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 18:03:04 -0800
  Hello, I've noticed about two months ago, on top of a plethora of other major problems, my fridge doesn't work off of...
• door and shelf for fridge
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Thu, 24 May 2018 14:47:18 -0700
  HI I misplaced the email from the person with the exploding soda can have the door just the inner part and the shelves ready...
• Re: What do you use solar or an aux battery for?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 23 Jun 2015 20:41:39 -0700
  I am considering getting a fridge/freezer (ARB, Engel, Luna etc..) but I am not sure it's worth the effort.. - a battery (more...
• Re: Dometic wiring
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 16 Aug 2013 12:35:46 -0400
  ...The RM182A fridge has a meter on the panel for flame detection. Yrs, d
• Re: Dometic Fridge Lit? 1991 Vanagon Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:44:50 -0500
  The sight hole is actually the flush end of a plastic or plexiglass rod, in the lower left corner of the box. Any LED...
• Re: fridge wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:03:41 -0400
  At 06:58 PM 10/28/2009, Janne Ruohom�ki wrote... >Well, I already have 2 lines of fibre optics going from front to...
• Re: FS: stove, fridge, inverter, sink, etc
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 24 May 2001 11:29:22 -0700
  >for those of you with standard or westy weekenders - this would be all you >need to upgrade it to a full westy... >just a...
• Re: Westy Mods
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 22:01:34 -0400
  ...http://buncombe.main.nc.us/~emaglott/pp012/index.htm Dometic fridge fan upgrades: http://buncombe.main.nc.us/~emaglott/pp014/index.htm
• Gauges - H2O Tank
  Historical mailing list - Josh, Courtney & Althea Wilson
  Wed, 18 Jan 2006 20:50:37 -0500
  My Westy has had the sink, stove and fridge units replaced, and with it went the water tank gauge. Can anyone recommend an aftermarket...
• Kitchenette wanted
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:55:24 -0700
  ...Just looking for the fridge/sink/stove cabinet and hardware. This guy drives all over the country so its possible that he could pick...
• Re: More Fridge Talk...
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:48:13 -0700
  ...More Fridge Talk... >> Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:55:46 -0700 >> >> OK, so I've got my fridge out (again) to give it...
• Re: Solar Power
  Historical mailing list - J B
  Sat, 29 Jun 2013 19:30:05 -0400
  ...I do use the original dometic fridge on propan= e which works fine for me so my other electric needs aren't that great...
• Re: Mounting Solar Panel on a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Thu, 10 Oct 2013 08:33:32 -0400
  ...I have enough power that I > can go indefinitely with good weather and keep the fridge (and the wife who > has a fridge full...
• Re: using the fridge in my new 99 Eurovan Camper
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 15:29:34 -0600
  ...I was hoping to be able to >have the fridge on while driving so when we pull over to eat our food >stays cold...
• Re: using the fridge in my new 99 Eurovan Camper
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 21:38:39 -0600
  ...I was hoping to be able to >have the fridge on while driving so when we pull over to eat our food >stays cold...
• Re: Grey Westy Refrigerator Door
  Historical mailing list - Jared Planter
  Fri, 28 Oct 2016 16:33:19 +0000
  ...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: Coleman 12 volt/120 volt cooler for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 06:42:17 -0800
  ...The unit appears > to be a small heat pump, > and they are about the size of a Westy fridge..... > Has anyone used one of...