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• Re: Diesel Westy FS
  Historical mailing list - Kleinwagen
  Wed, 11 Mar 1998 01:16:31 EST
  ...YALE.EDU writes: << 1982 VOLKSWAGEN POPTOP VAN, 4-speed, DIESEL engine, fridge, sink, bed, stereo cassette, xlnt condition $2650 503-777-0698. Portland, Or...
• Dometic door gasket availability
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Wed, 10 Jun 1998 08:36:37 -0400
  Help! We need a new door gasket on our fridge ('85) and were told by someone at the Dometic 800 number yesterday that they...
• '82 tripping contiued (need some advice)
  Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 12:37:10 -0800
  So I'm down to the main, sink/stove/fridge/heater cabinet, but I can't see how the heck it's attached to...
• Need a few odd parts
  Historical mailing list - Philip Chidlaw
  Wed, 20 Nov 2002 18:04:23 -0800
  ...Black 2-piece plastic steering column cover * Circular grounding block * Wire fridge shelves for RM182B. Not the door parts. NLA at Bus Boys. Thanks...
• 2nd battery ??
  Historical mailing list - Dan
  Tue, 24 Feb 2004 19:44:38 -0500
  ...I have 2 questions 1) Can I use my exsisting fridge relay to hook up the 2nd battery ?? 2) if the relay is energized...
• Re: New Guy
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 29 Aug 2007 09:43:46 -0700
  ...Search term Site:vanagon.com ie Dometic site:vanagon.com or "fridge flame" site:vanagon.com ____________________________________________________________________________________Ready for the edge of your seat? Check...
• Vitrifrigo installation w/ storage
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 2 Jul 2008 16:22:49 -0600
  I'm installing my Vitrifrigo (or "invitrio" as I call it....) Has anyone made any usable storage either above or below the fridge? There...
• Re: silver socket
  Historical mailing list - John
  Wed, 8 Feb 2006 22:14:29 GMT
  ...right in back of the pass seat for my 12V weekender fridge John <yea, what Jim said :<) i forgot about the 85-87 westy...
• replacing starter battery with deep cycle?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:31:53 -0400
  ...Usually when you add an aux battery, only the fridge is hooked up to it. I don't really care to run the fridge...
• Re: Dometic Fridge: Bah Humbug! <grin>
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:11:30 -0700
  ...If it gets too hot inside the van, fridge works harder creating more heat. Cooling fin too hot, switch closes, fan on. It is...
• Re: 12v Aftermarket Coolers ? Any Good?
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Mon, 6 Sep 2004 15:01:49 -0700
  ...They also makes many cool fridges. See the Kompressor Refrigerator page on the fridgeshop's website: http://www.fridgeshop.com/ I am considering getting...
• Re: 4th vanagon camper hookup - summer cooling
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 5 Oct 2010 05:28:30 -0400
  ...The city water outlet is directly in front of the fridge fins that need to have the heat extracted from them. This is the...
• Re: Coleman DC cooler
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:38:35 -0700
  ...a 'real' fridge............either one with a compressor like a normal house type fridge.........and some run on 12 v and 110AC ........ those can...
• Re: About them Norcold refrigerators
  Historical mailing list - Otmar
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 12:32:17 -0700
  ...My opinion is that the "swingmotor" is no quieter than a normal compressor fridge. It's hard to beat the Vanagon Fridge for night...
• Re: carpet alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Wed, 1 Oct 2008 12:28:30 -0700
  ...5.� Install a Westy fridge/sink cabinet (with Vitrofrigo) on top of the whole shabang. � I am planning on running the wood floor underneath...
• Re: Refrigerator Fan Noise
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 09:39:32 -0700
  ...Pulling the fridge is not that tough, really, but I would wait to pull it until you have time to do all the other...
• Re: Phunky Phridge Smells
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Mon, 1 May 2000 20:33:46 -0700
  ...Phunky Phridge Smells I simply take the door off whey I don't use the fridge. That's the easiest thing I could think...
• Re: Wasserboxer Reputation . long
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 19:08:23 -0800
  There is one more conversion, Ford van with poptop, fridge, sink stove etc. Even microwave(!!!). Company somewhere in No. California. Saw one myself. Expensive...
• Re: silver socket
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 8 Feb 2006 13:48:26 -0500
  ...a stock location on the Weekender because of the optional >>cooler/fridge that sat just behind the passenger seat on those models. It >>utilized...
• Re: Stock fridge vent delete option
  Historical mailing list - Skip Laubach
  Sun, 24 Jul 2022 18:35:35 -0500
  TOCVOS. Should there be three O’s in the acronym? Old and old? (Humor attempt…). My ‘84 is in the shop (of an expert...
• Re: More on fridge-be-gone (home brew version)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sat, 7 Nov 2020 02:44:09 -0500
  I'm sitting here scratching my head about why someone would remove a gasoline heater and replace it with diesel? New gas heaters are...
• Re: Fridge led glowing on its own again.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 27 Jul 2014 10:26:14 -0700
  edit: on my '81 Westy. On 7/27/14, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > ..... grease at the door switch on my '88 Westy...
• Re: about fridge...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 6 May 2015 16:08:55 -0400
  The ARB isn't really much different than the Indel / Truckfridge in construction and materials - so why the huge price difference? The Luna, while...
• Re: Vitrifrigo trip results, wiring, battery life, charging issues, etc
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 19:14:12 -0700
  ...Needed Solar for 12v Fridge based on my experience for an entire week (two weeks ago) 100 watts of solar kept my Norcold going...
• Re: What kind of bus do I have? or Joel, change the stats!
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Tue, 7 Nov 1995 14:20:20 -0600 (CST)
  On Tue, 7 Nov 1995, Michael Heron wrote: > > actually you are looking for a coldbox not a fridge! > Would that be the same coldbox...
• repost: 80 camper for sale (stanford, CA) $3700
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 23 Jun 95 23:19:24 CDT
  ...80 VW Westfalia Camping Van $3700 1980 Westfalia Vanagon VW Camper - sleeps four (pop-top) - fridge, stove, sink - 86,000 miles (3,000 on...
• '82 Westy for Sale
  Historical mailing list - James H. McCarthy
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 09:37:59 -0400
  ...VW, '82 Westfalia, slps 4, fridge, sink, stove, rblt eng, new paint & brakes. $4100/BO. (617) 776-4034. I think its owner lives just...
• Removing the Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Ray Perry
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 20:50:47 -0700
  Perhaps I missed it, but can someone explain the proceedure for removing the Dometic? Is is a "big"job ? I think the coment by...
• Dometic info
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 09:46:34 -0600
  Fridge folks, Ezra Hall posted this address earlier and I neglected to bookmark it, but dredged it up out of the archives. I'm...
• Re: Fridge topic
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Fri, 12 May 2000 23:16:23 -0700
  I have both original owner's manuals for my '81 Westy. Neither says a single word about turning off the propane or the refrigerator...
• Re: Coleman thermoElectric fridge for those of you with w/ busted or missing ...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Feb 2005 02:22:48 EST
  In a message dated 1/31/05 12:52:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, mtbiker62@comcast.net writes: > is this it, Chris: > http://tinyurl...
• Re: Refrigerator lighting
  Historical mailing list - Leonard Sitongia
  Thu, 1 Sep 2011 06:38:58 -0600
  ...it was about having a small 12 volt light inside the fridge so you can > see in there in the dark.? Yeah, I thought...
• There goes the Riviera interior
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:03:09 -0800
  Complete cabinetry for vanagon, including sink with pump and water tank, two burner gas stove, large two-way fridge that works excellent, Folding rear...
• FS: 82 camper (not westy) (rough) $600
  Historical mailing list - k1cajun
  Sun, 16 Apr 2000 14:25:23 -0500
  ...A generic sunroof in the top (no pop-top) with cheapo roof rack like on old station wagons, a pedestal galley with fridge, stove...
• Re: New fridge installed!--performance report!
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 21:50:36 -0700
  Some data from my first weekend with the new fridge: this unit is what I had dreamed of for a long time. Turn it...
• Re: fridge problems
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:50:20 EST
  ...So while parked and shopping the fridge is NOT working unless you go light up the propane each time, then shut it off before...
• Dometic Doings
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Jun 1997 09:16 -0600 (MDT)
  ...So, I remember from the "odyssey", the 12V mode on the fridge sorta worked. Let's try the gas. Outside valve on; thermostat off...
• Re: More fridge help needed.
  Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 02:11:52 -0400
  ...More fridge help needed. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Anthony L. Mourkas <frankenstein@TELPLUS.NET> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 1999 8...
• Re: Grey Westy Refrigerator Door
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Fri, 28 Oct 2016 09:39:10 -0700
  ...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: Adding a new refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 9 Nov 2013 12:20:31 -0700
  http://www.truckfridge.com/tf49acdc.html I've also got this fridge fitted in the OE Dometic space. The door sticks out into the...
• Portland Metro RV show
  Historical mailing list - J B
  Wed, 6 Mar 2013 20:39:29 -0500
  ...It also had a small micro= wave oven beside the fridge (under where our rear swing out table is) which = would be very useful...
• Re: [vanagon] HELP - Need Fridge help ASAP
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 09:39:38 -0400
  ...the next few hours, we'll have to do without the fridge for our camping >trip. Was me, I'd get an inverter for...
• Fridges - are they worth it?
  Historical mailing list - JOHN REYNOLDS
  Mon, 3 Sep 2001 22:02:11 -0700
  I keep seeing confusing posts on fridges - such as "can't use propane while driving - have to use 12V" then "12V - Don't even...
• Re: Comments wanted on this portable fridge
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 4 Aug 2007 16:22:08 -0700
  ...There are several fridges of this design. They all seem to use the Danfos compressor, > > some have a 'cold plate' some don't. I...
• Re: 91 Camper - Factory Default Aux battery install help
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 23:18:38 -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...
• Re: Furnace for camping in the winter?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 1 May 2008 05:56:00 EDT
  ...are they installed under the back seat or is anyone putting them in the small compartment next to Fridge. Second, are they venting them...
• Re: Some dometic notes
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 2 Jul 2019 11:29:46 -0500
  ...Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> The only thing that has allowed my fridge to blow out under way has been >> flue misalignment. The...
• Re: Dometic Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:06:03 -0500
  ...some banter on the Westy Dometic fridge.  I find that I rarely use the Westy Dometic fridge and use the Dometic cooler for most...
• Volkwagen Westfalia JOKER sighting
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 24 May 2001 07:16:56 EDT
  ...Yes, the fridge lit right up ! After we learned what Auf & Zu mean on all the valves between the tank the stove, fridge & heater...
• Re: dimensions of the Dometic
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 9 Jul 2024 09:27:20 -0400
  ...Maybe I'll turn it into a beer fridge ih garage on 120V. Or if anyone in Ontario is interested.... > > Andrew > > On Tue, Jul...
• Re: Fiamma and Aux Battery Kits, in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Graydon
  Wed, 7 Aug 2013 10:03:05 -0400
  ...This was a bit annoying as this is the main way we keep the fridge cool during road trips. However, easy fix, still using...
• Re: Fridge Fun..... well, NEW fridge fun!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 19 May 2010 18:45:55 -0400
  At 06:23 PM 5/19/2010, Mike South wrote: >So did it make the exhaust leak into the intake or something? Just >curious...
• Re: '56 progress - 'fridge
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 12 Jan 1995 14:16:34 -0600 (CST)
  ...Re: '56 progress - 'fridge > > well you have certainly taken it to a new level of detail dave! i was > referrring the info. more on...
• 'fridge: saggy door, wimpy latch
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 13:35:11 -0800
  ...The fridge door hinges have noticeable play (looseness) in them, but the screws attaching the hinge to the door and cabinet seem really tight...
• Re: Propane tank endurance
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 21:40:53 -0500
  ...The fridge will run a couple weeks in hot weather without the stove. There is no gas heat as stock equipment; a few Vgons...
• Re: Dometic
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 00:23:36 -0400
  ...Dometic recommends that before replacing the fridge in a vehicle it should be tilted in each direction to avoid any pockets of liquid in...
• Re: Westy Fridge Endurance
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Fri, 21 Jan 2005 12:47:15 -0800
  ...Westy Fridge Endurance > How long will the Westy's Refrigerator last on a tank of propane? > > Thanks............, contemplating a trip to Baja, Mexico in...
• Blue Seas ACR 7610
  Historical mailing list - Rick N
  Wed, 22 May 2019 14:57:00 -0700
  ...Cheers, Rick 91 white Westy "Das Fridge" owned for 3 years, there is a wealth of info in this group, thanks!
• FS- '78 VW Bus Adventure Wagon
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Nemec
  31 Jul 1995 14:29:01 GMT
  1978 VW Bus Adventure Wagon Stove Fridge Sink Electric Hook-up Sleeps 3 adults Wood interior Storage Space AM/FM cassette CB Air Conditioning...
• Dometic Reefer
  Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
  Wed, 30 Apr 1997 23:35:37 -0700 (PDT)
  ...when the dometic power source switch is set to DC and the engine is off, is current to the fridge cut off when cranking...