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• Re: First camping trip problems
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 7 Jul 2014 11:56:28 -0700
  ...You might be able to snake a narrow hose down each flue to clean them but I'm about certain all 182 Dometic fridges...
• Re: Propane Disposable Bottle Hookup
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 17 Feb 2006 20:01:28 -0500
  ...I >> >was not camping where there were hookups, and not driving around enough >>to >> >keep my aux batt charged and run the fridge off...
• Re: Dometic-Condenser fan running!
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:59:19 -0700
  ...If it were a > > > DC-only fridge it would be different, but it's primarily a gas fridge > > > and also has AC capability. > > > > > > You...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Lighting Problems
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Sun, 5 Apr 1998 09:15:57 8
  ...Dometic Fridge Lighting Problems > Here's my situation: > > I open the valve, hold in the override button, pump air through the > combustion chamber, and...
• Re: propane filling question ... do it at home?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 16 May 2005 15:33:53 -0600
  ...You could do a variation on this with the westy tank as the split to the separate lines for fridge and stove are at...
• Re: Followup Re: 1991 Westy - Does Bentley describe relays on fuse panel?
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 21 Oct 2020 04:45:48 -0700
  As for the 91 fridge relay needing the DRL relay to be present there is a clue you can almost dig out of the...
• Re: '56 progress - 'fridge
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Jan 1995 09:23:50 -0500
  ...the fact that in 74' the coldbox became a real live fridge. The pullout bed was situated more to the driver's side o...
• Friday fridge replacement (ideas)
  Historical mailing list - honemastert
  Fri, 3 Aug 2007 08:24:46 -0700
  ...Remove the Dometic Fridge, and relocate the water tank to that cabinet space. Remove the shore power outlet, and modify that rear beside seat...
• Re: Dometic-Gas Lighting
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 20:41:20 -0300
  ...I get my fridge to light by turning on the headlights, with the left blinker on, glove box open, I then slam the sliding...
• Re: Air Cooled Alternator (Was: aux battery draining primary)
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 29 May 2002 12:16:08 -0400
  ...aux battery draining primary) > > >There was no fridge relay per se, but I bought the EXACT same >relay and used it for the install...
• Surepower 1315, auxiliary fuse block, Progressive Dynamics charger, and Vitrifrigo installation questions
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Fri, 1 May 2009 12:12:11 -0400
  I have a 91 Westy and am about to install the Surepower 1315, an auxiliary fuse block, the Vitrifrigo fridge and a battery charger...
• Re: Looking to Swap Interiors (Camper to 7 passenger)
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 23 Aug 2005 23:44:40 -0400
  ...3 in front (including driver) 2 in the middle 2 in back And I still have my AC, closet, water tank, and fridge / stove...
• Re: About your west fridge blowing out at highway speeds
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:36:09 -0700
  ...But perhaps it gets obscured by the subsequent discussion about the safety of driving with propane on to fridge. > > alistair > > > On 2013-04-22...
• Re: Calling all solar gurus
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:07:56 -0700
  ...Lola is an ASI conversion, and consequently has the two-way (electric only) fridge. Did a lot of primitive camping this last trip and...
• Re: twice the cold beer!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 21:33:20 -0700
  ...twice the cold beer! While packing food into my Dometic fridge one time I noticed that there was some unused space in the door...
• Jon's '82 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 11:51:15 -0600
  ...and fuel injector included in the sale >2 burner stove, Domestic fridge, sink >External hook-ups for water and electricity >Lots of cupboard space...
• Re: pics of the infamous pick n pull van!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 3 Apr 2008 09:20:56 -0700
  ...The upper > fridge door is the one from above the water tank. > > The early Westys known as P22 had no stove and had smaller...
• Re: Wiring for sink, etc.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 25 Apr 2018 17:12:44 -0400
  ...of the wire that runs from the battery across to the fridge relay 87 terminal. Note that VAG used 87 instead of 30 as...
• Re: propane tank question
  Historical mailing list - Tim Whynot
  Sat, 12 Apr 2014 05:17:12 -0400
  ...The hose's are a direct fit to the Westy proane fittings 3/8" behind the fridge at the top. http://images.thesamba.com...
• Re: Weekend: Circle Yer Wagens near Knoxville, TN
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 1 May 2012 13:30:59 -0400
  ...It's beginning to look more and more as if it's going to be a bachelor trip for me, so the bus fridge...
• Re: Propane (fridge) finally out
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 26 May 1996 16:17:25 -0300 (ADT)
  from Dan Houg.... >so... 3 May @ 5pm >>>>> 23 May @ 7am is er, well you do the math. > It ran a long time. But was...
• parting out 2 westfalias-make your van into a camper
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Feb 1999 14:44:31 EST
  ...84 vanagon westy parting out complete deluxe camper interiors w/ stove/fridge/sink/beds/tables/swivalseats/cabinets/propane tanks/louvered side windows/etc..etc...
• 87 Westy FS on Ebay, no reserve
  Historical mailing list - Robert Osborn
  Mon, 9 Oct 2000 10:18:55 EDT
  ...Interior looks good, has fridge and table. Van is in Tampa Florida, has metallic beige paint w/ white top. Last I checked, It was...
• Re: Vanagon gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Tue, 23 Dec 2003 06:48:03 -0600
  ...My '86 "good" Westy gets no better than 20 driving it the same way, and it's a Westy without the stove/fridge, etc...
• Re: Planning to add auxiliary battery and fridge to my 91 week ender - suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 14:17:55 -0400
  I used the GOWESTY aux. Battery kit, and I think highly of it, found a Gel Deep cycle battery at the flea market for...
• Re: [Syncro] Westy fridge upgrade for sale!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 30 Oct 2006 09:11:21 -0500
  Yes, it came with the tire cover....but don't get too worried about the Reimo, it will only live with me until it...
• Re: capacity of propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:35:00 -0600
  ...Everyone pretty much agrees that the Westy propane tank will run the fridge for two weeks, minimum. GoWesty states 3.3 gallons for their...
• Is there a best cooler? was Re: Comments wanted on this portable fridge
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 17:19:54 -0400
  What's the best insulating cooler? It seems that a cooler with a score of 97 would keep food much longer than a cooler...
• Re: Isotherm Fridge - was Norcold 0040
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 21:47:27 -0400
  I recently bought an Isotherm CR65 on eBay for around $250+$35 SH...although without the "freeze plate" "ASU" option. The company selling them...
• Last call: Vitrofrigo group purchase
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:52:01 -0400
  In case anyone missed this a few weeks ago, I've arranged a group purchase of a replacement fridge for the Westfalia Vanagon. About...
• Re: pics of the infamous pick n pull van!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Apr 2008 02:32:13 EDT
  ...but that > is a "P22" Westy nope..ive never seen a fridge/stove cabinet door/drawer like those chris ************** Planning your summer road trip...
• Re: Dometic failure on propane, one time
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:57:01 -0400
  ...The fridge flame is sealed up in a heavy-gauge steel can with access only to the outside; and any conceivable leak in the...
• Re: Fridge problems at altitude
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 18 Jul 2000 18:13:33 -0700
  Ken, I was up at Canjilon Lake park in New Mexico last May at 9900 feet with no problems at all with the fridge...
• Re: Trip Report Some feedback on oil temp and aux battery.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 31 Jul 2021 09:31:40 -0700
  ...I will have to consider - what you are noting about the fridge relay and setting that up as a fail safe. Bruce On Saturday...
• Re: Westy Fridge Endurance
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 21 Jan 2005 14:21:06 -0700
  ...The 5 pounder gets attached to my portable fridge and will last 4 to 6 days and with an adapter I can add the...
• Re: 12V fridge recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 23 Feb 2023 09:20:24 -0800
  I have a Whynter FM-45CAM 45 Quart dual fridge/freezer - 12V and120V. It came with an insulation cover. It works well. On Thu...
• Re: Building a Shop
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 15 Mar 2015 10:47:33 -0700
  ...boombox etc etc ... > > > > and yeah a fridge for beverage and snacks.... > > > > ohhh and a RPT - Rodent Patrol Cat > > > > :-) > > > > On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at...
• Re: Fridge Burner box
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:20:46 -0500
  ...end up being $1200 ~ $1300 retail price if I bring those fridges in and I will need to have them come on a pallet...
• 81 Westy - Electrical/Fridge/2nd Battery question
  Historical mailing list - bubba legume
  Thu, 9 Sep 1999 20:43:19 -0700
  ...I am installing a second battery for in a Westy (1981), for the fridge. I'm wiring the thing up now and am noticing...
• 2 questions
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Sat, 24 Jul 2004 15:12:03 -0400
  ...i turn fridge on to propane. it is 90+ today and the fridge fan turned on after abput 20 minutes. this is the first...
• Re: Interior lighting for the vanagon LED and CCF
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 11:58:07 -0700
  ...I am not all that impressed with the westy > fridge and have not yet cut the vent hole in the side of my > conversion...
• Re: P22 basemodel westy interior Re: westfalia interiors
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:18:01 -0400
  ...tank or working fridge, just a sink and an ice box (ice box > is the same size as the working fridge in the deluxe...
• Re: Battery connections
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 10:04:49 -0700
  ...Apparently the Weekenders came with 2 way fridges that did not operate on propane. The expectation was that it would be used in 12...
• Re: Elec.Gurus! DC ground question (fridge fans off shore power)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:30:39 -0700
  ...connector to fridge) I was just having a brain-phart as to whether there was some kind of safety issue to sharing a common...
• Re: Two propane tanks
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 12 Jul 2016 15:18:52 -0300
  ...This time I think I’m left with little choice but to take the fridge out and {hopefully only} clean the combustion chamber. Does...
• LPG Pressure, furnace and fridge observations, Was: Propex heater
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 04:56:54 -0600
  ...With the 1-step regulator I notice a decrease in the fridge flame (through the little window in the back of the fridge) when...
• Re: battery question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 25 Aug 2014 15:35:06 -0700
  Uh, did you check the fridge fuse? If you are getting 13 volts at both batteries with engine running then even with a bad...
• Re: fridge exhaust cover
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 4 May 2004 06:04:12 EDT
  ...of center panel on the left side of the van? No fridge, or utility outlets for water leakage or condensation. I don't know...
• Re: Relay beneath drivers seat
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Fri, 18 Jun 2021 23:11:08 -0700
  ...On 6/18/2021 7:55 PM, Douglas Toomey wrote: > Fridge relay… No cold beer until on propane > >> On Jun 18, 2021, at 7...
• Re: Propane and refrigerator success-now how to double the cooling!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 28 Jun 2015 11:51:16 -0700
  Knock knock Who's there? Ammonia Ammonia who? Ammonia a little fridge that gets no respect Thank you, thank you. You've been a...
• Re: West River Westys - Townsend, VT
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:55:31 -0400
  ...http://www.empirevwcamping.org/Watkins/ And in the meantime (11 days!) we'll be doing HiCBF whether our furshlugginer Dometic fridge works or not...
• Re: 2006 Sprinter custom built "Westy" photos
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:17:57 -0700
  ...The fridge is electric only danfoss style compressor. >Nice job! Did you guys fab all the stuff yourselves or are the >cabinets, etc made...
• Bus for sale in UK
  Historical mailing list
  8 May 96 13:22
  ...Camper interior (homebrew, but good, 2-berth, fridge, cooker etc.) New inner and outer sills (rockers), and door steps. Blue and white, very good...
• Re: traction? we donn need no stinkin traction ...
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Mon, 26 Sep 1994 13:52:42 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Everything would fall out > of the fridge, though :-) > > Andy E. > > A.C.Erskine@lut.ac.uk > > If anyone knows where to find one of...
• Re: 2nd battery installation question
  Historical mailing list - Mark M. Schirmer
  Mon, 3 Feb 1997 19:24:11 -0500 (EST)
  ...With the two batteries working together, I can forget to turn the fridge off from 12v and still start the engine the next morning...
• 86 Westy For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Doniach
  Sat, 26 Apr 1997 22:58:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Manual Transmission 4-Speaker Stereo Side Awning Custom Lighting Sink, Stove, Fridge Lots of Storage Space Sleeps 4 New Michelin MX Reinforced Radials New...
• For Sale 95 EV Camper, 78 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Polk
  Sat, 08 Feb 1997 18:27:20 -0600
  ...VW EUROVAN '95 10 months old, 21k miles, 5 speed, 5 cyl, AC, still under warranty, sleeps 4, gas stove, fridge, sink top, gas...
• Re: 85 Vanagon Camper Owner's Manual
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Wed, 4 Jun 1997 09:08:31 -0400
  ...Do you need any info about the fridge? We have that too if you need it. Wendy & John '85 Westy, "S-CAPE"
• Re: Dometic on 12 volts?
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Mon, 22 Mar 1999 17:53:18 -0500
  ...the hotter it is, the more the dometic fridge thermostat will keep the heating element activated thus using more >>power. In the 12 volt...
• Re: Westy - 2nd battery
  Historical mailing list - Jed Thompson
  Sun, 4 Apr 1999 01:02:33 -0500
  ...I dont have a fridge (its an icebox) but it will run the water pump for the sink and the little water level lights...