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Re: Never mind! (Was Re: HELP! (mystery wire under cabinet))
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:20:55 -0700
...It's another wire from the fridge (ground for 12v operation > maybe?). > > > > > NOT, it's the signal ground wire that makes the green LED...
Re: new dometic model
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Sat, 25 Aug 2018 06:23:11 -0700
...85 degrees is about the limit and still have 40 degrees in the > fridge. Probably work great in UK, where the summer temps never...
Re: Propane and refrigerator success
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 28 Jun 2015 19:47:27 -0400
At 07:10 PM 6/28/2015, Neil N wrote: >I think too that the age of the fridge, and use (or abuse) its...
Re: 3 Dometic Fridges: FREE. You Pick Up. Vancouver BC
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 24 May 2013 11:12:17 -0700
I'm so used to "preview" modes in other forums..... ;) I meant: "Of the two that were in use....." Neil. On Fri, May 24...
Re: Dometic Fridge: Bah Humbug! <grin>
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:06:44 -0400
At 04:50 PM 8/11/2010 Wednesday, Dave Mcneely wrote: >I know that some people claim to keep the refrigerator on propane >mode...
Re: S&S Headers photo
Historical mailing list - James H. McCarthy
Wed, 17 Sep 1997 09:31:01 -0400
...members/aol.com/rubatoguy/Vanmods.htm > >Also some photos of Dometic fridge mods at: > >http://members/aol/com/rubatoguy/Dometic.htm > > >Best viewed at...
Fw: Diesel Westy FS
Historical mailing list - Aaron Brady
Sat, 14 Mar 1998 11:33:42 -0800
...YALE.EDU writes: > > << 1982 VOLKSWAGEN POPTOP VAN, 4-speed, DIESEL engine, > fridge, sink, bed, stereo cassette, xlnt condition > $2650 503-777-0698. Portland, Or...
Re: Horizontal Rust Seam behind fridge/Stove
Historical mailing list
Thu, 16 Sep 1999 02:58:35 EDT
In a message dated 9/15/99 9:52:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, sdelasal@YAHOO.COM writes: << Anyone have any views on what...
Westfalia Fridge vs. Thermoelectric Cooler interal capacity
Historical mailing list - Jason Yasment
Thu, 2 Sep 1999 18:38:14 -0400
You see that coolers are sold based on their internal capacity in quarts. Does anyone know off hand what the Dometic is in quarts...
Re: Chicagoland get together
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Tue, 8 May 2001 05:46:38 EDT
...the Windy for a bash !! >> So are you pissed about the fridge deal that you're going to make me leave the 93� weather...
Re: Speaker wire polarity
Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
Tue, 26 Mar 2002 14:16:04 -0500
...side, and near/in/around the shelf above the stove/sink/fridge if you're got such a thing. Best, d. --------------------- had a '83...
Running the interior lights and radio to my second battery
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Thu, 16 May 2002 16:35:33 -0400
Well I finally got around to installing my second battery using a fridge relay. Now I want to pull out fuses 7 and 8...
Re: vanagon Digest - 29 Mar 2003 to 30 Mar 2003 - Special issue (#2003-355)
Historical mailing list - john Runberg
Sun, 30 Mar 2003 13:35:06 -0500
...Will check > again this year when I replace the fridge cooling fin fan.
Re: Propane powered fridge while driving (?)
Historical mailing list - Ri
Thu, 10 Jul 2003 21:52:08 -0700
I wish I could get mine lit! Tried like you wouldn't believe, and have given up and use 12v or ice. Can someone...
Ground for kitchen equipment ?
Historical mailing list - Tony Thompson
Mon, 29 Mar 2004 07:02:21 -0500
...done the way I have it that my LED for the fridge is always illuminated when the panel lights are switched on. TIA Tony
Re: Cariboo trip report
Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
Sun, 15 Oct 2006 08:40:10 -0700
...Really subtle. > Fridge fan? They make a possibly similar noise when the bearing wants lube. Geo -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked...
"Red Hi-Temp" Permatex. Use after 1-2 hours?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 2 Aug 2007 16:33:20 -0700
...Made a gasket for combution chamber on Dometic fridge. (again! --- ;^) Has set for 1.5 hours. Will do final torque. Checked manuacturers web site...
Dometic 182B wiring question (not in manual) PIC
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:36:35 -0700
..... or at least not that I can see --- ;^) Is this wire connected to the correct part on fridge? If so, what does other end...
Re: WTB Fridge Flue/vent:: David Lockshaw
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:57:39 -0800
...WTB Fridge Flue/vent > > > > > > > > Dave: this p-mail bounced back as undeliverable??? > > > > ------------------------------------- > > > > 2 months ago I offered 2 fridges for FREE but no takers...
Re: Dometic fridge (external) fan replacement...
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 28 Aug 2016 17:31:59 -0400
...I theorize that with the cooling fin unit near the top of the fridge interior, convection is going to be pretty effective with circulating...
Re: Another naive battery question
Historical mailing list - David Vickery
Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:28:25 -0700
The fridge fuse is the one by the drivers door. That is pretty easy to get to. I think one of them runs the...
Re: 11 in. pressure = how many Bars????
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sun, 19 Nov 2000 21:01:00 -0800
...in the "Bar" measurement as I am trying to hook my fridge > up to a propane bottle and the only regulators I can find...
Re: Driving with the Gas On?
Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
Thu, 31 May 2001 18:07:38 -0400
...wrote: > There is no reason you can't drive with the fridge on propane. The only > hazard is that if you park the van...
Re: Magnets and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 30 Jul 2017 21:16:48 -0700
...Be sure not to block fridge exhaust. Alistair > On Jul 30, 2017, at 7:28 PM, Eric Caron <ecaron1@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > > Hi folks...
Re: Mini Fridge
Historical mailing list - Jim Ogul
Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:26:07 -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...
1980 Model Confusion, lights update
Historical mailing list - Kyle Haskins
Thu, 27 Mar 1997 12:22:57 -0500 (EST)
...Though I have another vent, same height as the fridge vent, but about two feet to the left. He said that the sink water...
Re: RV dealer pricing on refrigerator
Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
Fri, 15 Aug 1997 07:58:13 -0700
...I had my Westy fridge repaired recently. In an area of over 1 million people there was only 1 place that claimed to be...
Re: RATS!! All that work, now Dometic won't cool on LP
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:38:25 -0700
...Ambient was low 70's F. > It cooled in about an hour. > > Test on LP: > > Fridge in sun to see to test with lot...
Re: alternator question
Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:52:22 -0500
...I don't have a fridge. It's just a plain old GL. Jim On Nov 28, 2007 8:48 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57...
Re: Aux. Battery: Two Group 1 6 Volt "Commercial" Batteries?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 17 Feb 2015 16:30:53 -0800
...commercial-battery-0100108p.html#.VOPJGChiEy5 > > would 2 of these in series power a Truckfridge for 2 hot days? > (assuming 50% fridge duty cycle) > > Neil. >
Re: Loose stuff inside vans.
Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
Thu, 18 Dec 2014 13:27:29 -0500
I had a loose anvil put a hole in my fridge recently. The struggle is real. - craig > On Dec 18, 2014, at 1:18...
Re: Fridge putty
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Tue, 4 Jun 2013 18:22:17 -0400
yep, that's what I used and it did seem to help. The old stuff was totally dried up and the amount of contact...
re:What kind of bus do I have?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 8 Nov 1995 18:20:27 -0500
On Tue, 7 Nov 1995, Michael Heron wrote: > > actually you are looking for a coldbox not a fridge! > Joseph F. Fournier II wrote: Would...
Re: stove=heater=safe?
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Tue, 15 Nov 94 11:32:09 PST
...venting the stove? If not, then > what IS it venting? Nope, that's for the fridge venting only. Sorry. Steven sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com
Re: Pix of custom Westy fridge cabinet
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Thu, 13 Aug 1998 12:07:26 -0400
The "yellow thing" is a "step" up to the upstairs bed! My daughter loves it. At 08:49 AM 8/13/98 -0400, Robert...
Re: Burping fridges
Historical mailing list - W. Silva
Fri, 6 Nov 1998 08:14:19 -0500
This theory sounds logical but practical, I have to question. Here is a e-mail address for Dometic Technical Assistance for those who may...
Re: Westy Fridge Project
Historical mailing list - Paul Albert
Tue, 18 May 1999 10:15:28 -0700
May 18, 1999 Bruno, I started mine up - never had any problems in the last 12 years. Cleaned out the combustion chamber twice in...
second bat
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Clay
Sun, 10 Oct 1999 20:03:25 EDT
...With all the talk about adding and wiring in an aux battery, is it's soul perpose to just power the westie fridge so...
Re: propane tank dilemma solved
Historical mailing list - George Jannini
Sat, 27 Apr 2002 14:15:46 -0400
...I can't even begin to guess. >> Bill we use our fridge all the time, but carry a Coleman stove and cook outside, weather...
Re: westfalia stove burner
Historical mailing list - Paul Retherford
Thu, 29 May 2003 10:27:17 -0500
...If the fridge works fine on propane you should be good to go. Otherwise you might need to test the pressure at your regulator...
propane leak?
Historical mailing list - peter hargreave
Wed, 16 Apr 2003 01:28:02 +0000
...leak.  Generally when I fill the tank and have the fridge going I can smell propane outside on the drivers side.  Thanks...
Re: Dometic idea?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:58:56 -0400
...Well, these are power devices -- but the Dometic fridge has an 85-watt heater, so 60-watt Peltier units don't look too out...
Fridge etc correction
Historical mailing list - Pensioner
Mon, 8 Jan 2007 14:35:25 -0800
Put the water in the tube BEFORE you hook it up to the fitting on the manifold. If you try to fill the tube...
Re: refrigerator problem
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sat, 8 Mar 2003 18:14:28 -0500
...The other thing that I did while I had the fridge out recently was to seal up all air leaks in the combustion loop...
Re: auxillary battery losing charge in 89 Westy
Historical mailing list - Kevin
Wed, 14 Apr 2004 23:03:18 -0400
...I toook the 2 red wires from the fuse box behind the drivers seat (fridge and cabin light) and attached these to the + terminal...
Re: Funny travel experience
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Sat, 17 Jun 2023 09:38:32 -0500
Yes, on the 85s the green glowing fridge indicator lamp is on the panel with the battery indicator and water tank. I think the...
Re: Propane Disposable Bottle Hookup
Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:19:01 -0800
...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: What do you use solar or an aux battery for?
Historical mailing list - James
Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:42:47 -0400
...seraph-net.net> > wrote: > > > So if the extra battery is for fridge and accessories, why does the > > weekender have one? > > > > On Tuesday, June 23...
Re: Connectors, where to find
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 1 Jan 2013 17:47:09 -0800
...IIRC it was for extra fridge fans etc. As long as the wire gauge is the same or larger, you're good to go...
Dometic 182 Fridge Igniter Dimensions Image (my drawing)
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:34:55 -0700
...Measured the igniter while my fridge was out. It works. but casing on wire at ceramic is on it's last legs. Wire basically...
A better Idea for A/C and camping, really. :)
Historical mailing list
Fri, 19 Jun 1998 22:37:24 EDT
...Maybe I'll even start scouring the junkyards in search of an old fridge. >> Better still, before settling into your campsite on summer evenings...
Fire Talk - Campers
Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
Thu, 5 Aug 2004 13:15:30 -0600
...To cut a long story short we are all guessing that the camper's fridge was lit providing that all important source of ignition...
Re: Westy Fridge Endurance
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Sat, 22 Jan 2005 16:58:52 -0500
...Westy Fridge Endurance > > > > How long will the Westy's Refrigerator last on a tank of propane? > > > > Thanks............, contemplating a trip to Baja, Mexico in...
Re: was Camp stove input requested now Weekender Ice Box
Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:19:52 -0800
...It also came with a > plug-in 12VDC fridge.... > > I have a WWW ( Wolfsburg Westfalia Weekender) -I did not know that any > of these...
Re: FYI - Venting for mobile refrigerators
Historical mailing list - neil
Fri, 6 Jul 2007 10:23:09 -0700
...t had the balls to cut a hole in floor under fridge) > > Oh. Well, okay. > > > And further to that idea, I thought it would...
Re: Westy fridge on propane
Historical mailing list - Joseph J. Liasse
Mon, 1 Jun 1998 00:45:36 -0400
...Westy fridge on propane >Encouraged by many listees who reported much colder temps in their >Dometic fidges when using propane than mine (50F) I...
Took the Vitrifrigo plunge: new fridge on the way
Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:24:46 -0400
...As good as it is, I always hated the idea of having an extra cooler taking up space inside, while I used the fridge...
Re: Volkwagen Westfalia JOKER sighting
Historical mailing list - John Pronk
Thu, 24 May 2001 20:16:39 -0000
...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: First camping trip problems
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Mon, 7 Jul 2014 10:47:57 -0700
...So I usually start prepping my van for a camp trip by plugging in AC power and pre-cooling the fridge. When I tried...
Re: Refrigerator lighting
Historical mailing list - Leonard Sitongia
Thu, 1 Sep 2011 06:42:18 -0600
...Also..... > > The flame will be 2 different sizes when fridge operating normally; no Ah, I didn't know that! Makes sense. > cooling needed, smaller...