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• WTB: Fridge AC/DC/gas elect. switch
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 3 May 2000 09:25:20 -0300
  I need the fridge electrical switch for a 91 model fridge, the fridge with 3 buttons (on the fridge panel inside the fridge door...
• westy fridge stuff FS: ice cube trays, fridge shelves, fridge door racks
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 May 2004 10:38:23 EDT
  these fit all vanagon westys w/ the dometic fridges. ice cube trays $15 ea. fridge door racks $20 ea fridge shelves $20 ea let...
• FS fridge parts
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 13:49:16 -0700
  ...ice cube trays; door shelves; drip tray; fridge door; 3-way (gas, AC,DC) switch. what IS available: fridge itself; 2 fridge shelves; fridge...
• how do you test late model fridge ignitor?
  Historical mailing list - Donald Adams
  Sun, 16 Jul 2006 08:28:00 -0700
  I'm having trouble getting a 1990 fridge to light on propane. It's the fridge with push button electric ignition. No light comes...
• Re: Any tricks to keep fridge lit while driving?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 12:12:05 -0700
  ...Any tricks to keep fridge lit while driving?The benefits of using propane for the fridge while driving are that it cools better. The...
• Re: Pulled out my stock fridge - now my faucet doesn't work...??
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 08:51:57 -0700
  FWIW Waeco makes a side sliding track on which it's top loading 12V fridge can mount, so with a LOT of cabinet modification...
• Re: Not again the fridge!!!!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 17:01:51 -0700
  The fan behind the fridge must be working to get the best performance from the fridge. Is it? The rear fans tend to burn...
• Re: Fridge wireing?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 09:28:47 -0700
  There is more than one version of the Westy fridge. The best approach is to look at the wiring diagram label on the top...
• humming fridge?
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Dean Barthlow
  Mon, 20 May 1996 12:41:27 -0400
  Jumped in the 89' westy yesterday and noticed a slight humming sound coming from the fridge/cabinet area. Can't be certain it was...
• Re: humming fridge?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 20 May 1996 09:53:01 -0700 (PDT)
  So Kelly Dean Barthlow says: > Jumped in the 89' westy yesterday and noticed a slight humming sound coming > from the fridge/cabinet area. Can...
• Stock fridge vent delete option
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 23 Jul 2022 18:55:13 -0700
  ...I’ve installed a Dometic CRX-50 fridge. And I repurposed the stock fridge vent . https://shufti.blog/2022/07/23/vanagon-stock-fridge...
• Paging: Vitrifrigo Fridge Users
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:59:14 -0600
  Volks, Paging Vitrifrigo Fridge users. Have a good friend that is considering swamping out a Noracold for a Vitrifrigo Fridge in their Westy. Would...
• Re: Build Your Own Van Fridge Kit
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Sat, 12 Nov 2005 15:44:54 -0800
  ...Build Your Own Van Fridge Kit > The fridge thread is perhaps the 2nd most popular thread on this list. My fridge works just fine...
• Re: fridge Q, "weekender cabinet" project
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 19:34:00 EDT
  ...The fridge coils move heat from inside the fridge to behind the fridge. The fan moves heat from behind the fridge to the rest...
• Karl's Norcold Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 15:06:28 -0700
  Pics and description of Karl's new fridge posted here: http://www.members.shaw.ca/McTavishPAC/fridge/fridge.html Alistair '82 westy, diesel converted...
• Build Your Own Van Fridge Kit
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 12 Nov 2005 14:41:30 -0800
  The fridge thread is perhaps the 2nd most popular thread on this list. My fridge works just fine, but I'd like to have...
• propane fridge
  Historical mailing list - Jo Whitson
  Tue, 30 Sep 2014 09:22:04 -0400
  ...I’ve never used the fridge on propane. It works ok on electric (but is not the best fridge, by far). >> >> I have a...
• Refrigerator improvements
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Sun, 21 Jul 2002 01:31:22 -0400
  I noticed that the door on my refrigerator was not fully closing on the fridge inside. The gaskets on the door were not fully...
• Re: Stock fridge vent delete option
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 24 Jul 2022 15:29:59 -0700
  ...I’ve installed a Dometic CRX-50 fridge. And I repurposed the stock fridge vent . >> https://shufti.blog/2022/07/23/vanagon-stock-fridge...
• Re: FS fridge parts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:14:50 -0700
  ...ice cube trays; door shelves; drip tray; fridge door; > 3-way (gas, AC,DC) > switch. > > what IS available: fridge itself; 2 fridge shelves; fridge...
• Alternative Fridge Ideas
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 25 Feb 2006 08:51:57 -0800
  Over the years all (3) of my Westy fridges have worked well. So why might I consider a change? Not sure. Lately I have...
• Re: Fridge use
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Sun, 30 Apr 1995 23:28:26 -3100 (PDT)
  POLLISMJ@ccit.arizona.edu writes: > > Is this normal for this kind of fridge? It took me the whole night to > cool up the fridge...
• Re: Dometic fridge wiring question (diagram supplied)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:36:35 -0700
  ...Mark kindly advised that hooking fridge this way would drain aux battery even when fridge NOT set to 12V as fridge relay would still...
• Fridge Problems on AC
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Sep 1995 13:53:55 -0700
  ...Whenever I connect to 110v hook-up and try to run my fridge in electric mode, the fridge works fine -- for a while. After...
• Re: removing the fridge
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 21 Apr 2003 11:36:43 -0300
  ...Take the front fridge wooden plate off, and the side screws that hold the fridge in place (from the left and right cabinets on...
• Re: Fridge....should it stay on...YES!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 25 May 2005 09:17:12 -0700
  The propane fridge has stayed ON while driving in 8 out of 10 Westies I've driven so it can definitely work. perhaps check...
• FRIDGE MOD. 12V electrical idea + question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:30:59 -0700
  ...Possibly useful for people that have a Dometic fridge with fridge relay installed on fridge itself (1980-81 Westies) but want fridge to run...
• Removing Fridge from 84 Westy tips
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 15:44:22 -0400
  Today I pulled the fridge on my 84 Westy to see where the "burning rubber" smell was coming from when running on propane. I...
• Re: Fridges and angels
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Sat, 12 Nov 2005 15:33:04 -0800
  ...Build Your Own Van Fridge Kit The fridge thread is perhaps the 2nd most popular thread on this list. My fridge works just fine...
• Not again the fridge!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 19:49:32 -0400
  Hi all I did some test on my fridge (Westy 87) and I am very disapointed on the efficiency of it. I let my...
• Fw: How can I get the stove/fridge to work 1st time user HELP PLEASE
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 12:28:08 -0500
  While running the fridge overnight on AC power helps in starting the fridge on propane, the "foot pump" method may get your fridge operating...
• Fw: Re: info on the fridge
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Wed, 19 Sep 2001 22:58:16 -0500
  | What can you do to get the fridge to light more reliably? One way is to | plug your fridge in and use AC to...
• Strange Propane Fridge Lighting Method
  Historical mailing list - Dane Tessler
  Sat, 16 May 1998 07:57:35 -0700
  This is weird...but it works! I used to have a hard time lighting my propane fridge. I would follow the directions to the...
• Re: Just how cold should that fridge get?
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Sun, 30 Jun 1996 20:04:21 -0700
  At 07:00 PM 6/30/96 -0500, David Schwarze wrote: >My fridge will generally keep the inside temperature at 34 degrees, >according to...
• Re: Not again the fridge!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 22:16:22 -0400
  ...Not again the fridge!!!! > The fan behind the fridge must be working to get the best performance > from the fridge. Is it? > > The rear...
• Westfalia top opening fridge question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 10:33:51 -0700
  ...Saw a "Westfalia top opening fridge (12V and 110V)" fridge FS. It's listed under "81 Vanagon parts" so not sure if a transplant...
• Re: Any tricks to keep fridge lit while driving?
  Historical mailing list - Debbie Walters
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 13:37:12 -0400
  What are the benefits of using propane for the fridge while driving rather than the battery? deb From: "John W. Parkins" <jparkins@RTHCORP.COM...
• LogtyShelters - top load - 3 way fridge
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 26 Aug 2004 11:19:03 -0700
  Daniel Stevens and Alistair Bell brought this to our attention and I thought that I'd start a new thread just for this fridge...
• Re: Dometic fridge.
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 08:02:51 8
  ...http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~bhein/fridge/fridge.htm for additional information on principles of operation of this type of fridge. Bently also has...
• Re: Dometic fridge wiring question (diagram supplied)
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:42:51 -0600
  ...What am I missing in this discussion about hooking the fridge relay to the aux battery? It seems to me there are two options...
• Re: Stock fridge vent delete option
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sun, 24 Jul 2022 19:35:48 -0700
  ...I’ve installed a Dometic CRX-50 fridge. And I >> repurposed the stock fridge vent . >> https://shufti.blog/2022/07/23/vanagon-stock-fridge...
• Re: pulling the stove/fridge?
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sat, 15 Apr 2006 09:29:23 -0600
  ...There is now no propane in the copper tubing that feeds the fridge an stove. It will now be safe to remove the fridge...
• Re: FRIDGE MOD. 12V electrical idea + question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:33:08 -0700
  ...Please advise if > not. > > Possibly useful for people that have a Dometic fridge with fridge > relay installed on fridge itself (1980-81 Westies) but...
• Re: cognitive dissonance and refrigerators
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:16:16 -0600
  > Many RV fridges are spec'ed +/-3 in one direction and +/-6 in the > other. Ours is +/-8 either way. My camper manual with...
• Re: 88 Westie: Problematic Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 09:57:32 +0000
  Not sure that I can speak to all of your questions, but: > There is a peephole in the lower left corner of the fridge...
• Re: Unused Fridge and weight (long)
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Thu, 26 May 2005 10:19:41 -0700
  the fridges on my '82 and '87, since sold, ran beautifully -- never cracked a colder, crispier lager at the end of a long day...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Electronic Ignition not working?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 18 Sep 2005 11:27:52 -0700
  If it were my van, I'd remove the fridge and clean the cumbustion chamber. Hook up a BBQ to the fridge (while it...
• Re: problems...fridge on 12 v
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 09:01:55 -0700
  You don't mention the year of your Vanagon, (don't forget to mention the year! --- :^), or more importantly the model of fridge, but...
• Any tricks to keep fridge lit while driving?
  Historical mailing list - John W. Parkins
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 12:12:54 -0400
  I hear people drive around with the fridge running on gas. When I try it, the flame goes out. Any tips on keeping the...
• Re: Dometic Fridge on my 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 21:48:27 EDT
  You'll probably get lots of replies - the fridge is a popular topic. The fridge always works silently (propane, 110V, or 12V), except for...
• what to do when you have the fridge out?
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Mon, 2 Mar 2009 11:19:52 -0800
  I just have the kitchen and fridge out of the van as I am fighting rust behind it..... so are there procedures I should...
• Re: 12V fridge necessary?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 12:19:40 -0700
  On my '90 Westy, when the fridge was running on 12v and the engine was running, the green pilot light LED would be on...
• Re: Fridge problems
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 00:35:09 EDT
  Mike - The fridge takes a few hours to get cold, even on 120V. It operates nearly silently in all modes (with exceptions noted below...
• Re: Fridge Switch Position
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 22 Jun 2000 16:31:31 -0700
  That would depend on how the wires are connected between the battery and the fridge.... stock is typically run through a fridge relay that...
• Re: Unused Fridge and weight (long)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 26 May 2005 09:16:23 -0700
  When you guys are ready to sell your fridge, I'm looking for one. Take the fridge out and put shelves in behind the...
• Re: Fridge Switch Position
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Thu, 22 Jun 2000 19:40:51 -0600
  On my 85 Westy the fridge was connected wrong to the refrigerator heater relay. The fridge wire was connected to the multiple connector that...
• Fridge temps
  Historical mailing list - David Garth
  Fri, 29 Sep 1995 09:44:00 -0700 (PDT)
  I've gotten to the point of trying to make my Westy fridge more usable. But, I'm not sure whether mine is actually...
• Stupid electrical question
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 14:55:56 -0800
  ...I'm assuming that my fridge ground isn't working and therefore my fridge won't work. Am I correct? (Van is too torn...
• SUMMARY: propane fridge not starting
  Historical mailing list - Duclos Darie
  Tue, 18 May 1999 08:51:38 +0200
  ...It seems I had a standard problem with the propane circuit of the 3-way fridge which caused the fridge not to work on...
• lighting the fridge
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 16:39:11 -0300
  Many of us are going to have a hard time lighting the fridge for THE FIRST TIME in the spring/summer. If, after the...