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  • Re: Westy Fridge Project
    Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
    Mon, 17 May 1999 07:11:30 -8
    ...this > >> >together if desired. > >> > > >> > I have a copy of the Vanagon Camper Refrigerator book that I > >> >purchased from LIMBO some time ago. It contains...
  • Re: newbies questions...
    Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
    Sat, 26 Jun 1999 17:00:19 -0700
    ...If > not, put the best of the camper gear in the '83 body - you'll > have a unique "weekender", or maybe better said, a...
  • Re: Drove a Sprinter and liked it ...
    Historical mailing list - S.E. Booth
    Tue, 2 Dec 2003 10:08:51 -0800
    ...I am very tempted to get a 140" hi roof and build my own >camper conversion. I will probably rent a Sprinter camper in...
  • Neat Vanagon Sighting
    Historical mailing list - Don Kane
    23 Jun 1995 12:33:07 U
    ...no side cabinets, so the rear seat was full width, but it had a cabinet behind each front seat, one was a sink/refrigerator...
  • Re: titling and registering camper in Washington
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Sat, 17 Jan 2015 13:18:56 -0600
    ...Interestingly, the definition explicitly excludes vehicles which are carrying a separately manufactured camper unit such as a pickup camper from being a motor home...
  • Re: Creativity needed
    Historical mailing list - David McNeely
    Sun, 12 Feb 2023 09:01:27 -0800
    I just covered the vent opening over with an aluminum plate with a gasket when I removed the refrigerator. Of course, the camper already...
  • Re: Propane fired airconditioning
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
    Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:43:48 -0700
    ...Propane fired airconditioning The current thread dealing with battery power for the refrigerator brought the above subject to mind.. The propane/115v refrigerator/freezer...
  • Re: Electrolux Fridge or Compressor Fridge?
    Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
    Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:24:59 -0400
    ...I'm about to replace my WACO compressor fridge for this fridge <http://www.lehmans.com/store/Appliances___Gas_Refrigerators_and_Freezers___Unique___Unique...
  • Re: titling and registering camper in Washington
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Thu, 15 Jan 2015 18:46:54 -0800
    ...You can get the "collector vehicle" plates, but none of the collector car insurance companies will insure a camper. People don't camp in...
  • Re: For Sale 1972 Campmobile
    Historical mailing list - Killer Banshee Productions - Kriss De Jong
    Tue, 20 Oct 1998 14:08:53 -0700
    ...Parting with my prized possesion, >a mint condition 1972 Volkswagen Camper, is a reality I've been forced to >face. > >!972 VW Campmobile (manufactured...
  • Re: titling and registering camper in Washington
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Sat, 17 Jan 2015 12:07:10 -0800
    As you have found, no one knows what a VW camper is anymore! I've never seen one with a WA motor home license...
  • Re: FS: '97 EuroVan Camper In Texas
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
    Sat, 1 Nov 2003 15:39:29 -0600
    ...FS: '97 EuroVan Camper In Texas >Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2003 12:04:52 -0600 > >Bruce & List: >This Eurovan has a Salvage Title. I...
  • Re: Battery Isolators vs. Relays
    Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
    Thu, 13 Dec 2001 19:39:58 -0900
    ...Why would the auxiliary battery short out? Since the refrigerator in the Wolfsburg Camper model runs on only 110VAC and 12VDC, some people (including...
  • Re: Karl's Norcold Fridge
    Historical mailing list - Vince S
    Wed, 15 Sep 2004 15:29:08 -0700
    ...The quality of this refrigerator is top notch and I suspect it is entirely made by Sawafuji. Karl got a killer deal for around...
  • Re: Elec. Questions. YES it's about Aux Batt. NO, please don't shoot me.... ;^)
    Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
    Wed, 11 Apr 2007 03:08:56 -0400
    ...The function of this relay is to energize the refrigerator for operation on 12 volts only when the alternator is producing current, that is...
  • 1983 Tiico on rvtraderonline.com
    Historical mailing list - Tim Schneider
    Wed, 14 Apr 2004 14:11:17 -0700
    ...Once Challenged - Now Exotic - Modified 1983.5 Volkswagen Westfalia Full Camper Over $19,000 Invested $8000 obo Besides being my daily driver, this unique...
  • Re: propane tank
    Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
    Mon, 22 May 2000 09:58:43 -0400
    ...If so, they have a smaller tank that I used when I converted a 71 bus into a camper. It is about the size...
  • Re: FYI - FS: 83 country homes camper, valencia, California, $4000 on ebay
    Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
    Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:58:50 -0600
    ...It is a camper and has a working refrigerator and sink and an electrical hook up for when it's parked. It also has...
  • Have Factory Training VHS Tapes
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 11 May 94 01:11:58 EDT
    ...6 Auto Show Syncro Vanagon 11 *FT Vanagon Refrigerator Removal & Installation 14 *FT Carbon Deposit Removal & Engine Service 8 *FT Vanagon Tech Basic Engine...
  • 1987 Vanagon GL Westfalia For Sale in Boulder, CO
    Historical mailing list - Leonard Sitongia
    Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:11:57 -0700
    ...Full camper - all operational including original refrigerator (just replaced ignitor and thermocouple). Have full set of original snap-in screens and blinds, in great...
  • FYI - FS: 83 country homes camper, valencia, California, $4000 on ebay
    Historical mailing list - joel walker
    Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:05:46 -0600
    ...It is a camper and has a working refrigerator and sink and an electrical hook up for when it's parked. It also has...
  • Story: Most improved vw bus (1966)
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Thu, 09 Feb 95 15:12:11 CST
    MOST improved VW-Bus Dean Oster's $12,000 VW Bus/Camper sports ideas you can use to improve any VW Bus - be it...
  • Re: Stove & whine
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Sat, 5 Jan 2013 19:08:40 -0600
    ...We are about to be pilloried by those who run their refrigerators on propane while underway. I was even given an electronic, digital lashing...
  • Re: titling and registering camper in Washington
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Wed, 14 Jan 2015 18:37:32 -0800
    ...titling and registering camper in Washington I have run into something unexpected in moving my camper to Washington. The clerk at the registration office...
  • Re: [vanagon] HELP - Need Fridge help ASAP
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Tue, 3 Jul 2001 08:51:12 -0700
    Ron & David, If the 12V fuse were blown, the sink and overhead camper lights would not work either, so that's pretty easy to...
  • Re: Westy Fridge Project
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Sun, 16 May 1999 20:32:36 -0700
    ...this >> >together if desired. >> > >> > I have a copy of the Vanagon Camper Refrigerator book that I >> >purchased from LIMBO some time ago. It contains...
  • Re: Westy aux power straight from the dealer
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 2 Oct 2010 18:49:24 -0700
    ...factory, Westfalia camper package, with single battery, used one > realy, in the aux battery compartment, that would provide 12v to the > refrigerator when the...
  • Re: Drove a Sprinter and liked it ...
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Tue, 2 Dec 2003 23:22:08 -0600
    ...I am very tempted to get a 140" hi roof and build my own > >camper conversion. I will probably rent a Sprinter camper in...
  • Re: Creativity needed
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Sun, 12 Feb 2023 12:18:40 -0500
    ...aluminum plate with a gasket > when I removed the refrigerator. Of course, the camper already had an > electrical port, and I virtually never use...
  • Re: Creativity needed
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Sun, 12 Feb 2023 12:54:16 -0500
    ...aluminum plate with a gasket > > when I removed the refrigerator. Of course, the camper already had an > > electrical port, and I virtually never use...
  • Norcold altitude kit for 95-97 EVC's
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Mera
    Thu, 25 Sep 1997 12:46:31 -0700
    ...vent cap, meant to attach when the camper is in storage, but also usable when the refrigerator is not on LP (this is dangerous...
  • Re: titling and registering camper in Washington
    Historical mailing list - Erin Daniels
    Thu, 15 Jan 2015 20:54:09 -0800
    ...You can get the "collector vehicle" plates, but none of the collector car insurance companies will insure a camper. People don't camp in...
  • Re: Refrigerator lighting
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Fri, 2 Sep 2011 09:28:34 -0700
    ...the Ottawa Valley > Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems > BusFusion a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 09 ~ 12, 2011 > -- Neil n 65 kb...
  • Re: Lousy Cigarette Lighter Plugs was inverter lighter plug cable?
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Fri, 1 Sep 2006 07:35:22 EDT
    ...In vanagons especially, the jacks were designed for lighting cigarette lighter, not powering laptops, GPS units, ipods, cellphones, and the refrigerator all simultaneously. I...
  • RE: VW Newbie...
    Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
    Tue, 26 Nov 1996 08:38:45 -0500
    ...there was one (I believe it was = called the >camper) that came with a refrigerator, but I'm not sure. = So, if >anyone could...
  • Re: Propane and refrigerator success
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Sun, 28 Jun 2015 06:10:43 -0400
    ...Propane and refrigerator success Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 VW Westy, '00 Kawasaki 250 Sherpa, "98 Ducati 750 Monster & Lionel Trains (Collection...
  • Re: Recommendations for Aux battery hardware
    Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
    Fri, 9 Oct 2015 18:50:59 +0000
    ...any camper equipment work. So, Which kit from which fender will install fairly easily? I basically want to run the water pump, refrigerator fan...
  • Re: Interior lighting for the vanagon LED and CCF link to the new fridges
    Historical mailing list - Vince S
    Tue, 24 Aug 2004 14:35:19 -0700
    ...You may be interested in constructing your own enclosure and buy the Danfoss FD35F compressor which most of these refrigerators are built with. Here...
  • Re: alt light stays on after a cold start
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 5 Nov 2005 11:45:17 -0500
    ...they call it.) This is more pronounced in the campers due to the refrigerator relay loading down the field circuit. When warm, you are...
  • Re: Terry Kay
    Historical mailing list - mccullough bob
    Tue, 3 Mar 2020 21:04:40 -0600
    ...They make the refrigerator in Westies, as well as other camper equipment. Anyway, Terry Kay is a little too volatile to be in polite...
  • Re: Karl's Norcold Fridge
    Historical mailing list - Westy Man
    Sat, 18 Sep 2004 13:07:22 -0400
    ...Sawafuji makes the Engel fridges and >portable fridge/freezer that also sold under the Norcold brand. > >The quality of this refrigerator is top notch...
  • Back from Germany - No more Westfalia Campers
    Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
    Tue, 5 Oct 1999 13:21:08 EDT
    ...My wife and I traveled around Germany for 2 weeks in a '99 Westfalia California camper. This is a poptop camper on the short...
  • EV Winnebago manual
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 16 Mar 1996 22:39:05 -0700
    ...Actual title is "EuroVan Camper Service Training Manual" #701674-18-000. For $20+ its definitely worth getting, more so than the VW manuals I...
  • Success! Re: Westy Fridge Project
    Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
    Sun, 16 May 1999 16:15:53 -0500
    ...this >> > together if desired. >> > >> > I have a copy of the Vanagon Camper Refrigerator book that I >> > purchased from LIMBO some time ago. It contains...
  • Re: Recommendations for Aux battery hardware
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 9 Oct 2015 12:25:39 -0700
    ...any camper equipment work. So, Which kit from which fender will install fairly easily? I basically want to run the water pump, refrigerator fan...
  • Sunday Washington Post Classifieds
    Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
    Mon, 21 Apr 97 12:11:43 EDT
    ...ret. $16,500; sell $15,800, 703-222-6145. '93 EuroVan, 5-cylinder, 54K miles, regularly serviced, 7-passenger, weekender camper, $17,999, 703...
  • Re: Fixing the refrigerator
    Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
    Sun, 23 Jan 2000 12:24:11 -0700
    ...Fixing the refrigerator > I just removed my refrigerator from my 1985 Vanagon Camper to clean it out > for increased efficiency. Should I also open...
  • Re: Grey Westy Refrigerator Door
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Sat, 29 Oct 2016 06:14:12 -0400
    ...Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley BusFusion <http://www.busfusion.com/> a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 02 ~ 05, 2016
  • Propane Regulator Discontinued
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 05 Aug 94 15:55:17 EDT
    I am sorry to report that Marshall Gass which makes the 260-00 regulator supplied on Vanagon Campers to control the propane system has...
  • Eurovan Camper C/D Test
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 25 Jan 1995 13:46:16 CDT
    ...Curves in the road emphasize the Camper's poor roll control - at least compared with the modern minivan standard. In its defense, the Camper...
  • Re: Can I add a 5 gallon propane bottle . . .
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 22 Aug 2014 17:35:54 -0400
    ...Unless you are using a furnace the 2.5 gallon tank is plenty for two weeks or more of refrigerator and stove use. There...
  • Middle Seat for 87 Vanagon GL Westphalia Camper
    Historical mailing list - Bryan Ellis
    Thu, 17 Apr 1997 14:20:37 -0700
    ...be slid outward a foot or so for access to the refrigerator. I'm not interested in rear-facing seats, or the single-person...
  • Re: Drove a Sprinter and liked it ...
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Tue, 2 Dec 2003 12:07:14 -0800
    ...I am very tempted to get a 140" hi roof and build my own >camper conversion. I will probably rent a Sprinter camper in...
  • Re: Empty weight -- 86 Weekender, FWIW
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:10:25 -0700
    ...He has the weekender stuff (shorter > closet, wider rear seat/bed, jump seat behind driver seat, extra > battery) except the 12V refrigerator. > > He weighed...
  • Re: Creativity needed
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sun, 12 Feb 2023 10:14:17 -0800
    ...aluminum plate with a gasket >>> when I removed the refrigerator. Of course, the camper already had an >>> electrical port, and I virtually never use...
  • Re: Charging Second Battery
    Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
    Mon, 27 Oct 1997 22:13:21 -0800
    ...In this > case, the main battery will charge first, regardless of the size of the > auxiliary (camper) battery and only when the main battery...
  • Re: Aux. battery & accessories installation report (long)
    Historical mailing list - Kevin Mikkelson
    Thu, 22 Apr 1999 14:03:00 -0700
    ...floor >of the storage bin that's just aft of the refrigerator. Normally, it >houses just the 110V outlet and circuit breaker. Since its...
  • Dictionary ... part II
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 19 Jun 95 15:14:13 PDT
    ...some die-hards still call the Camper (which is what vw uses when refering to the vanagon camper models) a Campmobile. :) Dave Woodward: I...
  • Re: Drove a Sprinter and liked it ...
    Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
    Tue, 2 Dec 2003 22:22:40 -0800
    ...I am very tempted to get a 140" hi roof and build my own > >camper conversion. I will probably rent a Sprinter camper in...
  • Re: Sportsmobile
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 13 Feb 1995 13:49:51 CDT
    ...use campers, and lots of the interior components could be unbuckled and removed when more room for haulage was needed (even the refrigerator!). They...