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• Re: 87' VW Westfalia - $12500
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 11 Mar 2014 06:41:43 -0700
  ...No refrigerator is also a downer for a potential buyer looking for a camper.
• Re: Brake cleaner, tire etc ..But wait, there's more!
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Granito
  Tue, 23 Mar 1999 07:37:10 EST
  ...Where does the white go when you toast your bread? >> .....and does the light really go out when you close the refrigerator door?.... Can...
• FS: 86 camper, Newport, NY ... $2100. yup.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 2 May 1999 22:26:23 -0700
  ...1986 Volkswagen Weekender Camper, two double beds, closet, cupboards, refrigerator. body excellent runs well, water-cooled, two excellent heaters. high mileage. $2100/BO (315...
• Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Mon, 9 Aug 1999 19:59:19 -1000
  I am looking for a good 12v refrigerator for my van to complete my custom cabinet project. Not too interested in propane but that...
• Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Carlos & Margaret de Carvalho
  Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:45:40 -0300
  I have a problem with my Norcold Model 3163 refrigerator in my V.W. camper van. The fridge lights and runs well on all...
• Kelvinators on Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Thu, 18 Aug 94 13:29:01 PDT
  ...always thought the older, pre-vanagon buses were shaped like old > refrigerators, like a kelvinator. My '71 was cream colored and looked > like a...
• Re: VANAGON digest 339
  Historical mailing list - Joe Clark
  Wed, 8 Feb 1995 22:04:22 -0500 (EST)
  ...Dim, Flicker, and Off. > > Why do the English drink warm beer? They have Lucas refrigerators! :-) Joe
• Re: Making Ice in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Tue, 17 Jul 2001 07:53:40 EDT
  ...had always heard that it was because the Brits has Lucas refrigerators. Lucas - Prince of Darkness! Tom '71 Westy, '85 Westy, '91 Carat [text...
• Removing the ASI fridge?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Sykes
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 14:22:26 -0400
  I can't figure out how to pull out the refrigerator on my ASI conversion. I don't see any obvious screws attaching it...
• Re: How to operate Refrigerator?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 1 Apr 2008 14:52:21 -0700
  Manuals for some years are available here: http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_category.php?id=1 and from other sources. On Tue, Apr...
• Re: Stock fridge vent delete option
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 24 Jul 2022 10:08:32 -0700
  ...I removed the stock refrigerator 2 years ago to free up space, as it was for all practical purposes dead. It still cooled, but...
• Re: dometic replacement
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 10 Sep 2021 21:02:35 -0700
  ...https://www.dometic.com/en-ca/outdoor/ca/products/food-and-beverage/refrigerators/rv-refrigerators/dometic-rm-2193-_-30914 Dimensions ARE given on the...
• Re: Howdy from a neophyte!
  Historical mailing list - James Cook
  Tue, 19 Jul 1994 18:42:24 -0700 (PDT)
  ...As to propane heat, my own approach is to have pucrchased for a few hundred dollars a propane heater that hangs off the refrigerator...
• $500 Yakima Rooftop Box $9 at auction San Fran
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 09:47:11 -0400
  ...http://www.vanagon.com/info/articles/Refrigerator/Reefer_Madness.htm My article that shows how to deal with insurance companies: ftp://gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: Refrigerator cooling: Do extra fans help?
  Historical mailing list - Standley, Craig
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 19:13:02 -0800
  ...PM > To: Standley, Craig; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Re: Refrigerator cooling: Do extra fans help? > > > Craig writ: > > > > You mean your fridge won...
• Re: Vent cover
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mueller
  Fri, 19 May 2006 06:04:01 -0500
  ...If you enjoy kneeling down in front of your refrigerator, and groaping for the drain cap screw, don't use the suggested cover. Ron...
• Re: Grey Westy Refrigerator Door
  Historical mailing list - Jared Planter
  Sat, 29 Oct 2016 03:25:53 +0000
  ...Grey Westy Refrigerator Door > >> > >> Hey everyone > >> > >> Happy Friday! > >> > >> We have an '87 westy and have been searching high and low for a grey > >> refrigerator...
• Re: Some potentially stupid actions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 08:34:24 -0500
  Well, the Dometic refrigerator has the standard thermocouple driven valve that in theory, and in practice, shuts off the gas at the flame, like...
• Re: About them Norcold refrigerators
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 11:11:28 -0700
  ...About them Norcold refrigerators > Our Dometic reefer is working just fine -- for an absorption > refrigerator, that is. Working with all its might it achieves...
• Re: dometic replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 10 Sep 2021 21:57:57 -0500
  ...Or even propane only! Something like this? https://www.dometic.com/en-ca/outdoor/ca/products/food-and-beverage/refrigerators/rv-refrigerators/dometic-rm...
• Re: What's the best thing you've ever done to your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sat, 28 May 2011 20:36:16 -0400
  ...Dave On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 8:10 PM, Rocket J Squirrel < camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > Engine upgrade? Floor mats? New refrigerator...
• 1983 Westfalia For Sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Feb 1997 09:34:07
  ...000 Miles A/C, Sink, Two burner propane stove, three way refrigerator Good condition, $7,600 or best offer Seattle Washington area 206-227...
• Re: Dometic manual
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 20 Apr 2003 11:36:31 -0700
  ...Dometic manual > Somebody had a service manual for the refrigerator on a website. > Anybody have that link? > '80 Westy > John Jensen, Mudbug Pottery > mudbug...
• Re: refrigerator behavior, people behavior
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:20:27 -0500
  ...I started the thread concerning my refrigerator's odd behavior by noting some activities related to using the camper for a fun weekend. Other...
• Re: Kitchen out; Any suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 12 Sep 2010 16:26:19 -0500
  Mark, I generally put anything in the refrigerator that I want to stay cold. I freeze meats at home, and put them in frozen...
• Re: Phunky Phridge Smells
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Mon, 1 May 2000 20:33:46 -0700
  ...My Adventurewagen has a Norcold brand refrigerator and its' door is locked in place by a metal pin on a chain. Supplied was a...
• Re: Propane and refrigerator success
  Historical mailing list - Richard Jones
  Sun, 28 Jun 2015 08:22:32 -0600
  > There is one little trick that has not been mentioned here that = > will improve the efficiency of the fridge. Installing a fan in the...
• Re: What VW says about the flue cover
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 28 Jun 2015 18:14:12 -0400
  At 03:18 PM 6/28/2015, Jim Felder wrote: >What VW says about the flue vent cover: > >TechTalk Bulletin Refrigerator Operation > >Flue Vent...
• Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:29:52 -0400
  I'm going to install an auxiliary battery under my rear seat in my 91 Vanagon to power my refrigerator and other appliances without...
• Re: My bus is What???
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Thu, 18 Aug 94 13:27:39 PDT
  ...always thought the older, pre-vanagon buses were shaped like old refrigerators, like a kelvinator. My '71 was cream colored and looked like a...
• Re: Fridge topic
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Fri, 12 May 2000 23:16:23 -0700
  ...Neither says a single word about turning off the propane or the refrigerator while driving. It does say not to run the gas stove...
• Re: Survey-- Your Favorite Vanagon Accessories That You Have Added
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 23:09:31 -0600
  > One tacky towel ring on the refrigerator door. > 2 even tackier towel hooks on the closet door > Three brown cupholers from Camper World sounds...
• Re: WTB: Defrost Tray for a Dometic 182-b
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Mon, 16 Jun 2003 14:09:11 -0600
  > I'm looking for the Defrost Tray to a Dometic 182-b refrigerator. Two years ago when I bought my Westy, I had the...
• Re: Funny travel experience
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 17 Jun 2023 10:05:18 -0400
  ...When I first got the >>> van, the refrigerator would frost the freezer compartment, though I never >>> tried making ice cubes. It would run at...
• Re: Grey Westy Refrigerator Door
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Fri, 28 Oct 2016 09:39:10 -0700
  ...westy and have been searching high and low for a grey >> refrigerator door + the wooden frame it hinges to. Can anyone point me in...
• Re: Adding a new refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 9 Nov 2013 12:20:31 -0700
  ...DAS4X4 > On Nov 9, 2013, at 11:07 AM, Geneva Saint-Amour <genevasaintamour@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Hello-We are looking into a new refrigerator.
• Re: Refrigerators, alarms, fans and other toys
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Tue, 16 May 1995 07:34:52 +0000
  ...this audiovox alarm and assume that the cooling fan > in the refrigerator doesn't draw enough current to trigger the alarm. I'll > post...
• Re: Refrigerator help-yes, I've already searched the archieves
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Sun, 1 Jul 2007 23:58:17 -0600
  ...2007 10:56 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Refrigerator help-yes, I've already searched the archieves RE: Poor propane performance...
• Re: Comments wanted on this portable fridge
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 4 Aug 2007 06:39:05 -0700
  ...a swell refrigerator! ----- * Interesting site, they also show that a small fan in a refrigerator increases the efficiency of the refrigerator. -- Mike "Rocket J...
• Re: Re LED and lighting the fridge
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 13:34:18 -0700
  ...Instead of trying to see the pilot light through that wee "sighting window" down in the back corner of the refrigerator behind the beer...
• westies in Yosemite..
  Historical mailing list - DIGEST Kristin Dewey
  Thu, 23 Sep 1999 21:35:47 EDT
  ...in westfalias in Yosemite?? Is food ok if kept in the refrigerator? I assume you have to remove coolers, even if they can't...
• 1989 Westy rvtraderonline.com
  Historical mailing list - Tim Schneider
  Wed, 14 Apr 2004 14:12:55 -0700
  ...addetaildriver.html?66991004 1989 VOLKSWAGEN, CAMPER, Westphalia pop-top, auto, aircond, refrigerator, kitchen, good cond, 123K/miles, good cond $7950 917-379-0160 Sunnyside...
• FYI - Venting for mobile refrigerators
  Historical mailing list - Todd P. Last
  Thu, 5 Jul 2007 08:03:06 -0700
  <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> <font face="Century Gothic">Interesting article...
• Re: Opinions on '97 Eurovan Sought
  Historical mailing list - Lindblooms
  Thu, 28 Aug 1997 23:42:30 -0700
  ...Still cannot use the refrigerator in high altitude, ~5000 feet. Dealer told me yesterday that an update kit for the refrigerator is available for...
• Re: Dometic refrigerator thermal paste source?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 24 Mar 2014 18:56:11 -0700
  ...Does using thermal paste instead of >> mounting the Evaporator Assembly dry really help in refrigerator >> efficiency? I will, of course, put some Arctic Silver...
• Re: the weekender saga again
  Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 13:27:53 -0500
  ...The vehicle in NH was a westfalia (with poptop), syncro, white, with a refrigerator (factory) but no sink or stove. Rear facing seat behind...
• Re: refrigerator not lighting
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 9 Aug 2014 09:03:18 -0500
  ...Open the drain plug at the base of the refrigerator (the little brass screw cap down by the floor). Fit a piece of tubing...
• Re: cognitive dissonance and refrigerators
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:54:23 -0400
  ...They're very inefficient compared to mechanical refrigerators, but that's more than made up by the truly horrendous energy density of commonly available...
• Re: Propane going out while driving
  Historical mailing list - David Garth
  Tue, 8 Nov 1994 16:26:30 -0800 (PST)
  ...Many current refrigerators are only 120V and propane with no 12V at all. If the pilot should blow out, the gas will automatically be...
• Re: one more from the Post...
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sun, 27 Oct 1996 22:23:52 -0500
  ...ads of the Washington Post. > > '85 Westfalia Camper, 65K mi, stove/refrigerator, pop-top, service > records available, 1 owner, $3500, 301-738-1223. > > Sean...
• Re: Summer's coming and my van is getting hotter than ever!!
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Brideau
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 16:02:17 -0400
  Lucas brand refrigerators are one reason the British drink warm beer. > Oh pulease! You have never worked > on a Fiat? or maybe a Lucas...
• Re: Propane and refrigerator success
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 27 Jun 2015 16:07:34 -0500
  ...dial was > >>>> set to Max cooling. > >>>> > >>>> Am I correct that this is the expected functioning of my stock > >>>> refrigerator with all stock parts and...
• Re: [NVC] Create electricity-free cooler
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 07:26:37 -0700
  Aw heck -- I got a Vitrifrigo refrigerator. Works just fine to bring a nice bottle of Pinto Gris down to drinking temperature. I don...
• Re: Another naive battery question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:22:45 -0700
  ...When the van >> > sits in the sun the refrigerator exhaust fan runs. I've noticed it >> > before, but this summer, with days and days...
• Re: Fridge frustration
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sun, 19 Jul 2015 15:35:37 -0600
  ...Of course, there may be a reason your refrigerator won't light up that has nothing to do with gas flow. Another thing I...
• Danfoss type fridge help needed. NVC
  Historical mailing list - chris and/or ruth
  Fri, 10 Jun 2011 05:47:26 -0700
  ...Thanks, Chris C � � "Looking for a thermostat assembly for our Norcold DE 540 refrigerator.� � I found�a place online that has a kit�updating...
• Re: Barely scientific test results, Dometic R182 refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 17:16:25 -0400
  ...I've got this Dometic sitting around after installing a Norcold > refrigerator in Mellow Yellow, and decided to do some performance > measurements by hooking...
• RE: Dometic - Have Flame - No Cooling
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Sun, 22 Jun 1997 00:51:36 -0400
  ...I have put my refrigerator >back in my van. It works on the bench but gas still isn't cooling like >120V. I was...
• Re: The fridge fired up! YES!!! (and I tell you how... ;-)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sun, 20 May 2001 16:37:24 -0000
  The cooling fan on the back of the fridge is controlled by a thermostat on the refrigerator cooling fins. When it gets hot enough...
• Re: refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 23 Jun 2017 11:21:52 -0400
  If they aren't operated too far off level (+/- 8 degrees -- typical RV fridge is +/- 6 one way and 3 the other way) the...