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Re: Creativity needed
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Sun, 12 Feb 2023 09:35:29 -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: '83 Westy Fridge Won't Light
Historical mailing list - Dan Winget
Wed, 29 Dec 1999 18:00:11 -0500
...I'm having trouble >getting the refrigerator pilot to light. I have read through some of the >archives so I know this is a...
Re: 2nd battery info, not quite there yet
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 27 Dec 2003 19:54:05 -0500
The relay that is there now is used to control the 12v heating element in the refrigerator. It is wired so that it is...
Fwd: 1987 Westy for sale
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Wed, 4 Sep 2013 04:57:41 -0700
...Here are the details: > > 1987 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia camper with approximately 178,345 miles. > *White exterior with grey/blue interior. > * 4spd manual transmission replaced...
Really Cold! Success! Re: Westy Fridge Project
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Sun, 16 May 1999 17:44:39 -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: Dometic Fan Wiring for DUMMIES
Historical mailing list - Kevin Mikkelson
Wed, 28 Apr 1999 11:08:23 -0700
...VW Camper Refrig repair. I was going to do a series vs. parallel write-up, but I think pictures are worth a thousand words...
Re: Vanagon Adventurewagon
Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
Sat, 13 Sep 1997 16:10:02 -0700
...Across the aisle behind the passenger seat is a matching wooden cabinet holding a 2 cubic foot Norcold refrigerator, plate and utensil drawer, and...
Re: cognitive dissonance and refrigerators
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:16:16 -0600
...My camper manual with my '87 Westy specs 7 degrees. I took a level and checked and decided that I would not consider the...
poptops
Historical mailing list
Sun, 12 Feb 1995 11:09:15 -0800
...galley, refrigerator, microwave, closet, pantry, and Porta-Potti. All can be installed in full-size Ford, Chevy, or Dodge vans. True boondock campers can...
Re: 61 AH, 330 A, #000 915 105 CE
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Thu, 5 Jun 2008 06:24:49 EDT
...I have mine wired into the plug that the refrigerator goes into. So, any time I run into shore power, I just plug in...
Re: Fire Talk - Campers
Historical mailing list - MC
Thu, 5 Aug 2004 17:01:12 -0700
...An older model camper (non VW) was >filling up at the pump and either (2 differing reports) the camper >owner unscrewed a "filter" I...
Re: shore power vs batteries
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 1 Aug 2014 09:16:08 -0500
Unless it has been modified in some unusual way, your camper already has 120 V hookup, and an outlet in the storage compartment under...
Re: Beyond Vanagon-Keeping older vehicles! Camping in motor homes!
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:12:31 -0400
...But, we have never even considered air conditioning the camper > for camp. Though we do camp in winter and in mountains in summer, we...
Re: 2003 Eurovan Weekender - heating and power for camper
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Thu, 19 Jan 2017 12:08:46 -0800
...It has an auxiliary battery that runs a refrigerator box under the driver's side jump seat, and all interior lights. I thought the...
Re: Drove a Sprinter and liked it ...
Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
Tue, 2 Dec 2003 22:28:08 -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: One More 'Fridge Thread
Historical mailing list - neil
Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:46:15 -0700
...refrigerators. While camped last week and showing > a friend my Norcold install he was immediately interested. He camps in a > Chalet type towed camper...
Re: [vanagon] how to convert your hardtop passenger van into a westy poptop
Historical mailing list - David Milo
Fri, 6 Oct 2006 20:09:45 -0400
...For instance, I sourced the control power for my refrigerator relay from the rear window defogger supply circuit to accommodate the Subaru engine conversion...
new Limbo want ads: buses for sale
Historical mailing list - J. Walker
Sun, 09 Oct 94 00:58:27 CDT
...parting out 1970 camper bus, some camper items left including combination sink, stove & refrigerator. 1/3-2/3 front seats, wardrobe, swivel talbe unit...
[Syncro] For Sale in Europe, '86 VW Syncro full camper, 112 HP, F/R difflocks, on/off road tires, petrol heater, great shape (fwd)
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Wed, 11 Jun 2003 11:37:03 -0700
...Syncro@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Syncro] For Sale in Europe, '86 VW Syncro full camper, 112 HP, F/R difflocks, on/off road tires, petrol...
Re: still confused
Historical mailing list
28 Jan 97 13:03:42 PST
...no > refrigerator. > Neither of these models offers the stove/sink but do have a single rear > cabinet. > > Some basic Wolfsberg Edition Vanagon campers included...
Re: Westy aux power straight from the dealer
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 2 Oct 2010 21:01:09 -0500
...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: Success! Re: Westy Fridge Project
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sun, 16 May 1999 22:43:31 -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...
LiMBO want ads ...
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sat, 06 Apr 96 20:14:08 CST
...Ted (708) 445-9881 (IL) 1970 Westfalia pop top camper. 4k on rebuilt motor and new trans. Add-A-Room side tent, bike rack...
"Watt's up" battery monitor
Historical mailing list - Troy
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:12:03 -0900
...This is a great little device for determining actual amperage being drawn from any appliance, whether it be a fluorescent light or refrigerator. It...
Re: Digital thermometer with clock and volt meter
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Tue, 24 Aug 2004 21:55:48 -0400
...exterior temperature you can use the remote >temperature for monitor the refrigerator inside temperature. > >I have more information on my site including some bench...
Westy Configurations and Bear-proffing (was Re: Westy's vs Other Configurations for Camping)
Historical mailing list - Pat Sloan
Sat, 26 Jun 2010 09:08:24 -0700
...I never found a need to > have cooking facilities inside, nor sink, nor even a refrigerator. In > fact, cooking inside could have created a...
vw autoist again: shameless plug for Eurovan Camper. :)
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 08 Jun 95 13:25:52 CDT
...12 Eurovan Camper - Converted Winnebago is a VW home on the road By David T. Suchomel, Cedar Rapids, IA Having camped before with three...
Re: Refrigerator removal and Haynes/Bentley manuals
Historical mailing list - davidson
Thu, 29 Oct 1998 09:10:17 -0800
...Is this a complicated thing to do, is the new > >Haynes manual give some help? > > > Norm, my Hayes manual doesn't cover the camper...
Re: New Vanagon.com Repair Shops Map Page!
Historical mailing list - bernie
Tue, 11 Apr 2017 08:54:45 -0700
...Did good routine maintenance work for me > > Able to do camper work (refrigerator, propane) > > Has done restoration work, including Vanagon and Beetle > > > > Europro Automotive...
Re: Westy fridge fan on, but fridge is off (I think)
Historical mailing list - Vince S
Tue, 7 Sep 2004 17:49:11 -0700
...the Westy has a proper top/bottom gravity vents for the refrigerator like most American conversion vans. As is it relies the hot air...
Re: One More 'Fridge Thread
Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:47:52 +0000
...refrigerators. While >>>camped last week and showing >>>a friend my Norcold install he was immediately >>>interested. He camps in a >>>Chalet type towed camper...
Re: Success! Re: Westy Fridge Project
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Mon, 17 May 1999 01:06:59 -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...
For sale: 1985 GL Weekender, 1983 Westfalia
Historical mailing list - Rio Rafael
Wed, 24 Jul 2002 09:31:22 -0700
...pump New front and rear engine main seals All camper equipment is intact Sink Refrigerator Stove Beds Includes all screens for windows Includes full...
Re: Drove a Sprinter and liked it ...
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Wed, 3 Dec 2003 06:57:21 -0500
...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: Top-Load Fridge for Westy
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 15 Sep 2004 19:27:02 -0500
...One of the big culprits of > > refrigerator poor performance is simply > hardened > > door seals that leak constantly. > > All of the things above do nothing...
Re: Friday Philosophy: On Community
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:33:34 -0600
...What I do need is a bed, a stove, a sink, storage, a refrigerator, maybe a heater, but I don't have that now...
Re: Trying to understand starter stuff adding a relay-Another thought!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 24 Dec 2014 08:45:14 -0500
For those with Westfalia campers be aware the refrigerator relay may be tied into the starter solenoid circuit. The ground for the relay goes...
Re: second newby question
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:20:01 -0500
...I have no need for a refrigerator. I just take along a good cooler. Meals are sandwiches or if I'm ambitious - fresh salads...
Re: Need Advice about Purchase
Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
Fri, 12 Jan 2001 21:21:04 -0500
If it does not have a refrigerator and stove it is probably the Weekend Edition. If the van is as clean as you say...
Re: Fridge Burner box
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:04:19 -0700
...But many of us do use the refrigerator for food, belie= >> ve it or not. > > > > Cheers, > > Frank Condelli > Almonte, Ontario, Canada > '87 VW Westy...
Re: Replacing Propane tank - how to cut and flange tubes?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 10 Apr 2010 11:17:52 -0500
The plumbing can be had at a home store, it is a US size as are all the fittings on any camper products sold...
Kicking off the 2013 Alaska Trip report: Departure
Historical mailing list - Julia Schrenkler
Fri, 3 Jan 2014 08:27:10 -0600
...years we installed the most livable camper mods like an awning, a vented furnace and a larger refrigerator that actually chills. My beloved organization...
VLVC: Re: Top-Load Fridge for Westy
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 15 Sep 2004 18:50:14 -0500
...One of the big culprits of >>> refrigerator poor performance is simply >> hardened >>> door seals that leak constantly. >>> All of the things above do nothing...
Re: Terry Kay
Historical mailing list - turbotransporter
Tue, 3 Mar 2020 21:03:42 -0800
...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: Another Monster Battery Option For Stock Locations
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Wed, 2 May 2012 17:29:44 -0400
...That said, owners of Norcold and other 12V-only (non-propane) refrigerators are probably a perfect group to go to 31s. In fact, I...
Re: FW: 15" Vanagon Wheel Deals!
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Thu, 11 Jan 2001 18:43:05 -0500
...href="http://4wd.sofcom.com/VW/Campers/Campers.html" eudora="autourl">http://4wd.sofcom.com/VW/Campers/Campers.html</a><br>   &nbsp...
12 year model cycle
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Tue, 29 Nov 94 7:57:21 PST
...VW has gone that way too, I'm afraid. > > BTW, has anyone seen the Winnebago camper conversion for the Eurovan yet? > John Tauxe tauxejd...
Heavy Duty Rear Axels/CVs (108mm), Factory
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Wed, 3 Jan 2001 16:03:22 -0500
...http://4wd.sofcom.com/VW/snow.html http://4wd.sofcom.com/VW/Campers/Campers.html Note: most valuable Vanagon sites on the planet (for...
Re: Can I add a 5 gallon propane bottle . . .
Historical mailing list - Vanagon
Sun, 24 Aug 2014 11:47:54 -0700
...Unless you are using a furnace the 2.5 > gallon tank is plenty for two weeks or more of refrigerator and stove use. > There...
camper conversion other than Volkswagen
Historical mailing list - Troy
Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:50:04 -0800
...They had a 3 Cu.� refrigerator (3 way), hot water heater, furnace, motorized fan in skylight, a toilet, indoor shower, tons of storage, 26...
Re: Stove & whine
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 5 Jan 2013 17:38:13 -0800
...We are about to be pilloried by those who run their refrigerators on propane while underway. I was even given an electronic, digital lashing...
CORRECTED Can I Set 14.6 volts at the Alternator?
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Wed, 14 Jul 2021 15:40:24 -0400
...But I noticed that on 12 volts with this setting the refrigerator gets SUPER cold in one of my syncro campers (a 91). It...
Re: PREPING FOR PAINT JOB ON 87 WESTY
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 6 Mar 2015 13:24:04 -0800
You might have a look at marine plugs for your solar panel....I had the power lead to an Alaskan camper with that system...
Re: The Price We Pay For Being "Cool"
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:29:03 -0500
...person down on the camper bed after said person is drawn in innocently by the itty bitty sink and refrigerator and the whole novelty...
A Short Contribution on the Leveling issue
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Sun, 23 Feb 2003 19:29:47 EST
...A tilt of 30 degrees or more would be required to impact the flow in the direction front to back of the refrigerator. I...
Re: "Watt's up" battery monitor
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:43:57 -0800
...the list goes on. > > To me, this is an invaluable tool to have in any camper. For $50, it's a great bargain. and...
Re: Propane fired airconditioning
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 24 Jul 2006 20:38:15 -0500
...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: Propane fired airconditioning
Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
Tue, 25 Jul 2006 01:18:20 +0200
...Propane fired airconditioning > > The current thread dealing with battery power for the > refrigerator > brought the above subject to mind.. > > The propane/115v refrigerator/freezer...
"House Tags," "Motor Homes," and Insurance
Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
Mon, 07 Oct 1996 21:04:58 -0500
...I told her the vehicle had beds, refrigerator, stove, running water when it was parked and a "personal convenience," as necessary. The nice lady...
LiMBO Want Ads ...
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 13 Oct 95 12:07:12 CDT
...6597 (MA) 1971 Tourmobile Conversion Camper, original everything, has been sitting several years, runs, needs restoration, Norcold refrigerator, Paulin stove, propane furnace, port-o...