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• '86 WE weekender Dometic fridge floor clamps?
  Historical mailing list - Annette Le
  Fri, 11 May 2012 15:29:35 -0700
  Hi All, I recently purchased a 1986 Wolfsburg Edition Weekender with the original Dometic refrigerator located behind the passenger seat. It is missing one...
• Re: Kitchen out; Any suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Sun, 12 Sep 2010 17:44:33 -0600
  On Sep 12, 2010, at 3:26 PM, Dave Mcneely wrote: > Mark, I generally put anything in the refrigerator that I want to > stay...
• Re: Just got a 1987 Westy Syncro!! (Ref. Light)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Jul 1996 09:03:22 -0700
  >>I also can't seem to light that damn refrigerator on gas... any suggestions >>there? I've read the fridge suggestions on the syncro...
• Re: Fun's over (ie.Trip report) Longish
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 19:15:48 -0400
  ...This time I mounted it VERTICALLY near the top of the refrigerator "ceiling" (where it is warmer) using a piece of bent metal to...
• Re: Refrigerator drain plug
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 27 Jun 2013 12:53:29 -0400
  At 12:47 PM 6/27/2013, Alistair Bell wrote: >FWIW, I did for a couple of years with no plug, I don't...
• Whynter Portable Fridge/Freezer
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 09:00:40 -0800
  ...I think it would be a big mistake by some refrigerator produced in China! Careful! Troy
• Re: Need Help with My Refigerator - 2002 EVC
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 23:27:02 -0700
  ...I thank that most of the refrigerator threads on the this list have dealt with just the opposite problem. Good luck.
• Re: Dometic-Condenser fan running!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:16:51 -0500
  The fan is needed to cool the refrigerator environment, regardless of what mode of operation. If on DC, the refrigerator will generator heat into...
• Re: problems...fridge on 12 v
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 09:56:11 -0700
  ...And IIRC the stock wiring (without the aux battery) is just > that way, no 12v to refrigerator with the engine off. > > On Fri, Jun...
• Re: Refrigerator elimination thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Mon, 25 Jun 2018 06:14:17 -0500
  I got the gowesty replacement fan two three years ago and could not believe how quiet it was. No need to mess up a...
• Re: Fridge Burner box
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:46:53 -0400
  At 10:30 AM 8/26/2012, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >That refrigerator uses 900 btu/hr on maximum setting, it says. A 16...
• Source for two broken camper parts?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 20 May 2012 12:36:03 -0700
  ...Also, the refrigerator door latch is broken, any source for these? A series of brutes must have used this rig before me. Thanks! Stuart...
• FS: VW campers in New York/Connecticut
  Historical mailing list - David..M
  Thu, 8 Apr 1999 20:21:03 -0400
  ...Williamsburg VW WESTFALIA CAMPER 1984, sink, stove, refrigerator, auto, air, sleeps 4, new rebuilt engine, exc body no rust, 63,000 original miles. (203...
• Removing the fridge
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Reams
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 09:53:58 -0700
  ...I need to remove my refrigerator for cleaning this week. Can anyone tell me simply what's involved in removing the fridge? I just...
• Dometic gas cooling problems
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Sun, 12 Oct 1997 20:52:16 -0700
  I've got the no cooling on gas but works OK on 120VAC problem with my Dometic refrigerator. The exhaust tubes are clear, the...
• Re: refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 20 Jun 2017 19:33:00 -0700
  Dave, Do you have compressed air handy? Before you pull the fridge why not blast some air through the drain port inside the van...
• Re: cognitive dissonance and refrigerators
  Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
  Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:47:30 -0400
  1)The way i park i leave it never had a problem yet (keeps the beer cold ) 2)So far i lite te fridge...
• Re: How to but an 80-83 Air Cooled Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mel Stireman
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 14:24:21 EST
  ...Clean everything works, all owner manuals, and the refrigerator lit First try. Thanks again for the checklist. 82 Air Westy Ely Von Blau Mel
• Re: Where is The Heat Going?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 18:54:59 -0400
  ...Do you have a citation stating efficiencies of both ammonia and Rankine cycle refrigerators at this scale?
• Re: Propane and refrigerator success
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 28 Jun 2015 08:36:59 -0700
  ...When you're parked in 100F ambient temp and the ammonia cycle can only pull a 40F delta, the inside of the refrigerator will...
• Refridge propane usage
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 13:10:48 -0700
  ...I filled it and started the refrigerator on the 15th of July, other than boiling one coffee pot of water it's been just...
• Re: Just joined the criminally insane...
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Stivers
  Tue, 26 Sep 1995 01:47:23 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Could someone who has installed either a second battery ... <snip> I have the vanagon that the bently manual calls "camper with non-propane refrigerator...
• Help: Vanagon - stiffer springs available?
  Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 14:42:40 -0500
  ...The refrigerator's (driver's) side is about 1.5" lower than the sliding door side. I understand the weight difference, but it seems...
• westy refrigerator
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Dec 1995 17:32:50 -0500
  My recently acquired 81 camper has the three way fridge which I know works beautifully on 110v and propane(it even made ice). Can...
• Re: Refrigerator Fan Noise
  Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 15:18:22 EDT
  George- Watch it closely - I don't trust that fan - mine ('91) had a literal melt down during which it actually burned up the...
• Re: Modifying a Dometic Refrigerator in an 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 7 Jun 2002 17:11:10 -0700
  There was a discussion of this a while back. Check the archives. PLUS the vanagon.com site has some helpful articles about this subject...
• Re: What's the best thing you've ever done to your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 31 May 2011 19:49:20 -0400
  ...20:10 Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a): > Engine upgrade? Floor mats? New refrigerator? Tie-died curtains? > > What modification, upgrade, change...
• Refrigerator Fan Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Sat, 31 Jul 2004 14:51:35 -0500
  ...remove refrigerator (always fun) Step Two: remove old fan and bracket. Step Three: Cut old fan wires about mid way up Step Four: realize...
• Re: Aux battery hookup
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Thu, 7 May 2015 09:51:59 -0400
  Don, Refrigerator is not hookup. Still have the amp drop. Only thing that might be running is the dash clock, and radio which is...
• Re: Flashing battery and O2 Sensor light
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Tue, 7 Nov 2000 10:07:36 -0500
  ...Bad refrigerator relay (under driver's seat). Disconnect the blue wire from the relay, which will only affect the refrigerator, to test. If batt...
• 97 EV Norcold Fridge Problems
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Jul 1997 22:09:05 -0600
  ...The high altitude kit, by the way, requires a second vent from the refrigerator to the outside of the van: directly beneath the vent...
• Radio causes buzzer to go off
  Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
  Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:27:58 -0500
  ...I hooked the + wire to the fuse for the refrigerator (Never run on 12 volt I use the propane or 120v when hooked up...
• Re: refer
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:21:19 -0700
  ...Mark Robert Mac Dowell wrote: > I just got the northern tool catalog and noticed an avanti refrigerator on sale their. If anybody is interested...
• Re: Refrigerator repair 101 (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 27 Aug 1999 18:19:24 -0300
  I enjoyed your post. I might add that for me, removing the stove/sink top first, makes the fridge (and/or cabinet) removal much...
• 84 Westy - water in the flue?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 1 Aug 2004 18:31:06 -0700
  ...is are the refrigerator works flooded or something? Do I need to drain anything? -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 VW Type 2 / 84...
• Re: Searching the Vanagon archives
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 2 Oct 2007 17:31:08 -0700
  ...is the "newer one" in? > > None. "Newer," meaning currently available absorption refrigerators > from Dometic or Norcold. > > -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" (Bustorius...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Lit? 1991 Vanagon Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 14 Aug 2010 11:02:15 -0500
  ...That LED for the refrigerator is not as bright as the others. When my refrigerator comes on after two or three pushes on the...
• Re: Our kitchen sure gets used...
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 02:57:28 -0400
  I had smoked trout in my van last week - didn't smoke it, of course, just bought it and put it in the refrigerator...
• Annual Dometic Adventures
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Fri, 13 May 2005 14:11:36 -0600
  Good Afternoon, I just got the Syncro out for the first camping weekend of the year, and began the annual battle with the refrigerator...
• Re: Vanagon high-roof sighting
  Historical mailing list - John P. Golden
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 21:53:50 -0800
  ...There is less open interior room, however, because the refrigerator and stove are built into a cabinet which stands just inside the sliding door...
• Refrigerator Part Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Sun, 1 Sep 2002 14:38:07 -0500
  ...Now that we're home and its a long weekend, i figured i'd pull the refrigerator, clean it all out, and find out...
• Re: Fridge Questions
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 23:34:17 -0700
  ...However, temperature surrounding the refrigerator >determines whether or not the thermostat calls the main burner to come on. If >you visit Phoenix, Az. in...
• Re: Wolfsburgs
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Butler
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:54:53 -0600
  ...Crappy fabric and no tach were downsides. > >Mark > >Clint Kolda wrote: >>At least some of these models had a 12v/110v refrigerator behind the...
• Re: GoWesty fridge fan report
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 9 Jun 2015 16:58:38 -0500
  ...Is this a fan to supplement the original, a replacement, or is it a fan to move air in the inside of the refrigerator...
• Re: Westy Water/Battery Level Display Panels Available Again
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 7 Nov 2014 07:27:19 -0800
  ...is lit. > ​ > > Uhh, Ron, sure you didn't mean "when you refrigerator is lit". Kind of hard not to know when the stove is...
• Re: frig
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 9 Aug 2014 09:06:02 -0400
  ...letters > > > > > On Friday, August 8, 2014 10:22 PM, Mike Riley <mkriley@FUSE.NET> wrote: > > > > Fridge is a contraction of fridgidaire not refrigerator > Mike >
• Middle seat for westy? Is there room?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Greiner
  Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:42:01 -0800
  Hello, I was wondering does or can a middle seat "2 seater" fit with the refrigerator, stove, sink setup? The reason is my wife...
• Re: Question: refrigerator door lower shelf
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 00:18:25 -0400
  At 00:13 7/13/2004, Julia Schrenkler wrote: >Hi all, > >This may be a slightly odd question but... on the Dometic refrig lower...
• Re: Second battery in Westy
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 08:42:31 -0800
  ...Except for the most minimal of uses the wiring and relay for the refrigerator is not adequate. The following should be considered. >
• Re: Metric to AWG wire size conversion chart
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 24 Jan 1999 18:42:33 -0800
  ...Isolator, where to put it? >> >> >> >Greetings, >> >With regard to relays in "campers": >> >"3-way refrigerator relay": >> >The 2 vanagon full westfalia campers ('81 and...
• Re: battery question
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 26 Aug 2014 17:43:27 -0400
  ...Some even say that the 12V mode will not hold the >> refrigerator cold over time. Let's hear from some others on the matter...
• Re: Fridge ?
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Wed, 28 Oct 1998 15:08:02 -0600
  I recall reading a description of what seemed a wonderful improvement to the Westy Dometic refrigerator's performance. It suggested installing a tiny electric...
• Re: refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 21 Jan 2005 05:51:36 EST
  ...The only concern I have about the vehicle is that the refrigerator doesn't work and my neighbour said it has never worked in...
• Re: Stock fridge vent delete option
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sat, 23 Jul 2022 21:11:12 -0700
  Alistair, What about fit? Dimensions a close replacement for the stock refrigerator? It is quite a bit bigger, inside volume (cooled space). On Sat...
• Re: Things for Joel to Keep Track of....
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Jul 94 10:32:25 EDT
  ...Highest number of people carried in the van 11 fairly comfortably for a 45 minute drive (78 camper without refrigerator) > 11. Number of T1...
• Westfalia optional 5th Seat For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Wed, 8 Oct 1997 04:50:16 -0500
  ...It slides into the floor rails and allows full access to the refrigerator. Price is $250.00 plus shipping. Contact Cary at chiang1@usa...
• Re: EVC Web Submission
  Historical mailing list - Rick Gordon
  Thu, 26 Feb 1998 20:45:11 -0800
  ...Please can I know if there is a Norcold dealer here in Italy? >I need a new refrigerator model DE541 >Thank you in advsnce...
• 84-seatbelts
  Historical mailing list - ren ren
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 17:27:30 -0700
  Can't figure out the seatbelts in the middle seat next to refrigerator on 84 camper.... IT has 2 short belts with orange release...
• Re: Quick Mod : Blue LED for Refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Tue, 12 Aug 2003 08:44:09 -0700
  For those of you wondering where to find a blue LED -- I bought mine at JameCo, but pretty much any blue 5mm LED should...
• Re: Wiring in 2nd battery on Westy..
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 11 Mar 2006 10:57:39 -0800
  ...Second Battery Proper installation of the aux battery in Westfalia camper moves the water pump and the refrigerator (fused in the little black box...