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Westy Pre-Purchase Q's
Historical mailing list - KENYON FAIREY
Wed, 26 Mar 1997 09:53:08 -0500 (EST)
...1991 VW Vanagon GL Camper/Westfalia Please respond to the following request for information on the Westfalia which we discussed. I am seriously interested...
MultiVan, was: cooking in the van....
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Thu, 2 Dec 1999 06:12:01 -0500
...The traits for a stove, sink, side cabinetry, water tank, and refrigerator are completely repressed. New traits evolve from the union, as a "pop...
Westy Fridge Now Works Great! 23 Degrees F
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Mon, 24 May 1999 09:51:09 -0700
...My 87 Syncro Camper on the other hand cools down to 27 degrees overnight with the temp setting knob straight up, not max. I...
Re: From rags to westy in a week.
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:22:26 -0600
...We shall see. > > -Craig > '85GL with rust > 1980 rust with a camper on top. > > On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 6:03 PM, Scott...
Re: Elec. Questions. YES it's about Aux Batt. NO, please don't shoot me.... ;^)
Historical mailing list
Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:45:35 -0700
...many listees who contributed) >> >> Description of Power to Camper Section >> >> "Always-on" power for the camper section (not controlled by the ignition >> switch) comes...
Re: Vitrifrigo/Truck Fridge power usage
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Thu, 22 Sep 2011 06:56:26 -0700
Yeah, maybe I have a dud refrigerator? The current when running, even with the rear jumper thing set to "low current" position, is definitely...
'72 Camper (non-Westy) FS in Milwaukee
Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
20 Oct 96 20:15:15 EDT
...I just checked out a '72 (Deluxe?) van that was converted when new to a camper by Contempo Camper somewhere in CA. It has...
Re: Refrigerator help-yes, I've already searched the achieves
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 3 Jul 2007 12:30:10 -0500
...cardboard template, and I tape that to the side of the camper using measurements supplied by another list member so I would know where...
Re: Flash Alert! Dual Battery Relay
Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
Sun, 31 Jan 1999 17:48:18 -1000
...I haven't done it yet, but I will as that part of my camper conversion is ready. there are heavy duty relays that...
Re: Terry Kay
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Wed, 4 Mar 2020 01:02:43 -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: When was the last time you re-packed your CV joints?
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 03:06:00 +0000
...and had the Riviera Camper built by nearby conversion company ASI when VW could not meet the demand for campers in the NW. The...
Re: Priced a little high?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 21 Jul 2014 18:02:52 -0700
...He said the camper stuff worked, including > the refrigerator, though he had only tried it on A.C. Canvas was said to > be "good...
Re: Can I add a 5 gallon propane bottle . . .
Historical mailing list - Vanagon
Sun, 24 Aug 2014 18:48:55 -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...
Re: Another Monster Battery Option For Stock Locations
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 2 May 2012 18:10:18 -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: Defroster questions
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Fri, 10 Mar 2023 12:26:16 -0800
...25 Amp (Beige) Air Conditioning > > > > > > Additional Fuses - Camper Models (Driver's Door Post) > > > > 19 16 Amp Refrigerator > > 20 8 Amp Water Pump for Sink...
Spare Gas Can - was Re: LONG gear report and travelogue
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Tue, 29 Jan 2002 18:24:21 EST
...refrigerator, and faithfully served for more than 10 years. I have never found an equivalent in the US. Owners of Vanagon Westfalia Campers must...
Re: The Ideal Road-Trip vehicle, was Re: The Ideal vanagon
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 16 Oct 2003 11:32:49 -0700
...Heck with your friends, this is YOUR vehicle! ;-) I know it isn't a camper, but you can sleep three in back with a...
Re: relay cost question
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 30 Nov 2002 09:29:32 -0600
...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver TJ Hannink wrote: > The part number for a stock isolation relay in a Vanagon Camper should be P/N...
Re: Electrolux Fridge or Compressor Fridge?
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:11:56 -0500
...the RM 4181 M: > > "Cooling capacity: "refrigerator +7ºC at ambient temperatrues up to 32ºC. > (Corresponds to climate class SN) " > > So for this Celsius Challenged...
Re: Need Advice about Purchase
Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
Fri, 12 Jan 2001 23:01:25 -0500
...Fri, 12 Jan 2001 21:21:04 -0500 > >If it does not have a refrigerator and stove it is probably the Weekend >Edition. If...
Re: Seeking warmth in my Westy
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 21 Sep 2001 11:17:22 -0500
...area without proper venting to the outside like the Westy Refrigerator. The Camper supplement is very specific about not using the stove top for...
Re: Seeing Red
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Tue, 7 Jul 2020 10:04:34 -0600
...field from the rotor going. >> For the campers this circuit is also used to operate the refrigerator >> relay. That is why the light remains...
Fw: SFGate: Tooling around Utah parks in a VW camper van
Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
Sun, 28 Sep 2008 09:06:49 -0700
...This model lacks the built-in stove, sink and refrigerator common to classic VW campers. Instead, it has a tiny refrigerated drawer that was...
Re: FW: Virus Warning
Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
Tue, 11 Mar 1997 08:35:47 -0800
...It will recalibrate your refrigerator's coolness setting so all your ice cream goes melty. It will demagnetize the strips on all your credit...
Re: When was the last time you re-packed your CV joints?
Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 07:23:02 -0400
...Mike in an Oct 12, 2002 Westfalia.org post (Rear CV joints and axle | Westfalia.org - A resource for the VW camper-van community...
Re: For David E Most, (was: Re: by the way Joel, change the stats)
Historical mailing list - David E Most
Wed, 10 Jul 1996 18:21:59 -0400
...I'll start by answering your questions. > > Does it have a pop-top? > Does it have the sink/refrigerator/stove? > Does it have swiveling...
Re: Pulled out my stock fridge - now my faucet doesn't work...??
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 8 Sep 2009 09:56:02 -0700
...Put it, and a bunch of other representative food and beverage items in the refrigerator. Chill everything down for, say, overnight. Check the chilled...
Re: Spare Gas Can - was Re: LONG gear report and travelogue
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Tue, 29 Jan 2002 16:12:54 -0800
...refrigerator, and faithfully served for more than 10 years. I have never found an equivalent in the US. Owners of Vanagon Westfalia Campers must...
Re: LP regulator tester. PIC + Question
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:01:34 -0700
...The other thing is, these campers have > a stove. It is important that the Westy regulator be able to supply > enough flow for everything...
[Fwd: 1982 VW Westfalia Van for Sale]
Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
Fri, 11 Sep 1998 07:47:57 -0500
...I have the refrigerator sitting on my work bench and the > > AC-12V switch is bad, so I have ordered the parts to repair...
Re: AC ego disaster, pig killing cold
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 15 Jun 2006 11:33:57 -0500
...And by the way, you'd find plenty of drinking and dancing if you took a tour in your vanagon camper through southern middle...
Re: Frig on 12v
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 18 Jul 2005 13:12:38 -0700
...I have done this to both my Campers and they work fine on 12 volts. It all has to do with how much voltage...
Batteries (I was delusional)
Historical mailing list
Thu, 9 Feb 1995 13:45:44 -0800
...We do have one truck with 4 golf cart batteries wired in series-parallel, it will run a refrigerator for 17 days. :) >Deep cycle...
Re: Westy Fridge Now Works Great! 23 Degrees F
Historical mailing list - drc11
Mon, 24 May 1999 22:03:36 -0700
...My 87 Syncro >Camper on the other hand cools down to 27 degrees overnight with the >temp setting knob straight up, not max. I...
Re: Battery Woes/Choice
Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
Fri, 23 May 2008 07:52:26 -0700
...The best I can figure, this refrigerator runs about three minutes out of every 10, so I rounded that off to 20 minutes out...
Re: Propane fired airconditioning
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:36:05 -0700
I could be wrong but I got the impression that he was talking about an environmental A/C unit for the camper, like an...
NYTimes.com Article: This 1980's Camper Thinks It's an S.U.V.
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Fri, 18 Jul 2003 12:44:14 -0400
...But it was the camper model that truly distinguished the Syncro. In it you could keep food fresh in a small refrigerator, cook it...
Re: 12 year model cycle
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 29 Nov 94 08:49:47 CST
...have been amused by all this talk about air >conditioning and refrigerators... Spare me! :) I have a 76 Westfalia (now >in TN) which I...
Re: Top-Load Fridge for Westy
Historical mailing list - Vince S
Wed, 15 Sep 2004 10:23:39 -0700
...Everything I put in the fridge from that point forward was pre cooled either from my home refrigerator at departure time or from being...
What I Found About Tire Height Calculations
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Wed, 31 Jan 2001 00:06:21 -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: 12v Fan for fridge interior-Fridge mate Fan
Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
Fri, 9 May 2008 11:08:18 -0700
...The "D" version is > meant to sit at the bottom of the refrigerator, suck the coldest air > off the bottom of the refrigerator and...
'85 Vanagon Westfalia for sale (somewhat long)
Historical mailing list - Clifford P Gottschalk
Thu, 11 Apr 2002 23:25:02 -0600
...I have had Westfalia Camper buses for a number of years and when my dad mentioned that he wanted to sale his '85 Westfalia...
story: 7 months in a 1967 Camper
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Mon, 23 Jan 95 10:42:29 CST
7 Months in a VW Camper - Part Tne by Ernst A. Jahn POPULAR IMPORTED CARS, May 1967 My wife Edith and I decided to...
Re: Full Westy vs Weekender
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 17 Mar 2012 14:26:08 -0500
...sided." The partial camper versions (should they be called "sleepers"?) do seat more people. I like the convenience of a refrigerator and stove. Ah...
Adventurewagen info for those who have asked (long)...
Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
Thu, 27 Jul 2000 22:02:31 -0700
...It produces noticeably more power than stock, which this camper really needs. It feels like it performs as well as my '87 Westfalia (which...
Re: Packing a '90 Westy
Historical mailing list - dusty edwards
Fri, 15 Jul 2005 11:18:41 -0600
...some folks will surprise you, using the refrigerator strictly as a (room-temp) storage cabinet - we all use the westy to fit our own...
Re: Defroster questions
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Fri, 10 Mar 2023 13:34:17 -0800
...25 Amp (Beige) Air Conditioning >> > >> > >> > Additional Fuses - Camper Models (Driver's Door Post) >> > >> > 19 16 Amp Refrigerator >> > 20 8 Amp Water Pump for Sink...
Re: Terry Kay
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Wed, 4 Mar 2020 10:28:18 -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: Top-Load Fridge for Westy
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 15 Sep 2004 11:59:44 -0500
...Everything I put in the fridge from that point forward was pre cooled either from my home refrigerator at departure time or from being...
Re: camper conversion other than Volkswagen
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 25 Mar 2011 23:03:32 -0700
...but there are so many things you won't have with a non-vanagon camper .. such as.................... a great support group with this list...
Re: Battery Woes/Choice
Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
Fri, 23 May 2008 13:34:57 -0700
...The best I can figure, this > refrigerator runs about three minutes out of every 10, so I rounded that off > to 20 > minutes out...
Re: Lubrication tips one at a time.
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Mon, 17 Aug 2015 13:33:19 -1000
...spot right near the metal vent on the side of the refrigerator I used WD40 just to see if it was the problem and...
Re: Defroster questions
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Fri, 10 Mar 2023 16:28:42 -0500
...25 Amp (Beige) Air Conditioning > > > > > > Additional Fuses - Camper Models (Driver's Door Post) > > > > 19 16 Amp Refrigerator > > 20 8 Amp Water Pump for Sink...
magic bus is dead; want parts?
Historical mailing list - Kragen Sitaker
Fri, 14 Jul 2006 18:53:59 -0400
...It was originally a Vanagon L (non-camper model); a company in Oakland did a camper conversion on it that makes it look remarkably...
Re: camper conversion other than Volkswagen
Historical mailing list - Paul
Fri, 25 Mar 2011 22:30:53 -0700
...They are 17 feet > long (smallest) and about a foot wider than a vanagon. > > They had a 3 Cu.� refrigerator (3 way), hot water...
Re: What's my Westy worth?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:38:42 -0700
...1982 VW Westfalia with all camper options, 160,000 mileage, runs > well, all functions normally > > . Engine (originally diesel) converted by previous owner to a...
Re: Seeing Red
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Tue, 7 Jul 2020 12:12:14 -0700
...field from the rotor going. > >> For the campers this circuit is also used to operate the refrigerator > >> relay. That is why the light remains...
Re: Aux battery hookup
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Wed, 20 May 2015 06:14:21 -0400
...Added the new Truckfr= >> idge refrigerator, GOWESTY solar panel etc. all power to the fridge, solar p= >> anel setup are not connected yet. The...
road test: 1986 vanagon camper syncro
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Mon, 06 Feb 95 15:11:22 CST
...They don't provide the Camper Syncro's four-wheel drive, its oversized gas tank, its optional refrigerator, its room to stand up and...
Re: Full Westy vs Weekender
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:13:06 +0000
...sided." The partial camper versions > (should they be called "sleepers"?) do seat more people. I like the > convenience of a refrigerator and stove. Ah...