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• Re: Dometic Refrigerator -- 1984 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Aug 2013 23:32:32 -0400
  Do a google search on "reefer madness derek drew" for Derek Drew's excellent article on this. Can't do much better. On Aug...
• Re: Refrigerator lighting
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:16:09 -0700
  1/2 moon shaped bits On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 3:14 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > - union 1/2 way...
• Re: Mini Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:43:41 -0400
  ...I was figuring that a 1.7 cu ft refrigerator uses about 30 watts and >> that wouldn't require all that much current. Maybe...
• Re: Fridge Burner box
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:20:46 -0500
  ...But many of us do use the refrigerator for food, believe it or not. > > > On 2012-08-25, at 12:00 AM, Automatic digest...
• Re: Interior lighting for the vanagon LED and CCF link to the new fridges
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:04:12 -0700
  The Dometic gas absorbtion refrigerator may be an old technology. It is still the most viable method of keeping food cold in a RV...
• Re: Newbie question about auxiliary power
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 20 Nov 2011 10:01:43 -0800
  ...The refrigerator should work when set to AC and there is shore power plugged into the van. It will cool slowly so give it...
• RE: 5-seater Westy?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 Sep 1994 10:07:35 CDT
  ...One version sacrificed the closet unit and refrigerator/stove, but in return you got a wider rear seat (and lower bed). I'm not...
• Re: refrigerator update
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 27 Jun 2017 01:04:05 +0000
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• Re: Propane and refrigerator success-now how to double the cooling!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 28 Jun 2015 11:51:16 -0700
  Knock knock Who's there? Ammonia Ammonia who? Ammonia a little fridge that gets no respect Thank you, thank you. You've been a...
• Re: LP tank level detection proposal, its Friday..
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 09:08:54 -0700
  ...The AW doesn't need as much propane as the Westfalia since its' refrigerator runs on 12v (two 6-volt golf cart batteries). Garrett...
• Re: refrigerator propane mode ??
  Historical mailing list - R J Bellanca
  Sun, 12 Jul 1998 23:11:31 -0700
  ...Hope that helps, Bob Bellanca Darrell Boehler wrote: > > ---------------------- > The refrigerator in my 86 westy works great in all modes, cools well, does > often blow...
• Re: Refrigerator Problems
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stratton
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 10:39:27 -0400
  ...Run your refrigerator for about 45minutes on 12V. Driving or stopped, doesn't seem to matter, though I'd probably avoid parking on big...
• Re: [NVC] Create electricity-free cooler
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 09:40:02 -0500
  ...Have you done any experimentation to determine just how cold this "refrigerator" will be compared to ambient, at different relative humidity values? mcneely > >>>> > >>>> ---- Rocket...
• Re: '78 Westy Refrigerator
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Apr 1996 21:16:21 -0500
  ...I completely removed the refrigerator in attempt to find out what the problem was. It turned out to be the fuse in the transformer...
• Fwd: Re: Toronto area Refrigerator Service
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mighton
  Sat, 2 May 1998 13:43:23 -0400
  ...Toronto area Refrigerator Service >To: Ron Mighton <rmighton@PASSPORT.CA> >cc: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM >Priority: Normal > >On Sun, 19 Apr 1998 13:34:50...
• Driver seat charging station ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Lee
  Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:55:12 -0400
  ...It is in my empty driver's seat base hooked up to the refrigerator fuses. Frank Lee
• Re[2]: Stupid questions
  Historical mailing list - Gregory M Daughtry
  Sun, 11 May 97 21:28:00 PDT
  Why doesn't your battery discharge when you leave your refrigerator on for months? That's one hell of a deep cycle battery you...
• FS '82 Westy, Auto, 44K miles
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 07:02:32 EST
  ...Camper. Air cooled. Auto. 44,500 original mi. AM/FM cassette. Refrigerator. Stove. Sink. Lots of storage. Sleeps 4. New tires. VGC. Drive it...
• interesting project for someone near Denver, CO ... :)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 27 May 2004 22:24:55 -0500
  ...h New window rubber "h LP/ generator hook ups "h Microwave/ refrigerator "h Stove/sink/toilet only thing is, the picture doesn't show...
• Re: Death of a Dometic
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 2 Jul 2017 09:56:36 -0700
  ...I bumped the > table, and perhaps the refrigerator. At any rate, it fell over and onto > the concrete shop floor. > > The neighbor appeared, corralled...
• Re: Aceesories on aux battery
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Fri, 23 May 2014 17:39:37 -0500
  ...The refrigerator is really the only thing I would want to run off it. Now, I suppose if I had a solar installation, I...
• Re: Refrigerator and Alarm
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Mon, 15 May 1995 10:40:36 +0000
  ...Based on your info, I'm wondering if the refrigerator > cooling fan will trigger the alarm when it comes on. This would be a...
• Re: Propane and refrigerator success
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 27 Jun 2015 15:29:53 -0400
  ...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: 1991 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile water faucet fail
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 25 Apr 2014 08:51:55 -0500
  ...However, the splice caught just where the refrigerator and the cabinet between the refrigerator and the tank meet. I had to enlarge the opening...
• Re: Outside Temperature
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:43:53 -0800
  ...The refrigerator and outside temps are picked up with wireless sensors that transmit to the base unit. The one in the 'fridge is a...
• Re: Propane and refrigerator success
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 28 Jun 2015 20:14:30 -0400
  At 08:03 PM 6/28/2015, Neil N wrote: >hmmmm.... I'd assumed something would deteriorate from a chemical standpoint. >The "abuse" i...
• Re: What's the best thing you've ever done to your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 28 May 2011 19:00:24 -0700
  ...10 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > Engine upgrade? Floor mats? New refrigerator? Tie-died curtains? > > What modification, upgrade, change of decor, or "other," has...
• Re: Refridge propane usage
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 13:42:37 -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...
• S/S refrigerator flue
  Historical mailing list - - Roy I. Mathers
  Sun, 18 Apr 1999 08:46:02 -0700
  Listees; I am in need of ,at least the outside stainless steel porrtion of the refrgerator flue,in good condition,this piece is the...
• MOD Re: refrigerator behavior - VANAGON Content????
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 24 Jun 2013 19:44:18 -0400
  At 05:42 PM 6/24/2013, Jeff Schwaia wrote: >So... where is the Vanagon content in the thread????? > >Take it off list! The...
• Re: Strange switch near sink
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 9 Aug 2007 08:54:11 -0400
  ...be wired to bypass the relay which turns off the 12V refrigerator feed when the ignition is off, allowing the fridge to be powered...
• Re: Fridge
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 12 Jul 2017 11:41:01 -0700
  ...Wish that was all that was wrong with my refrigerator. Won't cool on propane more than about 20 F below ambient, though on...
• Re: Norcold AC/DC refrigerators...
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 18:19:14 EDT
  ...on the list used the Norcold brand of AC/DC portable refrigerators? > > There's two that would seem ideal - the MRFT-440 @ 1.38...
• Re: Propane fired airconditioning
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:08:03 -0400
  ...The current thread dealing with battery power for the refrigerator brought the above subject to mind.. The propane/115v refrigerator/freezer I had in...
• Re: Stock fridge vent delete option
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 24 Jul 2022 13:32:01 -0400
  ...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: Water behind the refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Wed, 26 Nov 1997 10:52:13 -0500
  ...buy and one of my >first actions was to remove the refrigerator. Much to my dismay, in >addition to the dirt that I found...
• Re: Propane and refrigerator success
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 22:35:52 -0400
  At 08:28 PM 6/26/2015, PB wrote: >Oh - one more hint they gave me, and I think the manual said the same...
• Re: Middle seat for westy? Is there room?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Jan 2014 23:40:22 -0500
  ...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: Dometic
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:04:41 -0700
  ...Mark Finn Runyon wrote: > A friend who parks his van outside in the intense NM sun has noticed that the refrigerator cooling fan is...
• Re: Question about 86 Synchro Weekender
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Feb 1997 00:27:22 -0500 (EST)
  ...WWW) which had the following: > >Fold down rear seat (into bed) >Refrigerator >Westy Poptop >Alloy wheels >Fiberglass bumpers I don't think so, unless...
• 89 VW Westfalia Camper for sale
  Historical mailing list - Abbo Peterson
  Wed, 11 Nov 1998 08:18:35 -0800
  ...stove, refrigerator, sink, sleeps up to 4 4-speed; AM/FM stereo w/cassette; trailer hitch (for light duty) Maintenance records available $17,000...
• 89 VW Westfalia Camper for sale
  Historical mailing list - Abbo Peterson
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 13:29:35 -0800
  ...stove, refrigerator, sink, sleeps up to 4 4-speed; AM/FM stereo w/cassette; trailer hitch (for light duty) Maintenance records available $17,000...
• Re: Refrigerator Fans
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 16:59:40 -0400
  At 11:37 4/29/99 -0700, Steve wrote: >I added the little fans inside...even wired them in and had a switch. >Result...
• Re: Dometic, Installing in a non-camper
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 16:38:07 -0400
  ...And >the Vitrofrigio refrigerator is a better choice than the Norcold. Which of course is the main feature of the RM182, that it will...
• Re: Refrigerator Fan Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Sun, 1 Aug 2004 01:08:04 -0400
  ...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: Dometic refrigerator fail
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:54:14 -0400
  ...My Dometic refrigerator seems to be in partial failure mode. The propane mode works fine, cools well. I usually precool the refrigerator at home...
• Re: Refrigerator elimination thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 28 Jun 2018 21:50:39 -0400
  ...I bought my '85 Westfalia new, and can tell you that the refrigerator never impressed. It made ice in the winter, but in the...
• Re: Second batteries
  Historical mailing list - James Cook
  Wed, 13 Apr 1994 17:23:25 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I've used the refrigerator a lot over the > > years, and it was generally reliable. During the past year that has > > changed, and I...
• Re: Propane and refrigerator success
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 28 Jun 2015 19:47:27 -0400
  At 07:10 PM 6/28/2015, Neil N wrote: >I think too that the age of the fridge, and use (or abuse) its...
• 63 single cab fer sale (+ others)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Jan 1995 10:17:17 -0600
  ...28,000 miles on new engine, camper top, refrigerator, AM-FM-cassette, very clean, all records. $6200. (515) 224-4785 (West Des Moines, Iowa...
• Re: '78 Westy refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - Morris H. Arthur
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 08:32:49 -0500
  Junk it! The camping interior of the '78 is well-designed except for that piece of &*($%. I (and others I know) have ripped out...
• Re: Stupid questions
  Historical mailing list - tbill
  Sun, 11 May 1997 23:51:27 -0500
  Gregory M Daughtry wrote: > > Why doesn't your battery discharge when you leave your refrigerator on > for months? > > That's one hell of a...
• Past Articles
  Historical mailing list - Dick & Janette Smith
  Fri, 13 Aug 1999 19:14:10 -0400
  ...They included articles on tires, batteries, refrigerators, etc. Am I right in thinking that these are all on the server and in fact were...
• Re: Connecting a 2nd battery & fridge questions
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 07 Jan 1997 13:00:37 -0800
  ...I realize that VW designers put the REFRIGERATOR 12-VOLT HEATER RELAY in backwards to a normal application but what do we mere mortals...
• 1984 Westfalia camper van for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Gibbs
  Fri, 30 Aug 2019 00:57:32 +0000
  ...July, 2019 butstill has small leak around bolts Camper components (sink, refrigerator, and stove)need work: LP gas system needs new tank and probably...
• Re: Another naive battery question
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:28:25 -0700
  ...Vanagon GL > Campmobile).� When the van sits in the sun the > refrigerator exhaust fan runs.� I've noticed it before, > but this summer, with...
• Re: 2nd Battery Time Again...
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Thu, 10 May 2001 14:47:32 -0700
  Brian, That relay under the driver's seat is the refrigerator shutoff relay. It shuts off the refrigerator (on 12 volt setting) when the...
• Re: [NVC] Create electricity-free cooler
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 08:30:53 -0700
  ...Have you done any experimentation to >>>>>> determine just how cold this "refrigerator" will be >>>>>> compared to ambient, at different relative humidity values? >>>>>> mcneely >>>>>> >>>>>> ---- Rocket...
• Propane fired refrigerators
  Historical mailing list - Chao, Harvey
  Mon, 13 Apr 1998 12:06:54 -0700
  ...Absorption Refrigerants Peter Neilson wrote to me: > Ammonia plus hydrogen is still used in gas-flame refrigerators, > of which Servel is the best-known...
• Re: Mini Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ogul
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:26:07 -0400
  ...I was figuring that a 1.7 cu ft refrigerator uses about 30 watts and that wouldn't require all that much current. Maybe...