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• Re: More on the - '83 Westy Fridge Won't Light
  Historical mailing list - Dan Winget
  Wed, 29 Dec 1999 19:21:50 -0500
  ...The battery indicator went from green to >yellow when we switched on the fridge. I took that to mean that the fridge >was drawing...
• Fridge blows out on propane
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Sun, 6 May 2001 06:59:08 -0400
  ...My fridge runs on all 3 settings, but, in a Westy I just bought the fridge blows out on propane when going down the...
• Re: More on the - '83 Westy Fridge Won't Light
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Wed, 29 Dec 1999 17:40:33 -0800
  The green LED works brighter when the fridge is on 12v than on propane. It does not work on 110v. At least that's...
• Re: Help with 12v Dometic wiring
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:46:55 -0700
  There is no need to use the starter wire for the fridge relay ground just because Westfalia sometimes did, as you say. 80-81...
• Re: dometic 182b question
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 12:23:19 -0500
  ...The fridge on my 1980 air cooled (no skylight) van would make ice even on the hottest days, the fridge in my syncro(wiuth...
• Fridge modification
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 10 Sep 1997 05:02:20 -0400
  In the VW manual there is a procedure to modify the air pump in the fridge by drilling out the pump outlet and adding...
• refrigerator help
  Historical mailing list - Johnny DeVilla
  Wed, 15 Oct 2003 14:00:55 -0700
  ...I then wired the two wires coming from my fridge area to the battery, which makes my fan on the back of the fridge...
• Re: Fridge Not Working on DC -- Is it the relay?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 27 Sep 2004 16:25:06 -0400
  Assuming you wiring is stock, the fridge only gets power from the relay when the alternator is actually charging. With the engine not running...
• Brighter Fridge LED (revisited)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Tue, 18 May 2004 13:34:52 -0300
  This has been covered before...in my post a while back I mentioned that my fridge LED panel switch was broken. I have a...
• Re: fridge troubles
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 24 May 2007 06:29:32 -0700
  ...If it gets cold then the fridge cooling mechanism is working. You can then tackle the propane and/or 12v issues. >I have an...
• Fridge Fun..... well, NEW fridge fun!
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 19 May 2010 17:03:20 -0400
  So i've got this dometic 182A fridge that came out of a canadian '80 westy (Built in early '79!) which is basically the...
• Dometic Fridge Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 16:12:26 -0700
  Does anyone know if the Dometic Fridge that comes in the Westy actually runs on AC power? Or is the AC converted to 12V...
• Westy fridge clinic tomorrow, SoCal
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 18:30:46 -0700
  Tomorrow I will be taking out one or more of my Westy fridges for a thorough servicing. I invite other Socal Westy owners with...
• Re: fridge wont stay lit
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 14:49:38 -0700
  Are you sure you have propane in the tank that is flowing smoothly to the fridge combustion chamber? Turn the cook stove on and...
• Fridge use
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Apr 1995 18:03:24 -0700 (MST)
  ...Is this normal for this kind of fridge? It took me the whole night to cool up the fridge and one soda pop spoiled...
• Propane Fridge Blowing Out
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Nov 1994 17:10:30 -0500
  ...They admitted that the fridge is supposed to stay lit while driving and they make the fridge. I cannot imagine anything more stupid than...
• fridge light question and fridge on propane
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:50:48 -0700
  I was lighting the fridge while at a high altitude and noticed the green indicator light was not as bright as at the lower...
• Re: Fridge LED Panel Switch question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 2 May 2004 22:09:55 -0500
  ...The fridge light (the blue one at the bottom left with the **chortle-hehe-chortle** "snowflake" by it comes on when the fridge is...
• Re: Another fridge question.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 25 Apr 2004 22:09:58 -0500
  Try adding a little 12v computer CPU fan to the interior of the fridge. You'll be surprised how much the circulating air helps...
• Re: Fumes? from fridge
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 9 Jan 2004 12:25:08 -0500
  On Friday 09 January 2004 12:32 am, BajaLeo wrote: > Thanks to the fridge article at Vanagon.com and from reviewing the posts > from...
• Re: Westy 3-Way Fridge Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Nov 1994 21:01:44 -0500
  The lights for the fridge for both my 87 and my 90 were also green. I've never heard of red for the fridge...
• Fridge removal / cleaning section...
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 27 Oct 2005 11:44:13 -0400
  I have cleaned, fixed, repaired a lot of fridge lately.... so here a little section on how to: http://www.benplace.com/fridge.htm...
• Re: Refrigerator lighting
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 2 Sep 2011 12:08:40 -0700
  Since its Friday, I'll tell the rest of that fridge/eBay story: About two years ago I started looking for a compressor fridge...
• Re: Just how cold should that fridge get?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Jun 1996 19:06:22 -0700
  ...What generally keeps fridges from getting this cold is lack of air circulation both inside the fridge and over the fins on the outside...
• Need fridge part
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:07:48 -0700
  Hi- DOes anyone have a Dometic 182 fridge evaporator or the fin thing that's inside the fridge. It's the aluminum piece that...
• Re: indicator light for fridge
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 08:34:36 -0400
  I have an '84 Westy and the fridge "pilot light" indicator light only lights up when the switch is in the position that lights...
• Refrigerator help-yes, I've already searched the archieves
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Wed, 4 Jul 2007 14:00:05 -0600
  Here are some more observations on the fridge: On "Poppie" my '82 Westy, the fridge has been working flawlessly and cooling well since I...
• Re: 88 Westie: Problematic Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 24 Nov 1998 17:40:44 -0800
  ...Mine does not come on in 120v mode. > > There is a peephole in the lower left corner of the fridge interior. Is the > fridge...
• A "Fridge" driving a Fridge
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 20:07:48 -0700
  ...It was just a funny image in my mind as I'm taking my dead kitchen fridge to the recycle place. A rectangle on...
• Re: Fridge on DC power
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:56:18 -0700
  ...Westy 'Fridge on DC Are you giving it enough time to actually know that it is working or not? On DC the 'fridge is...
• Re: Fridge/Pilot light viewfinder question
  Historical mailing list - Neal R. Denison, Jr.
  Wed, 15 Jan 1997 21:20:38 -0600
  Louise, Use the led on the panel above the fridge. If the fridge has anything in it you probably won't be able to...
• Re: Another Fridge question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 10 May 2004 20:32:51 -0500
  ...Another Fridge question > Hi all: > > I have my fridge pulled, and noticed a little terminal/wire connector > on the top. I did not see...
• Re: fridge questions
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright, IS Manager
  Fri, 7 Mar 1997 06:33:48 -0800
  > Hey all, > I've got a couple more questions about the Dometic fridge in my '81 > Westy. This past weekend I did a "test...
• Re: problems...fridge on 12 v
  Historical mailing list - barriver witch
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 12:38:38 -0400
  ...But, on the earlier> models, (80-81 IIRC) the fridge relay is located on the fridge itself> and is POST fuse. So fuse could...
• Re: Propex heaters
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:38:33 -0800
  ...Jeff Here's my fridge and drawer: http://www.vickersdesign.com/vanagon/fridge1.jpg http://www.vickersdesign.com/vanagon/fridge_drawer.jpg On Dec...
• Re: Power to fridge. 86 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 16:56:31 EDT
  ...I disconnected the aux battery and I get > continuity from the fridge fuse (16 amp) to ground when I put the fridge > switch in...
• Re: question before I remove the fridge
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Wed, 18 May 2005 18:05:12 -0400
  Hi Harold Removing the fridge and cleaning the combustion chamber will help a lot. You might have some dust accumulated inside the combustion chamber...
• Re: Free battery and Fridge For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 30 Jun 2007 17:52:48 -0600
  ...Thermometer on the floor of the fridge. Empty fridge: about 28 degrees in the fridge in the morning, with the interior of the van...
• Re: Dometic
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 23 May 2006 08:41:51 -0600
  My fridge on propane has a usual range of 32-40 degrees over night and day. A super hot day will send it up...
• propane fridge for 78' Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Richard M. Myers
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 11:03:07 PST
  ...Has anyone converted their 79' or below Westfalia fridge to run on propane instead of 12VDC? I think the American conversions are easier to...
• Fumes? from fridge
  Historical mailing list - BajaLeo
  Thu, 8 Jan 2004 21:32:32 -0800
  Thanks to the fridge article at Vanagon.com and from reviewing the posts from over the years, I finally got my fridge working. It...
• Re: Fridge/Pilot light viewfinder question
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 15 Jan 1997 19:31:19 -0800
  ...Thanks > again. > > More propane questions: > > Pilot light viewfinder in fridge has been melted and patched with epoxy. > How would one know from there after...
• Re: Dometic Fan - big difference
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 30 Jul 2019 17:54:59 -0700
  Yes, getting the heat out from behind the fridge helps in warm weather. The city water box fan method gets that heat out of...
• Dometic Fridge Lit? 1991 Vanagon Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - T-rev Reynolds
  Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:24:59 -0600
  More fridge talk: I Just returned from a fantastic two week, 2200 mile trip in "SEN" and only had one problem; Fridge failed in...
• Re: Dometic Temperature
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 08:36:58 -0400
  Karl wrote: "They said the fridges get more efficient as they get larger." You mean my Dometic fridge is going to grow? :) G. Matthew...
• Re: Fridge problems
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 22:18:49 -0600
  Mike Barfield wrote: > Following the > instructions in the manual and printed on the fridge for 120v nothing happened. > No noise, no cold, nothing. Mike...
• New 12V fridge venting issues
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Thu, 5 Jun 2008 01:14:57 -0700
  I just got a 12V Isotherm fridge (nearly identical to the Vitrifrigo) and I'm wondering if they need any sort of venting --- like...
• 88 Westie: Problematic Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Chris Paquette
  Tue, 24 Nov 1998 17:15:11 -0800
  Before anyone gets annoyed, yes, I did go through the archives and found a couple of suggestions on how to get the fridge lit...
• Re: Westfalia Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 09:03:50 -0700
  ...If it is the fridge burner don't worry. My fridge does it and it is my understanding they all make some kind of...
• Dometic Fridge question
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Heidcamp
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 11:41:52 -0500
  I just received in the mail the fridge for my 85 Westy weekender. Its the cooler looking one that screws down to the floor...
• Fridge/Pilot light viewfinder question
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Jan 1997 14:45:24 -0500
  ...Pilot light viewfinder in fridge has been melted and patched with epoxy. How would one know from there after if the fridge lights on...
• Re: problems...fridge on 12 v
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 08:59:38 -0700
  ...You may have to reach in behind the fridge. Check the connector and see if there's 12v there. If you have the fridge...
• Re: Fridge upgrade installed
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Fri, 12 Sep 1997 08:31:48 -0700
  Christopher Low wrote: > > HIGH ALTITUDE FRIDGE UPGRADE INSTALLED.... > > Just picked up my 1995 eurobago with the upgrade. > > What was done: > -added extra vent by...
• Re: Stock fridge vent delete option
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sat, 23 Jul 2022 21:11:12 -0700
  ...I’ve installed a Dometic CRX-50 fridge. And I repurposed > the stock fridge vent . > https://shufti.blog/2022/07/23/vanagon-stock-fridge...
• Re: water in fridge vent?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sun, 1 Feb 2009 19:23:58 -0800
  The fridge vent has a drain. Unscrew the small cap, under the fridge lower grill, inside the Westy. Mark pickle vanagon wrote: > I went...
• Re: Bentley Dometic fridge air pump mod - anybody tried it?
  Historical mailing list - Rubatoguy
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 00:58:06 -0700
  I did this mod, and it did seem to help (a little) in getting the fridge to light. Todd '88 Westy Steve Macaulay wrote...
• Fridge flame led always on fixed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 26 Jun 2014 16:27:15 -0700
  Over the last year the led ( replacement one in my case, brighter and blue) that indicates flame in the fridge combustion chamber, has been...
• Dometic Fridge Removal
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 18:38:09 -0400
  Here's how and what to do for fridge removal: Remove bolts in front face of covering (pry off plastic screw head covers, remove...
• Re: humming fridge?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 21 May 1996 07:37:52 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Runs when it's warm whether you are using the > >fridge or not. > > > > > > It should not run unless the fridge is running or the...
• Re: fridge wont stay lit -safety?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 14:45:51 -0700
  Yes!!! Turn off the fridge before pulling up to the gas station!!! I should have mentioned this earlier! There is a real danger. Turn...