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Re: dimensions of the Dometic
Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
Tue, 9 Jul 2024 06:36:57 -0400
...So does anyone have the dimensions of the Dometic [otherwise known as the Lucas of the refrigerator world] refrigerator? >> Mike >> computer loser and also...
Re: Refrigerator elimination thoughts
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 25 Jun 2018 00:33:41 -0400
If the original fan isn't very close to silent it's worn out. Yrs, d
Re: Propane and refrigerator success
Historical mailing list - William Monk
Wed, 1 Jul 2015 10:52:35 -0400
You have a screw loose George? Tell us something we don't already know. Bill
Re: coldness of frig
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 18 Mar 2002 21:01:45 -0600
Your refrigerator should work for about ten days on the butane. If you want to enhance the cooling power: Get a nice big 12v...
Re: refrigerator update
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 30 Jun 2017 14:04:07 -0400
...at 1:47 PM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com> wrote: > Well, I have the refrigerator out again and the steel propane line from the >
Re: Westy fridge efficiency in 12v mode
Historical mailing list - Gregg Scharff
Tue, 2 Jun 1998 13:07:06 -0400
...55337-0499 1-800-438-5480 Item #74011-R609 "RV Frig-kool" (inside the refrigerator fan) $22.99 pg. 30 spring catalog #609 They...
Re: a refrigerator replacement
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 10 Dec 2004 08:11:59 -0800
...it snows and its design of a > brick is that its refrigerator doesn't make ice fast enough. > > I would like to replace the...
Re: Dometic
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:12:33 -0500
...That is to help the refrigerator to shed heat better (greater temperature gradient, moving air, moves more heat). People complain that the refrigerator does...
Re: Propane and refrigerator success
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 28 Jun 2015 13:55:06 -0500
...The ammonia cycle refrigerator as we know it was invented by Dr. Carl von Linde, who made fortune selling his ice-making machinery around...
refrigerator: eurospec "pressure"?
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Fri, 15 May 1998 07:24:47 -0400
In my quest to assemble a complete list of refrigerator options for Westy owners I have found a modern unit made in Europe that...
Re: Alt idiot light on
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Thu, 25 Jul 2002 15:20:45 -0700
...The alternator has to actually be >> charging for the relay to energize the refrigerator. >> >> Dennis
Re: Adding a new refrigerator
Historical mailing list - Varotto Hugo
Sat, 9 Nov 2013 10:36:44 -0800
...On Nov 9, 2013, at 10:07 AM, Geneva Saint-Amour <genevasaintamour@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > Hello-We are looking into a new refrigerator. We...
'82 Diesel Westy Refrigerator Relay?
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Thu, 25 Jul 2002 19:46:14 -0700
Okay, where'd they hide it? It does NOT live under the driver's seat. Jim
Re: Reinstall refrigerator( or dance the Hokey Pokey)
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Sat, 26 Feb 2000 21:48:11 -0800
...Reinstall refrigerator( or dance the Hokey Pokey) > Now you've done it you fool! Now the refrigerator gods, [the Dometic > Dogmas] are really going...
Re: Reinstall refrigerator( or dance the Hokey Pokey)
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Sat, 26 Feb 2000 21:28:31 -0800
Now you've done it you fool! Now the refrigerator gods, [the Dometic Dogmas] are really going to get you. You won't be...
Cycling Fridg Condenser Fan 83 Westie
Historical mailing list
Thu, 25 Apr 1996 14:53:55 -0700
My 1983 Westie's refrigerator apparently has a thermostatically controlled fan to aid the natural chimney effect induced air flow over its condenser coil...
Re: Alt idiot light on
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 24 Jul 2002 22:56:28 -0400
If you have a camper, the refrigerator relay will also turn the light on with the alternator disconnected. The alternator has to actually be...
RE: RV dealer pricing on refrigerator
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 19 Aug 97 03:44:25 UT
...RV dealer pricing on refrigerator I have had my 84 Wolfsburg GL Westie for 1.5 years and the refrigerator has never worked on...
Re: Substitute for the RM182B
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:45:46 -0500
...Jeremy, no, that wasn't a joke, and isn't that different from a home refrigerator. Don't expect any refrigerator to cool instantly...
Re: checking propane leaks
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sat, 1 Jul 2017 14:12:37 -0700
...Turn refrigerator propane dial to on. Set refrigerator to operate > on propane. Turn thermostat to max. Push safety/start switch. Observe > connections for bubbles...
Re: Grey Westy Refrigerator Door
Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
Fri, 28 Oct 2016 10:58:30 -0500
...westy and have been searching high and low for a grey > refrigerator door + the wooden frame it hinges to. Can anyone point me in...
Re: Fridge Burner box
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 20:09:56 -0500
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absorption_refrigerator ---- Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MYMTS.NET> wrote: > So can someone explain to this Arts student how burning propane...
weekender conversion
Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
Sat, 6 Jun 2009 13:08:12 -0600
...I almost never use the stove, sink, or refrigerator, and so I am thinking of removing them and going for the weekender package. Any...
Your Vanagon questions
Historical mailing list - Matt Bennett
Sun, 22 Feb 2004 19:20:23 -0500
...http://home.earthlink.net/~matsuwesty/page47.html 4)Refrigerator question, go here: On Vanagon.com go to "Info", then "Articles & Essays", then "Refrigerator Info...
Re: Propane and refrigerator success
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Fri, 26 Jun 2015 16:18:33 -0700
woahhh.... very nice.. I helped a friend to light his fridge and we both gave up... thanks
Re: 84 Westfalia Refrigerator noise...?
Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
Tue, 4 Sep 2001 13:37:40 EDT
In a message dated 9/4/01 11:15:24 AM Mountain Daylight Time, msheridan@IGC.ORG writes: << My refrigerator is making a loud...
Domestic Refrigerator.
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sun, 14 Sep 1997 19:04:20 -0700
Okay, I managed to get my refrigerator out, and armed with all of the information on the list I figured I'd do a...
Re: Refrigerator air supply mod
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Tue, 16 May 2000 23:14:15 -0700
...Todd '88 Westy Jeffrey Howard wrote: > Has anyone performed the two refrigerator > air supply modifications shown in Bentley? > One involves drilling out the air...
refrigerator
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Tue, 20 Jun 2017 11:22:11 -0700
Steven (and others), The burners work fine. I have a new GoWesty tank with new regulator. But thanks for the suggestion. mcneely
Another Refrigerator Option
Historical mailing list - Jim
Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:52:51 -0400
Anyone tried one of these? http://www.propanecooler.com/product.html -- Jim Sent with Sparrow (http://www.sparrowmailapp.com/?sig)
Re: resurrection?
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Tue, 11 Jul 2017 09:52:01 -0700
...I also found that the lack of 12 V power to the > >> refrigerator > >>>> was due to a loose connection that powers both the refrigerator...
Dometic refrigerator fail
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:30:22 -0500
...My Dometic refrigerator seems to be in partial failure mode. The propane mode works fine, cools well. I usually precool the refrigerator at home...
vanagon
Historical mailing list - matt chamberlain
Tue, 30 Sep 1997 18:10:38 -0700
...Will it damage the refrigeration system to just park it for a week at a time on an incline without running the refrigerator? The...
Newbie refrigerator question
Historical mailing list - Stan A Vanagon
Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:32:09 -0700
...silly to drive with the refrigerator turned on? If camping in one place, how long can the refrigerator run off of the auxillary battery...
Re: Propane and refrigerator success
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 28 Jun 2015 12:36:10 -0400
...I would not want my household >refrigerator to be ammonia-based. Esp. since we do not have >air-conditioning in our house. I can...
Re: 12 volt to the Reefer fan, etc.
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:57:56 -0700
...get one of these? > http://www.pplmotorhomes.com/parts/rv-refrigerators/rv-refrigerator-fan.htm > > In my experience, the batteries will last a year...
Re: replace refrigerator diode--need help choosing a diode
Historical mailing list - Dave Richards
Sun, 7 Sep 1997 20:07:29 -0400
...97evc Derek Drew wrote: > The red low water diode in my refrigerator light indicator panel is > out. > Does anybody know what kind of diode...
Re: Dometic Fridge: Bah Humbug! <grin>
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:18:07 -0500
...The reason the refrigerator has a 12 V mode is for driving. If the refrigerator is reasonably well maintained, the 12 V mode works...
Re: Funny travel experience
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Fri, 16 Jun 2023 20:22:08 -0700
...When I first got the van, the refrigerator would frost the freezer compartment, though I never tried making ice cubes. It would run at...
Re: Fridge Burner box
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 07:59:44 -0500
...Squirrel <http://www.lehmans.com/store/Appliances___Gas_Refrigerators_and_Freezers___Unique___Unique_Freezer_Refrigerator___1136755?Args=> > > > On 2012-08-25, at 9:41...
Aux. Battery Isolator Relay
Historical mailing list - Mark Bowie
Sun, 14 Sep 1997 13:44:25 -0400
...I had read in the archives that I could jump terminals 85 and 86 of the refrigerator relay to the switching terminals of the...
Re: problems...fridge on 12 v
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 6 Jun 2008 09:36:49 -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: Dometic refrigerator fail
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Sat, 20 Oct 2012 08:08:02 -0400
TF 49 is the Truckfridge. Similar or same as Vitrofrigo. See Karl Mullendore's site: http://westyventures.com/parts.html Geo/ATL
Substitute for the RM182B
Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
Sun, 12 Aug 2012 22:27:59 -0400
Hi, Is there somebody out there that found a 3 way refrigerator that could replace the dinosor RM182B? Best regards. Gilles Turmel
Re: refrigerator: eurospec "pressure"?
Historical mailing list - Kmulloo7
Fri, 15 May 1998 08:58:21 EDT
All US propane appliances run on a regulated 11psi ,I think. Can't remember the conversion multiplier for Mb at the moment.
Drinkin' Gin & Tonics in Punjab
Historical mailing list - John Patton
Tue, 17 Jul 2001 14:05:49 -0400
Hi, Wait a minute, I thought the Brits didn't use any ice because they all have Lucas refrigerators ? Regards, John
Re: Dometic
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:33:21 -0500
...That is to help the refrigerator to shed heat better (greater temperature gradient, moving air, moves more heat). People complain that the refrigerator does...
Camper Refer Madness
Historical mailing list - John Pinkham
Mon, 2 May 94 13:41:49 EDT
...Couldn't get the LP gas refrigerator to start. Called Dometic's 800 number. "Keep pumping the air pump". After 500 or so pumps...
Re: Dometic - Have Flame - No Cooling
Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
Fri, 13 Jun 1997 13:58:19 -0400
...The 120V heater will cool >the refrigerator adequately but the gas wont. The gas burner will get >the chimney much hotter than the 120V...
Re LED and lighting the fridge
Historical mailing list - Katherine Maas
Mon, 17 Apr 2000 11:50:05 -0500
...Instead of trying to see the pilot light through that wee "sighting window" down in the back corner of the refrigerator behind the beer...
Re: Refrigerator lighting
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 2 Sep 2011 10:09:45 -0700
...http://www.dometic.com/enus/Americas/USA/Truck/Refrigerators-Freezers/Products/?productdataid=74841 Getting one for $250 is great but there is little chance...
Re: Fridge Burner box
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:39:43 -0700
...What I'd like to find is a small, standalone propane refrigerator that will operate off those small 1-lb disposable propane bottles. Something...
Re: Norcold AC/DC refrigerators...
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Thu, 17 Jun 1999 20:28:28 -0400
...Norcold AC/DC refrigerators... As I lack a Westie - not complaining, mind you - and the camping season is here is full swing, I've...
Re: Refrigerator woes - what about us electric-only folks?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Sun, 19 Aug 2007 10:56:59 -0700
...Fridge You're right Ellen, a whole bunch of refrigerator threads of late, almost as bad as tires..:) Question: What type of cooling system...
Re: Dometic replacement
Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
Mon, 11 Aug 2014 14:56:23 -0400
Some good install pix, pricing, how to here: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=359831&highlight=refrigerator Ryan Perry Asheville, NC
Fridge putty
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Tue, 4 Jun 2013 10:20:51 -0700
Does anyone know where to obtain the putty adhesive that holds the refrigerator condensor or interior aluminum fins to the tube ? Thanks Robert 1982...
Re: Question: refrigerator door lower shelf
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Tue, 13 Jul 2004 00:51:17 -0400
Interestly, when I bought my 91 Westy, the fridge did not have those wire forms. I did pick some up later.
Re: Dometic - Have Flame - No Cooling
Historical mailing list - Rick Kohlschmidt
Fri, 13 Jun 1997 10:58:18 -0700
...The 120V heater will cool > >the refrigerator adequately but the gas wont. The gas burner will get > >the chimney much hotter than the 120V...
Re: Isolator, where to put it?
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Sun, 24 Jan 1999 17:51:54 -0600
...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: Barely scientific test results, Dometic R182 refrigerator
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 15 Jul 2006 13:57:50 -0700
...I've got this Dometic sitting around after installing a Norcold > > refrigerator in Mellow Yellow, and decided to do some performance > > measurements by hooking...