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• Re: flu??
  Historical mailing list - "David Beierl (by way of David Beierl )"
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 02:17:28 -0500
  Christy, that flue is for the refrigerator. The stove exhausts to the inside of the van. It sounds to me as though you simply...
• Re: refrigerator problem
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 16:15:05 -0500
  Michael Bertin asked: << I can't get the refrigerator to work on propane in my '84 Westy....Can anyone explain to me what I...
• Re: resurrection?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 11 Jul 2017 07:56:40 -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...
• Re: Dometic refrigerator fail
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:09:59 -0400
  ...Dometic refrigerator fail Help. My Dometic refrigerator seems to be in partial failure mode. The propane mode works fine, cools well. I usually precool...
• Re: LED Panel Switches for Dometic Exhaust Fan
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 11 Sep 2019 18:37:35 -0700
  ...Since there is a fan to remove hot > air into the van interior from behind the refrigerator through a vent > behind the box, perhaps...
• Fwd: [WetWesties] vw rm182 refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:47:52 -0700
  ...Wet <wetwesties@yahoogroups.com> > Subject: [WetWesties] vw rm182 refrigerator > > We have a 87 vw westy with a refrigerator (rm182b) I need a 120 > heating...
• Propane Vs. Electric refrigerators?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 May 1996 23:38:24 -0500
  Hey now, As the Pacific Northwest trek comes ever closer, I start to ponder the virtues of refrigerators. Any ideas from the camping sect...
• Re: flue vent
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 20:38:59 EST
  ...Fixing the Refrigerator". It's a very comprehensive How-to.
• Re: Westy 3-Way Fridge Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Nov 1994 10:32:07 CDT
  ...On my 82 Westy, the refrigerator LED is red. It looks like it's tied right to a thermocouple watching over the flame, as...
• Re: Just got a 1987 Westy Syncro!! (Ref. Light)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mancuso
  Sat, 20 Jul 96 01:01:43 -0400
  >I also can't seem to light that damn refrigerator on gas... any suggestions >there? I've read the fridge suggestions on the syncro...
• refrigerator propane mode ??
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 12 Jul 1998 22:00:18 -0500
  ---------------------- The refrigerator in my 86 westy works great in all modes, cools well, does often blow out in propane mode if I am traveling...
• Re: Grey Westy Refrigerator Door
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Fri, 28 Oct 2016 15:38:00 -0700
  ...Grey Westy Refrigerator Door >> >> Hey everyone >> >> Happy Friday! >> >> We have an '87 westy and have been searching high and low for a grey >> refrigerator...
• Re: Two fuses behind driver seat?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 26 Apr 2021 15:10:33 -0400
  ...my driver seat are labeled refrigerator and Spare. > > Which one is the water pump? > > What does the Refrigerator control? > What is usually on the...
• Re: the weekender saga again
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 13:45:13 EST
  ...Pop top, slide out table, no stove/sink/refrigerator, rear facing jump seat. And I talked to a guy in Charlotte with a 1987...
• Re: refrigerator update
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 30 Jun 2017 18:21:38 -0700
  ...If that fails, does anyone have a refrigerator that works that they want to part with, or just the line? Started removing the refrigerator...
• Re: '75 Westy refrigerator question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Mar 1996 15:07:26 -0500
  ...Have you seen the fridge files in the archives? gopher://halfdan.med.umn.edu:70/00/Miscellaneous/Vanagon/Files/Refrigerator-Manual%09+Text/plainDate...
• Re: running 120 plug in to 12v adapter (fridge)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 12:17:58 -0700
  ...First, you can run the refrigerator on propane anytime, stopped or driving, even though some don't like the idea of driving with the...
• Re: propane fridge
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Tue, 30 Sep 2014 07:47:22 -0700
  ...http://vanagon.com/info/articles/refrigerator/Dometic_fridge_basics.html -- Brett in Portland, OR "Albert" '82 VanaFox I4 Riviera
• Re: frig
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 9 Aug 2014 08:23:23 -0500
  ...Rob vwrobb@gmail.com At 8/9/2014 12:20 AM, Mike Riley wrote: >Fridge is a contraction of fridgidaire not refrigerator >Mike
• Re: Danfoss type fridge help needed. NVC
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 10 Jun 2011 08:03:56 -0700
  RE: Refrigerator Parts Try these guys <http://www.rvmobile.com/> They have everything you might need. And the tech help pages are great.
• "RM182B" Spark plug gap?
  Historical mailing list - Yoshi
  Sun, 4 Mar 2001 15:13:54 +0900
  Hi, Does anyone know accurate gap(mm) to burner slit from spark plug(tip)? My refrigerator is 87Westy RM182B 3rd model. Not "EGI" model...
• Dometic manual
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Sun, 20 Apr 2003 14:13:19 -0400
  Somebody had a service manual for the refrigerator on a website. Anybody have that link? '80 Westy John Jensen, Mudbug Pottery mudbug@toadhouse.com...
• Re: Question: refrigerator door lower shelf
  Historical mailing list - Julia Schrenkler
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 22:03:03 -0400
  Kim, did you get it from another Westy or from somewhere else? I may have to wander over to the appliance supply store... -Julia
• Re: [NVC] Create electricity-free cooler
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 06:56:10 -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...
• Re: Middle Seat for 87 Vanagon GL Westphalia Camper
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Apr 1997 14:37:26 -0700
  ...I don't know if the standard middle two-person seat from a 7-seat van will fit in a camper with the refrigerator...
• Re: Middle Seat for 87 Vanagon GL Westphalia Camper
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Ellis
  Thu, 17 Apr 1997 15:29:21 -0700
  ...I don't know if the standard middle two-person seat from a 7-seat van will fit in a camper with the refrigerator...
• Re: dimensions of the Dometic
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 9 Jul 2024 09:27:20 -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...
• Does refrigerator lamp work on AC too?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stratton
  Sun, 28 Mar 1999 09:34:15 -0500
  ...I decided to fire up the infamous Dometic RM182 and to check out the veracity of my dealer's instructions regarding starting the refrigerator...
• Re: Propane Vs. Electric refrigerators?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 May 96 07:53:11 PDT
  ...Hintz wrote: >Hey now, > As the Pacific Northwest trek comes ever closer, I start to ponder >the virtues of refrigerators. Any ideas from the...
• Re: Electrical pollution?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 20:29:50 -0600
  ...appliances was counter-illustrated by an improvement made to refrigerator motors in the 1970s. Refrigerators, he went on to say (hope I remember this...
• 85 liter fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Grable
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 05:50:46 -0600
  has anyone installed one of these tanks? also I have a domestic refrigerator in Salt Lake to anyone who will come and take it...
• Re: Vitrifrigo temp data
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Sun, 7 Jul 2013 16:58:07 -0400
  ...My refrigerator section is hovering at about 29°, but I'm afraid if I change the setting I would give up the ability of...
• Re: Battery venting, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 12 Jun 1998 07:01:25 -0400
  ...to ground \ _____________________ fuse block \ | | _ inline fuse \_| negative | refrigerator1------|-| ____ | | refrigerator2------|-|-------|____|--------| | Optima 750 | interior lights----|-| | | aux battery | future |_| \___ | | ____ \ | | stereo amp-------------------|____|--------------|-| positive | ____/ | | / |_____________________| Blue (to inst cluster) ____ | \ | _|__|_ | | 75...
• Re: Refrigerator won't light, what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 6 Jun 2001 09:04:11 -0400
  ...Has a refrigerator [stock] which the >previous owner said he had never used [?]. I can't get it to light. >Followed the instructions, etc...
• Re: [NVC] Create electricity-free cooler
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:48:56 -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...
• Re: Sliding door screen
  Historical mailing list - Edmund Shotwell
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 13:17:27 -0500
  Just an idea to seal the edges if you are using magnets, try the ones from a refrigerator or freezer to seal the edges...
• Re: Refrigerator help-yes, I've already searched the achieves
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 2 Jul 2007 22:40:24 -0600
  Oops.... Fridgemate fan--I meant the Volterra replacement fan on the back of the fridge--not the battery fan inside! Richard Boulder
• Re: engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:59:45 -0700
  At 6/22/2007 01:13 PM, Mike Riley wrote: >I just want 55mph and refrigerator reliability. >mike A 71 Westy with the 1600...
• Re: refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 22 Jun 2017 11:26:15 -0700
  ...But I really do think my refrigerator needs the renovation. Checking with RV shops. Two have essentially said that the job is not worth...
• Re: refrigerator behavior - VANAGON Content????
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Mon, 24 Jun 2013 14:42:26 -0700
  ...Some time later, Bonnie was getting something from the refrigerator, and she said, "David, the refrigerator is warm." I checked all I could think...
• Re: portable fridge (long)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:04:30 EDT
  ...See it here > _http://www.dometic.com/enus/Americas/USA/RV-Products/refrigerators/Refrigerator-Product-Display/?productdataid=81810_ (http://www.dometic.com/enus/Americas...
• Re: Dometic failure on propane, one time
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 14 Aug 2012 17:56:06 -0400
  At 03:41 PM 8/14/2012, Dave Mcneely wrote: >My Dometic refrigerator failed to ignite on propane one time, and >that was recent...
• Question for republication on 700+ member Vanagon I-net mail List
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 11:33:28 -0600
  ...There are generally called "Westys." As I'm certain you know, all Westy campers were sold with a small Dometic 3-way powered refrigerator...
• Re: refrigerator removal and fan upgrades?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 18:36:40 +0000
  ...Check for signs of rust on the metal behind the refrigerator, remove the insulation if necessary to check. Be very careful bending and wiggling...
• Re: Charging Second Battery
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Wed, 29 Oct 1997 14:31:42 -0800
  ...I think the original volkswagen/westfalia refrigerator relay system is not designed to be used for an auxillary battery. I think it is designed...
• Fridge Questions
  Historical mailing list - Houston Bolles
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 01:07:46 EST
  Anyone ever tested how long a 3-way refrigerator will run on propane? If not, any guesses? Is it safe to drive while it...
• Refrigerator Racks / Shelves
  Historical mailing list - sanford schulwolf
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 12:32:07 -0700
  Does anyone know where I can buy ref. shelves for my 91 syncro camper? Thanks, Sanford __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from...
• Re: Need model # on my Dometic refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:22:54 -0700
  RE: Dometic Model Number It's a RM 182A And I think you will find that there is no replacement in the current Dometic...
• Re: anyone bought a Coleman thermoelectric cooler?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Fri, 12 Jul 2002 22:11:24 -0500
  ...They use a lot of power, just like a > > regular refrigerator, only they are exposed to a lot more heat. Check the > > box for...
• Re: Barely scientific test results, Dometic R182 refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Mon, 17 Jul 2006 13:44:44 -0400
  ...Barely scientific test results, Dometic R182 refrigerator > > Adding to the Body of Knowledge Since 1950, Dept. > > So I've got this Dometic sitting around...
• questions from a Vanagon novice
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 08:43:34 -0500
  ...Does anyone have experience with Yakima racks on their Westy, and which hardware did you need? - Refrigerator. The previous owner of Matilda said the...
• Re: Propane fired airconditioning
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 13:45:50 -0500
  John, The brand of ammonia refrigerator you are looking for is or Servel. My grandmother in B'ham bought one new in the twenties...
• Re: Modifying a Dometic Refrigerator in an 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 7 Jun 2002 21:52:20 -0700
  ...Most of this info that I used is stored in the archives titled "refrigerator madness" by Derek Drew. Robert 1982 Westfalia ----- Original Message ----- Wrom...
• Re: Does refrigerator lamp work on AC too?
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Sun, 28 Mar 1999 07:14:28 -0800
  ...On the flare panel for water level/voltage, there's a > little light that indicates the refrigerator heating mechanism (either > electrical or LP) is...
• Re: Fridge Burner box
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:10:31 -0700
  Years ago my parents owned a camper with an icebox instead of a refrigerator. It looked just like a standard rv refrigerator, but we...
• Fridge Interior Fan
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 19:07:41 -0500
  ...The nice thing about this fan is that it fits snugly between two cooling fins in the Dometic refrigerator directing the air over the...
• Re: S/S refrigerator flue
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 20:09:17 -0400
  ...S/S refrigerator flue >Listees; > >I am in need of ,at least the outside stainless steel porrtion of the >refrgerator flue,in good condition...
• Help requested with refrigerator blow out when driving
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 12:10:05 -0600
  My Dometic 182B refrigerator in my Westy blows out every time I drive anywhere, even at 30-40 MPH. I have already followed most...
• Re: Westfalia refrigerator issues
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 24 May 2011 07:00:18 -0400
  Dometic RM182 manual in PDF format: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/DometicRMB182B/DometicRM182B.pdf Roger Sisler's 153 photo howto: http://www...
• VW Camper for sale in Dallas/TX
  Historical mailing list
  Tue Aug 23 13:45:30 PDT 1994
  FOR SALE: '81 VW Vanagon Westphalia Camper -sink -refrigerator (12V/120V/Propane) -stove with 2 flames -pop up roof 80 000 miles, runs great...