Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 8+: 60 results shown for fridge.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

• Lighting the fridge -- my experience
  Historical mailing list - Bret Berger
  Mon, 23 Apr 2001 10:20:00 -0600
  The previous owner of my 1982 Westfalia informed me when I purchased the vehicle that the fridge would not light. When I unscrewed the...
• Re: Dometic won't light troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:05:41 -0700
  Stock Westy wiring only permits the 3 way fridge to run on 12 volts while the engine is running! The fridge does not require...
• Re: Fridge Exhaust Normal?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 16 May 2010 06:10:44 EDT
  ...See my _VW Vanagon Westfalia Dometic Fridge Maintenace_ (http://frankcondelli.com/fridge.htm) webpage. Exhaust is for the exhaust ! There is a fire in...
• Re: Forget the Frig in Summer
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sun, 31 Jul 2005 14:29:42 -0700
  ...I ran the fridge for over 2 days in the drive way. In the evening with air temps down to 60s the westy fridge...
• Re: Can 240 volts damage the fridge?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 16 Jan 2015 17:39:08 -0800
  The Euro fridges have a 240V element, the North America models have a 120V unit. Your heating element is probably fried. Last time I...
• replacement fridge?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 08:58:55 -0600
  Has anyone found a modern replacement fridge that fits in the cabinet for our current fridge in the westy? The new RV fridges are...
• Re: Westfalia Fridge
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 07:54:29 CDT
  Hi Scott, having just come back from the maiden voyage with my 85 Westy I can report that the fridge (and stove) worked perfectly...
• Dometic Fridge Cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Jones
  Mon, 18 May 1998 09:12:41 -0600
  This weekend I spent about three hours removing and cleaning the Fridge in my '87 Westy. It was an educational experience, to say the...
• Re: Couple of minor propane fridge mods
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 20 Jun 2017 12:03:40 -0300
  ...I always attributed the prissiness of my fridge to the fact it does not receive prolonged or regular use. Last time I had it...
• Fridge wiring
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:12:37 -0800
  ...The wiring of that internal fridge switch is not really covered in any detail in the Bentley camper diagrams but there should be a...
• Re: Dometic 182 B Fridge- Ad Nauseum
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 07:43:31 -0700
  ...Was the fridge removed?� I removed a fridge recently, cleaned the burn chamber, etc, and it started instantly on my portable propane tank . It...
• Fridge led glowing on its own again.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 27 Jul 2014 09:36:57 -0700
  ...So I pulled the fridge and checked wiring connections. I added a ground wire between fridge and van chassis. This solved the problem. Until...
• Re: Faulty fridge relay?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 18:04:15 -0400
  The relay only interrupts the 12 volt heater for the fridge. The fan will still work to support the fridge operating on propane when...
• Question to any fridge freak...
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Mon, 20 Mar 2006 22:47:29 -0500
  ...Fridge works fine on 110V (40-44F), any suggestion??? this fridge in question didn't work for years, but is close to freezing point...
• Re: Rear External Fridge Fan
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 10 May 2008 03:05:40 -0700
  It sounds like you have a plausible case for increasing the ventilation behind the fridge. I have found it helpful to provide a better...
• Dometic fridge part needed
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 May 1996 17:55:50 -0700
  I recently took my fridge (84 Westy) out to service it and on replacing it one of the gas line nuts cracked (good job...
• Re: Dometic-CAN't find it in the book
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 30 May 2006 16:39:04 -0400
  ...However, separately the fan in the back of the fridge will run if the ambient temperatures are high enough (regardless of whether the fridge...
• Re: Refrigerator lighting
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Thu, 1 Sep 2011 15:23:49 -0600
  ...you can end all the fridge voodo and get an Isotherm fridge like > this one: http://vickersdesign.com/vanagon/fridge2.jpg Your Isotherm sure...
• Re: found FS: removable Weekender Edition fridge
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 23:01:51 EST
  Sorry folks, the fridge has sold. BenT
• Re: Vent cover
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 17 May 2006 09:47:46 -0600
  ...I've washed my car at a self-service carwash many times with the fridge running and never put it out. It never goes...
• Re: Lighting stove before lighting fridge
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 19 Aug 2015 16:00:44 -0700
  ...For the fridge, propane would "drop out" of the vertical line from the top to the burner in the bottom of the fridge. It...
• Fridge Relay
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Jun 1995 09:09:46 -0400
  ...Fridge relay on = 2nd battery connected to the system; fridge relay off (alternator off) = 2nd battery disconnected. This way, you will set the system...
• Fw: How can I get the stove/fridge to work 1st time user HELP PLEASE
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 17:12:20 -0500
  I did not mean to suggest that food be placed immediately into the fridge upon lighting it in propane mode. I only meant to...
• Re: Fridge hacks
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 10:35:34 -0700
  Kim, I like your idea of getting more out of the westy fridge. Not sure about using the aluminum plate in the way you...
• unlevel fridge operation
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sun, 22 Aug 1999 14:05:42 -0700
  Anyone know what is considered too far off-level for proper fridge operation? I used to have a fridge that ran GREAT but now...
• Dometic Fan
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Tue, 30 Jul 2019 22:14:02 +0000
  I just came across Frank Condelli & Associates article on fridge maintenance (See http://www.frankcondelli.com/fridge.htm ), and one of the upgrades they...
• Re: '87 Westy water pump/fridge relay ?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 28 Jun 1995 06:23:52 -0400 (EDT)
  ...However the cooling fan of the fridge would operate when parked, engine not running and fridge working on propane. Also the camper water pump...
• Re: Re LED and lighting the fridge
  Historical mailing list - Ron Bloomquist
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 15:38:03 -0700
  WHAT LED are you looking at to see if your fridge is lit? Do I have one on an '87 Westy? Yes, the light...
• Re: fridge wont stay lit -safety?
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 15:30:55 -0600
  ...fridge wont stay lit > > The Dometic service manual for the fridge that is in the Westy > indicates that it was designed to be used...
• Re: How to operate Refrigerator?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 1 Apr 2008 21:03:51 -0700
  It's always good to mention the van has to be level to operate the fridge, otherwise permanent damage can occur to the fridge...
• Re: Fridge Exhaust Normal?
  Historical mailing list - RiffOil
  Sat, 15 May 2010 12:50:07 -0700
  ...Is this normal? I'll probably pull the fridge anyway. >> >> Also, someone had mentioned blowing some compressed air in to clean >> the >> fridge, where...
• Re: Fridge....should it stay on...
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 26 May 2005 07:11:47 EDT
  ...Hey guys, should that fridge stay on on propane wile driving... in windy condition.... i was never able to drive with my fridge ON...
• Re: Fridge....should it stay on...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 25 May 2005 16:55:17 -0700
  Good grief, if your fridge is broken,why not fix it? Both my Westys have fridges that work fine on propane and 12 volts...
• Does Fridge on 120v make any noise???
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rissman
  Sat, 25 Mar 2000 22:03:18 -0800
  I have not used my fridge on AC since last fall, but from what I can remember it is silent. It takes hours for...
• Re: 2 way fridge?
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Sat, 7 Dec 2002 23:55:15 -0800
  ...2 way fridge? Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 21:51:35 -0700 >I read of a 2 way fridge (battery/electric hookup) in a...
• House Battery Low Voltage Cut-out switch
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Sat, 8 Apr 2006 18:27:57 -0700
  ...There are about 6 fuses between stereo, amplifiers, lights, fridge (factory 12v socket under passnegers seat) etc... Anyway I want to be able to...
• Re: EARLY 80s FRIDGE QUESTION
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 05:56:41 +0000
  ...EARLY 80s FRIDGE QUESTION >Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 20:37:19 -0800 > >Is this the Dometic fridge? (Westfalia) Are you speaking of the...
• Portable fridge advice wanted
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Aug 1996 13:50:14 +0100
  I'm after some advice on a fridge for my van (1989 Transporter - not sure what these are called in the US). I want...
• Re: 81 Westy fridge problem
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 13:33:18 -0500
  ...Does anyone have starting/operating instructions for the RM182A model fridge in it. Also it looks like this fridge hasn't been used in...
• FW: Fridge fan
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 08:10:18 -0500
  ...I was operating under the assumption that the fan was dual voltage depending on what mode the fridge was running in. Is my fridge...
• Re: westy standard
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Thu, 21 May 1998 11:20:20 EDT
  ...Im not sure if this makes it a deluxe or standard >> your westy doesnt have the "fridge" ("fridge" meaning it produces (or was supposed...
• Fridge won't stay lit on propane, revisited
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Thu, 31 May 2001 20:05:18 -0400
  Volks, I have blown out the crud from under the fridge, blown out the pipes from the outside, and siliconed the flue vent. The...
• pulling the stove/fridge?
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:40:14 -0700
  Hello, Since the fridge is basically worthless and just takes up good space, id rather ditch it completely. has anyone pulled the fridge part...
• Re: battery question
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Tue, 26 Aug 2014 05:51:58 -0700
  ...The fridge started at 82 degrees in the afternoon and gradually cooled down. By morning, it had dropped down to 36. By the following...
• Re: Westfalia Dometic fridge and sink bowl trouble
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Jul 1996 01:16:19 +0000
  ...Found a RV center who will for $150 service Dometic fridge. > thanks > >Chris from Calif The fridge's flue, burner and jet probably need...
• Re-Post (sorry) re. Fridges
  Historical mailing list - Roger Brant
  Mon, 15 Jun 1998 19:02:12 -0700
  ...The control panel is furthest back, then the fridge. Also, (or otherwise?) do you know of other small fridges that would fit in such...
• Fridge was Smoking!!!
  Historical mailing list - dusty edwards
  Tue, 10 Jul 2007 22:17:07 -0700
  We just got back from a music festival in NorCal where it was HOT! When we got parked i lit the fridge, and after...
• Re: Propane line help
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:00:44 -0700
  Why bother with the extend-a-stay? With the fridge not needing propane anymore, the stock Westy tank should last for months of cooking...
• Re: Running Rich.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Kennedy
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 08:15:15 -0700
  ...Another fridge question. Try adding a little 12v computer CPU fan to the interior of the fridge. You'll be surprised how much the...
• Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Tim Lott
  Mon, 17 May 1999 14:23:14 EDT
  ...When I drive with the propane running the fridge, the fridge tends to go out. While I'm parked it runs great. Is this...
• Westy fridge cabinet for sale
  Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 23:00:29 -0400
  I have a grey westy fridge cabinet (no fridge). that has lots of spare parts. It has the cabinet door, silverware drawer, and stove...
• removing the fridge
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Mon, 21 Apr 2003 09:36:11 -0400
  ...I was expecting to discover the "easy way" to remove the fridge. Didn't discover it. Is there a way to remove the fridge...
• Re: new dometic model
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sun, 26 Aug 2018 14:43:37 -0400
  Here is a simple fix for ventilation issues for fridges in a vanagon: https://www.dropbox.com/s/y06792hj6472s0b/20180826_142843.jpg?dl=0...
• Fridge maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:09:49 -0800
  ...Fingers are crossed that it will help lighting the fridge. The last time I had the fridge out, I completely cleaned the combustion chamber...
• Fridge lighting woes
  Historical mailing list - chrisadubs
  Sun, 29 Apr 2001 19:52:46 -0700
  ...LP tank is nearly full, and fridge runs fine on 12VDC and 110VAC. Any suggestions? Any way to access the burner behind the fridge...
• Re: water in fridge vent?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 1 Feb 2009 23:38:49 -0600
  ...Unscrew the small cap, under the fridge > lower grill, inside the Westy. > > Mark > > pickle vanagon wrote: >> I went through a car wash the other...
• Re: Trying to light fridge!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 13:20:49 -0700
  ...Trying to light fridge! > Does it run on DC??? on AC???? Some folks suggest that the Propane lights > better if the Fridge is "warmed...
• Re: fridge wont stay lit -safety?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 17:44:37 -0400
  ...fridge wont stay lit >> >>The Dometic service manual for the fridge that is in the Westy >>indicates that it was designed to be used...
• Re: Running fridge with an aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 31 Jul 2000 07:44:07 -0700
  Phil, Yes, the with a stock set up the fridge only gets 12 v power when then engine is running.... the alternator sends a...
• Re: Fridge topic
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Sat, 13 May 2000 10:55:40 -0600
  Hi Marc I used to turn off the propane and run the fridge off the battery while driving when I first got my Westy...