Thanks to all that responded...I plugged the 120v up and left the fridge turned
on for several housrs. Whatdaya know, cold! I expecting household-like fridge
noises, not the super quiet VW fridge.

Mike Barfield
'84 Westy (Looking for name ideas)

On Wed, 26 Apr 2000, Mike Barfield wrote:
> I'm a first-time westy owner and got my van last weekend. The engine is blown
> and doesn't run. Today for the first time I ran 120v to the van to see what
> would work. Plugged a trouble light to the inside plug. Eureka! POWER!
> Next plugged light into the plug in the cabinet under the sink. MORE
> POWER! (Wife is looking on and can't understand joyful glee) Following the
> instructions in the manual and printed on the fridge for 120v nothing happened.
> No noise, no cold, nothing. I then put a charger on the dead battery.
> Headlights, wipers, horn, dome light, etc. all work. Put fridge on 12v,
> nothing. Next tried to light the fridge. There is propane in the tank, don't
> know how much (was able to use stove). Followed instructions on fridge. Tried
> many times.  The best I could do was once I got a loud pop that sounded like it
> came from the outside vent. Van does not have second battery. Noticed that a
> fuse is blown in the little box next to the bottom of the drivers seat (the
> fuse on the right). Don't have any extra fuses, but plan to replace ALL fuses
> this weekend. I plan to leave the charger on the battery all night (with cables
> removed). Anyone got any ideas why 120v isn't working?
>
> Mike Barfield
> '84 Westy (Looking for name ideas)