Or not... often, it turns out the fan motors are silent... as in burned out!
So if you don't hear anything on a hot day... just figure you need to replace the fan.
Bill
    -----Original Message-----
    From: BRENT CHRISTENSEN <bchristensen@INFOGENESIS.COM>
    To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
    Date: Thursday, April 27, 2000 4:48 PM
    Subject: Re: Fridge problems
    
    
    Super quiet until you are sleeping downstairs with your head facing forward and it is 80 degrees outside.  :-) 

    (You'll hear the fan kick on, and if it is old, loose, or dry it may squeal like a stuck pig or shriek like a Lionel train from Hell)

    Brent Christensen 
    '89 GL Syncro Westy 
    Santa Barbara, CA 

    
    
    > -----Original Message----- 
    > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf 
    > Of Mike Barfield 
    > Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 3:10 PM 
    > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
    > Subject: Re: Fridge problems 
    > 
    > 
    > 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) 
    > 

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