Stink - dust and grime on the radiator at the back, work even better cleaned
up and degreased

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ryan Heidcamp" <RHeidcamp01@COMM-WORKS.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 7:26 PM
Subject: Re: Dometic Fridge question

> The fridge has been plugged in since I received an email from Matthew
> Pollard.  I just walked over to it.  The thing stinks like the smell your
> furnace in your house makes the first time you turn it on in the winter.
> I'm sure this smell will go away with some use and cleaning.  But I opened
> the fridge and found the aluminum almost to cold to touch!
>
> Thanks for all the advice.
>
> Ryan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Mathis [mailto:CMathis227@AOL.COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 1:08 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Dometic Fridge question
>
>
> I thought mine was broken as well.  No sound, no vibration, no nothing.
> Leave it plugged in for about an hour and you should notice it getting
> colder
> inside.  Plugged in to 110VAC it will eventually make ice.  On 12V it will
> keep stuff inside much cooler than the ambient temp for quite a while.  If
> it
> does start making noises you have a problem as there are no moving parts.
>
> Chuck
> '85 Wolfsburg Westy - 'Roland the Road Buffalo'
>
> In a message dated 7/9/02 12:52:33 PM, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
>
> >Date:    Tue, 9 Jul 2002 11:41:52 -0500
> >From:    Ryan Heidcamp <RHeidcamp01@COMM-WORKS.COM>
> >Subject: Dometic Fridge question
> >
> >I just received in the mail the fridge for my 85 Westy weekender.  Its
> >the cooler looking one that screws down to the floor behind the passenger
> seat.
> >I've been looking for this fridge since I bought my van about two years
> >ago.
> >
> >Anyway I plugged the fridge into a 110 AC outlet here at work and set the
> >fridge to max.  Just like the instructions say to.  Anyway, I don't here
> >any noise or feel any cooling.  I only left the fridge plugged in for a
few
> >minutes.  So my question is should I hear, feel something doing
something.
> >If so, what goes wrong with these fridges?  I'll pull it apart tonight
> >and dig into it with an multi meter and some 409.  Plus test the 12V side
> of
> >things.  Of course, I'm making the assumption that the 12V side of things
> >in my bus will work.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Ryan
> >
> >P.S.  Its nice to be back on the email list and working on the Vanagon.
> > I took a year leave from the Vanagon to build a 2001 GTI.
>