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From: thewestyman@MINDSPRING.COM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: RE: Turbocharge your Westy fridge fan
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 00:52:47 -0800

>I've stumbled on a way to get better cooling over the fins of the
>[Vanagon]
>Westy fridge. I've considered using computer fans, Fridgemate fans,
>and
>others, but the simplest, least expensive, and very effective
>solution I've
>tried is as follows:
>
>Remove the noisy little fan motor that currently resides on the
>backside of
>your fridge, and replace it with a # 273-255 high-speed motor from
>your
>local friendly Radio Shack store. Cost, $4.00. The motor fits
>perfectly on
>the existing bracket, the only modification is to the fan blade,
>which will
>need it's hole enlarged by a # 43 drill bit. The motor leads are
>marked (+)
>and (-), plus goes to the blue lead, minus to the yellow. I've also
>added a
>bypass switch to the fan to activate it regardless of what the temp
>sensor
>on the fins tells it. This is just a mini two-pole switch also found
>at
>Radio Shack. Results: the new fan is noticeably quieter, with a
>smoothness
>unlike the original, and you can actually FEEL the air flowing out
>of the
>vents above the rear of the fridge. I can hardly wait for summer, to
>see how
>much better this works in the heat!
>
>Karl Mullendore
>Westy Ventures
>1987 Westy Syncro 1.9TD
>
That is great.  And to make your fridge work more efficiently, you
would have to put some kind of similar fan inside too, to make the
air move around.  I would like to know what is the best for that too.
Thanks.
Zoltan