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Subject:Re: 2 questions
From:Bob Stevens
Date:Sat, 24 Jul 2004 14:49:28 -0600

The only experience I have here is that when it's hot out, it's hotter
inside the van and it gets hot enough for the fridge fan thermostat to turn
the fan on. It stays on until well after dark (in PHX) and that's when the
fan shuts off.
bob

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Willenbrock" <pooncerelli@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 1:12 PM
Subject: 2 questions

> hey all
> i have two questions here
> 1.  i finally got my westy kitchen stuff wired in correctly(thanks Kim!)
> now
> here's the thing.  i turn fridge on to propane.  it is 90+ today and the
> fridge fan turned on after abput 20 minutes.  this is the first time i
> heard
> it ever.  this sucker is extremely loud, i mean loud!  there will be no
> camping with this fan on. it is louder then the radiator fan, for real.
> maybe this is not the stock fan. anyways, not only is it loud but it never
> shut itself off.  the battery level even went to the yellow.  so i
> disconeccted the wiring to shut it off.  what now?  i know there are
> quiter
> fans out there but how quiet?  why wouldn't this fan shut itself off?  the
> propane gets hot, i know this but shouldn't the fan shut down before it
> drains the battery?
>
> 2.  i need a new water hose for the grey water tank, the one that goes
> from
> the hookup to the tank, it looks like a slinky.  where can i get a new
> one.
> itried the local hardware stores and theirs do not fit properly, water
> leaks
> from the connection.  so where else can i check.
> thanks
> jason
>
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