William,

Go to www.vanagon.com and follow the info link then articles and essays,
then look at Reefer Madness 1, and 2 - everything you ever wanted to know
(and then some about your fridge...

Paul.

----- Original Message -----
From: "William Alexander" <william@IDZYN.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 8:16 AM
Subject: '87 westy brand new!

> Hey hey,
>
> Ok the westy has seen better days - but it's new to me (first VW I've
> ever owned - bought it 3 weeks ago - $2400! - she has a few issues.)
> and I'm brand new to the list. I have two little questions that I
> didn't see really answered in the archive - although I may not have
> read every post. By the way - holy #$*! this forum is a beautiful
> thing!
>
> Fridge: Mine seems to work - especially when it's plugged in. When I
> run it from the battery it doesn't seem to get very cold - but I'm new
> to this - does the fridge just take a long time to get sufficiently
> cold? Would a good tip for me the beginner be to plug it in all night
> before a trip in order for the "while-driving" option to work at it's
> best? Is the plugged-in fridge colder than the off-battery fridge? and
> how does the lp-fridge compare to the other two temperature wise? I
> haven't had the guts to put lp in the rusty tank yet so haven't tried
> my hand at the quirky-soundinglighting yet.
>
> Sink: The faucet for the sink is mysteriously gone - but the knob is
> still there. Turning the knob creates no pump action. I was hoping I
> could at least get a little water to come out. Is the pump notorious
> for failure? Anyone know how I could easily test to see if the pump
> needs replacing? I have a new faucet on the way from bus depot - or I
> will in the next day or two unless someone's partying out and has a
> working one?
>
> Look forward to more questions from me - I am fascinated with this
> wonderful van and will have many. If anyone has any parts for an '87
> westy that they need to get rid of please contact me.. she needs some
> tlc!
>
> William in Roanoke, Va
>