"All of the things above do nothing to stop drop out of cold when the door
is
opened but it will produce two munchkin trays of ice once a day."

Speaking of Munchkin trays, for sale: Genuine Westy Munchkin tray WITH
insert. Comes with handy 1981 carrying case, $600, you tow it away. Great
winter project, getting the carrying case back together.

tim in san jose

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stan Wilder" <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: Top-Load Fridge for Westy

> I substantially improved the performance and cold recovery in my standard
> Dometic simply by adding a little 12v Computer CPU fan to the sidewall of
> the fridge.
> As preparation for travel I normally put a container of Ice in my fridge
and
> ran it on 120v for an overnight prep period.
> Everything I put in the fridge from that point forward was pre cooled
either
> from my home refrigerator at departure time or from being in my ice chest
> that I always carried too.
> One of the big culprits of refrigerator poor performance is simply
hardened
> door seals that leak constantly.
> All of the things above do nothing to stop drop out of cold when the door
is
> opened but it will produce two munchkin trays of ice once a day.
> Some of the highest quality, thick sidewall Styrofoam coolers come from
> Omaha Steaks and Honey Cured Hams as shipping containers. I've kept three
> bags of ice for three days in these with very little melt down.
>
> Stan Wilder
> More Power with Performance Coatings
> http://www.engineceramics.com
>