I am just now closing up my reefer and cabinet and have installed that
very modification -- without the string thingie. I'll test it on
Memorial Day weekend and report back.

BTW, that was probably Mark Drillock you met.

--

Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
83.5 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
KG6RCR

On 5/18/2005 1:18 PM Warren Chapman wrote:

>FWIW.....I saw a very clever, simple, and inexpensive "mod" recently while
>interviewing attendees at Syncro de Mayo about their favorite "Upgrades"
>
>Craig Drillok had installed a computer type muffin fan into the plastic
>frame where the City Water Inlet was previously located .(how many times
>have you used that thing?)j
>
>The inside portion of the black plastic frame had been cut out and the fan
>installed there so it would exhaust hot air from behind the fridge to the
>outside of the van....rather than just circulate it around behind the
>fridge...like most of the previous fan mods I've seen do.
>
>Craig also installed a switch to the fan so he could shut the fan off at
>night when camping if the noise of the fan was disturbing his sleep.
>
>He also had a little short wire or string from the top screw to the outside
>flap to keep the flap open when needed.  I thought this part could use a
>little more refinement....perhaps some kind of  a little arm added to the
>inside of the flap to prop it open when using the fan but out of site when
>the flap was down.
>
>Craig reported significantly improved cooling in his fridge.
>
>Warren Chapman
>Moderator
>SubaruVanagon Yahoo Group
>90 Syncro Westy/Subaru powered
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