Jeffrey,
The reason the plastic vent cover is important to use as suggested in your
Westfalaia ownwer's manual , is to keep water out of the burner of the
Dometic Refrigerator when washing the Van.
If you enjoy kneeling down in front of your refrigerator, and groaping for
the drain cap screw, don't use the suggested cover.
Ron

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey Vickers" <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 7:27 PM
Subject: Vent cover

> I've never understood this particular directive from the DeathStar
> (VW). Why would you need this cover in a car wash but not in the rain
> going 60 mph? And while we're on the subject, have you ever felt how
> HOT the exhaust from the fridge gets? It would take a super-robusto
> robo-spider to survive that blast furnace...
>
> Jeff / 87 Syncro Westy
> On May 16, 2006, at 5:05 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
>
> > Date:    Tue, 16 May 2006 17:20:05 -0400
> > From:    David Milo <dellaone@GMAIL.COM>
> > Subject: Re: flue vent cover
> >
> > Moreover, the manual for the Westy suggests that it be installed
> > when you
> > are washing the van.
> >
> > Dave
>