The very early Westy Dometics have a gauge like device inside the door
that indicates the burner flame on condition. Much better than the dim
led on the panel that the rest came with, other than having to open the
door to see if still lit.

The same type of gauge has been used on lots of RV fridges. It runs off
the thermocouple like the later LED. It is possible to fit the later LED
panel, run one wire, and have both the inside meter and the outside led.

The model number of these older fridges is RM182A, replaced by the newer
RM182B in about 1982. These both look very alike but there are
differences in wiring details and many different internal parts that
don't interchange. Many more of the A version parts are NLA.

The Westy kitchen main wiring harness is different for the 2 models too
so mixing kitchen parts can be confusing.

Mark

Dennis Haynes wrote:

> What gauge? Is it a Westy?
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Dave Vickery
> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 10:46 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: EARLY 80s FRIDGE QUESTION
>
> Someone probably knows this answer off the top of their head.
>
> How does the LP gauge on the early 80s fridges work.  It obviously shows if
> the fridge is getting gas but is that it.  Can it actually tell relative
> amounts of propane left in the tank?  It sure looks like it, but if it can
> do that, how does it do it, and why would they not include that nice feature
> on later campers.
>
> Anyone know?
> Thanks
>
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