Hi Paul.

I was just reading up on the Norcold DC0040 in the archives.

Here is a link to a list members install/useage info for the Norcold:

http://www.members.shaw.ca/McTavishPAC/fridge/fridge.html

You might find this to be a good replacement though you may need to
invest/upgrade to a larger house battery. The combined $$ may be too
much. So....

What about getting a good used Dometic?

It you find one and it's not installed, you can bench test on AC and
if you're comfortable dealing with LP connectionss, hook it up to a
BBQ LP tank to test operation on LP.

Neil.

--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.

http://web.mac.com/tubaneil

On 6/18/07, Paul Chubbuck <paul@takingflight.net> wrote:
> I'm researching options for replacing the old, unreliable Dometic in my 1982
> VW Vanagon Westfalia.
>
> Dometic wants to know the model number to see if there is a replacement
> option, but unfortunately, some of the numbers on the aluminum plate are
> abraded through years of contact with one of the knobs.
>
> Can anyone on the list help me figure out exactly what model my Dometic is?
> Or alternatively, what current product model would replace it?
>
> The best I can read the model # is RM 18_ A.  I cannot say what the missing
> digit is.
>
> Product number is 926 73 __.  The last two digits are abraded, but I think
> the last one is a 6.  Next to the last is totally unreadable.
>
> Thanks,
> Paul
>