FWIW,

I've the older type [fuse inside the driver seat pedastal (Scott :-)] and
I'll be troubleshooting mine this weekend, hopefully and we can compare
notes on what we find.  Last week I took a trip in mine and the 12v
operation seemd to be either OOC or woefully inadequate.  Propane and 110
vac pert near froze everything.

On 6/6/08, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> You don't mention the year of your Vanagon, (don't forget to mention
> the year! --- :^), or more importantly the model of fridge, but even
> though there is power at the fuse, it may not be getting to the 12V
> heater element.
>
> Check the wiring from fuse to fridge plug. If there is power to plug,
> likely the fridge relay is ok as it is PRE fuse. But, on the earlier
> models, (80-81 IIRC) the fridge relay is located on the fridge itself
> and is POST fuse. So fuse could be fine, but relay could be at fault.
> On later models this relay is under the drivers seat in aux battery
> area. (yes you need to remove the drivers seat --- :^)
>
> One other thing to remember is that the PO could have done any number
> of things to wire up an aux battery (if present) or other wiring
> mayhem that could cause problems. Check associated wiring before
> pulling the fridge.
>
> Basically if there is 12V getting to the plug that connects to the
> fridge, you *likely* have to pull the fridge to check the
> wiring/switch etc. on it.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Neil.
>
> --
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>
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> On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 6:45 AM, barriver witch
> <barriverwitch@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi
> > Can anyone help me out here... I have power to the fridge... inline fuse
> working...but fridge won't cool.... works on propane and plugging in....????
>

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Neil
'82 Diesel Westy
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