Scott that's a great idea! I wasn't going to worry about hookups yet, but i
do like the idea of routing it to behind the license plate.
I don't plan on installing any water fill or city hookups......for the time
being i'm not even hooking up the water system (the pump's broken), but i
really do doubt i'll use it all that much. We shall see.

-Craig
'85GL with rust
1980 rust with a camper on top.

On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 6:03 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> a suggestion on the AC plug receptical.
> one of my vans has it underneath- on the frame rail , which means you
> always have to get down on your knees at least to plug in the 110AC.....and
> if things are wet that's a bother.........etc.
> A nice location for a 110AC receptical that's naturally weather protected,
> and not a schlep under the van, is right next to the rear license
> plate........nice little spot on either side of the rear license  for an
> outdoor plug, with flip up lid, etc.  And easy to access without getting
> under the van.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "craig cowan" <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 2:48 PM
> Subject: Re: From rags to westy in a week.
>
>
>  I agree.....I think the hole has to go in the side for this one. The rest
>> of
>> my hookups will be underneith, but there's just no good way of avoiding
>> that
>> fridge hole in the side of the van.....
>> It will be cut.
>>
>> -Craig
>> '85GL (With a propane tank)
>> '80Westy (without a propane tank)
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 3:13 PM, Bill Glenn <idahobill@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>  On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 07:42:16 -0700, Roger Whittaker <
>>> rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> >the flu for the fridge simply needs to be pointed away from the van
>>> >so sown and to the side rather than up to the side ...
>>> >and no holes in the side of the van
>>>
>>> I would have to disagree.  Except when manually operating the air pump to
>>> light the refrigerator in propane mode, the fridge is not power vented,
>>> but
>>> relies on natural convection.  The heat produced by any of the three
>>> modes
>>> of operation results in hot air flowing upward through the exhaust tube
>>> and
>>> exiting through the side of the van to the outside air. Since the intake
>>> and exhaust are open only on the ends where they penetrate the wall of
>>> the
>>> van, and are otherwise sealed, this same convection in the exhaust is
>>> responsible for drawing in fresh air through the intake.  Convection will
>>> not occur in an exhaust tube directed downward, with the result that the
>>> fridge would likely not work in any of the three modes, but particularly
>>> in
>>> propane mode, where, without convection in the exhaust, there would be no
>>> fresh air arriving through the intake for combustion to take place.
>>>
>>> Bill
>>>
>>>
>>> This flow of air will not occur if the venting is routed downward, and
>>> without it, the fridge will not work in any mode.  Further, this same
>>> convection in the exhaust also results in fresh air being drawn in for
>>> combustion when operating on propane.  If you think the Dometic is hard
>>> to
>>> light now  Interfere with this design and risk the fridge not working
>>>
>>>
>