On Aug 8, 2008, at 5:02 PM, craig cowan wrote:

> 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.

& indeed Westfalia used to put the outlet near there in the early
split window campers.

Pax,

Mr. BZ
65 Westy
84 Westy

> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>