Yes, the Weekenders had fridge that is bi and bulky. They almost always work but not practical for battery. There should be two cords, one for 12 volt and one for 120 V. You bring it in the house to get cold and then use the 12 volt only while driving. 

The intermittent temp thing is usually a bad thermostat, bad gauge connection, or low coolant/combustion gasses getting into the coolant system. 

Dennis

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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of J Stewart
Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 8:23 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Opinions-Well, It's Mine Now

Well. right or wrong, its mine now. Good news is it made it 50+ miles home without any issues. About 19 miles into the drive home, the temp gauge finally rose to just below the LED. It stayed there for about 30 seconds then it dropped all the way down to the bottom where it stayed the rest of the way home. I just took it out to the store and it didn't budge from the bottom. Deja vu-my last '84 did this very same thing, and it wasn't the resistor, the gauge, sending unit, etc. I never did figure out what it was. Tomorrow I start replacing vacuum lines, cleaning grounds, etc.Two questions: did weekenders come with a big ugly a** Dometic fridge that bolted to the floor behind the passenger seat? It looks like a big window unit air conditioner and it's gonna be gone, I hate it. Seller said it doesn't work anyway. Also, I know I can find this info easily enough, but I'm sure someone knows it off the top of their head: '85 Wolfsburg Edition Weekender whats the paint name/code? It's kind of a silvery brown (which believe it or not my wife likes!) TIA, Jeff 

Jeff Stewart