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Subject:Fwd: Westfalia refrigerator issues
From:Steven Yoon
Date:Mon, 23 May 2011 13:31:52 -0400

Oops - forgot to reply appropriately. Any additional insight from all you
old timers would be greatly appreciated.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Steven Yoon <drssyoon@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, May 23, 2011 at 10:21 AM
Subject: Re: Westfalia refrigerator issues
To: george jannini <georgejoann@gmail.com>

Hey George - thanks.

How can I tell if the gas power is working? It said something about flame
being visible on the left side of the fridge, but can't tell. Also, if I
select the 12V power, does it require the engine to be running? And I guess
if 120V power is selected, you need to have the outlet plugged into a power
source?

I am not sure if my westy has an aux battery, but there is a little circuit
breaker behind the driver's seat on the side. There is a pair of wire going
into somewhere under the driver's seat.

Not much info in Bentley.

By the way, I went to the Camping RV place in Tucker you suggested to get my
tank filled after the U Haul disaster. Everything went great!

/S/

On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 10:01 AM, george jannini <georgejoann@gmail.com>wrote:

> >> My 83 westy fridge does not seem to be working. Not sure how useful it
> would
> be even if it was working - given the small size. <<
>
>  It's large enough to hold enough tasty adult beverages for a weekend-
> for most folks- but if we're going to a bus campout, we also bring a
> cooler.
>
>   Seriously, for your first test, you should plug the fridge in, make
> sure the 3 way rocker switch on the right is set correctly,  turn the
> thermostat all the way up and walk away from the bus for a few hours.
>
> Geo/ATL (ITP)
>