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Subject:Re: refrigerator
From:Rob
Date:Fri, 23 Jun 2017 18:33:52 -0500

On my '84 that tube at the bottom in the cab? Mine was packed with grit &
what not.
As I recall I used a stiff wire to clean it out.

Rob
vwrobb@gmail.com

On Jun 23, 2017 9:38 AM, "David McNeely" <davmcneely40@gmail.com> wrote:

I don't think the opinion is correct either.  Neither of the places I
called has seen the unit.  I think that they just don't want to bother with
anything where parts, if needed, are not available directly from their
usual suppliers, or anything that is old, and that in their first opinion
may take a little extra attention to detail.

But I have a couple of other options, before I undertake to pull it myself
and follow instructions.  I just have long experience with "easy" jobs for
others being harder to do for me, and I more often than not have to redo
work over and over to get it right, get impatient, and so on.  I realize
that others sometimes have that experience, too, but my love of mechanical
work is perhaps less than some others.  And I don't want to risk damaging
an irreplaceable part.

I do think it is probably extremely dirty.  I don't believe it has ever
been serviced.

mcneely

On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 8:21 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:

> If they aren't operated too far off level (+/- 8 degrees -- typical RV
> fridge is +/- 6 one way and 3 the other way) the cooling unit should last
> forever.
>
> Yrs,
> d
>
> On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 10:38 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> > Dave,
> >
> > Disappointed that you got the opinion that the fridge ain't worth
fixing.
> > I find that hard to believe.
> >
>

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