

| Subject: | Domestic Refrigerator. |
| From: | Todd Last |
| Date: | Sun, 14 Sep 1997 19:04:20 -0700 |
Okay, I managed to get my refrigerator out, and armed with all of the information on the list I figured I'd do a super refrigerator hop-up. I did the VW tech update to the airpump. I vacuumed out the combustion chamber and used a bottle brush to clean out the pipes. I used silicone thermal goo to adhere the thermostat for the rear fan to the cooling fins (after checking that the thermostat worked.) I updated the little fan motor with a 24,000 RPM unit from RadioShack I used a 3" ring of water heater flue pipe around the fan to better direct the air. I placed 2 2" 5.3cfm muffin fans on a special bracket above the interior fins to blow air over the fins. (wired to the vehicle DC) So, now I expect that my fridge will work so well, I can use it to store ice-cream, or leave the door open and cool the vehicle on hot days. <g> I have not started it up yet - so I'll let everyone know how well all this tinkering worked. Thanks to everyone's suggestions. I took photos of what I did, if they come out I'll post them with the header pictures. Todd Last '88 Westfalia
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