>Went out to get in camper the other day and heard the fan running in
the
>fridge.   It was off.  Actually even when it is on and running I have
never
>heard the fan before.  Like, I didn't  even know it had a fan.  Anyway,
>later on it quits.  And even later on than that it kicks on again.
Still
>off as far as I know.
>What gives?  BTW I removed the fuse so it won't run the battery down.
>
This is how it's supposed to work.
There is a fan at the rear of the fridge that blows air past the fins,
to help the fridge work more efficiently.  This fan is controlled by a
thermoswitch which is screwed into one of the fins.  Since the camper
equipment gets 12v all the time, it doesn't matter if the fridge is on,
the fan will work whenever the thermoswitch gets hot enough to start the
fan, which can happen in a closed car in the summer.

I don't think you have to worry about it running the battery down, it
doesn't draw a lot of current and I've never had any troubles with that
sort of thing on my '81.

Sean Bartnik
Fairfax, Virginia
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'81 Vanagon L Westfalia
'74 Karmann Ghia convertible

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