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Subject:Re: fridge fan running away
From:Mark Drillock
Date:Thu, 26 Aug 1999 12:23:35 -0700

This is normal. It happens in hot weather or when the fridge side of  the Westy
is getting direct sunlight. You should be happy as this means your fridge is
hard at work and many of them seem to be pretty lazy.

Mark

karen brown wrote:

> On my last camping trip, the weather was quite hot and my refrigerator fan
> started running almost constantly.  It would finally shut off, then come
> back on almost immediately.  Does anyone have experience with this?  It
> otherwise seemed to be working fine.  Is it bad to use the fridge when this
> is happening?  I remember some comment on this topic a long time ago so
> there may be something in the archives.  Can someone give me the address for
> the archives?
>
> Hope to camp this week-end at the beach north of Jacksonville if Hurricane
> Dennis doesn't blow it!
>
> Karen Brown
> '84 Westy