Date:         Sat, 12 Aug 2000 22:59:57 -0700
Reply-To:     Jeff Hammerstrom <speakerdesign@uswest.net>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jeff Hammerstrom <speakerdesign@uswest.net>
Subject:      Fridge fan running a lot; defrost needed
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I just got back from camping on Vancouver Island and I made a discovery on
my trip. I had noticed in the past that sometimes my fridge fan would start
coming on more frequently, sometimes going off for a few seconds and then
starting up again. I noticed that there was some ice on the cooling fins
inside the fridge and I could feel ice on the rear of the cooling unit as
well so I decided to turn down the fridge for a few hours to defrost it.
After this my fan worked normally! The problem is that I needed to repeat
this every other day! Has anyone else noticed this? Is it normal for the
fridge to get so frosted? Is there anything that can be done to prevent it
from getting iced up? My fridge has always cooled well and lights fairly
easily. I only run it on propane even when driving and it doesn't go out
even at 75 mph!

Jeff Hammerstrom
'90 Westie
'86 BMW 535i
'71 Fiat 124 Spider
'86 Subaru 4x4