Stink - dust and grime on the radiator at the back, work even better cleaned up and degreased

----- Original Message ----- From: "Ryan Heidcamp" <RHeidcamp01@COMM-WORKS.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 7:26 PM Subject: Re: Dometic Fridge question

> The fridge has been plugged in since I received an email from Matthew > Pollard. I just walked over to it. The thing stinks like the smell your > furnace in your house makes the first time you turn it on in the winter. > I'm sure this smell will go away with some use and cleaning. But I opened > the fridge and found the aluminum almost to cold to touch! > > Thanks for all the advice. > > Ryan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chuck Mathis [mailto:CMathis227@AOL.COM] > Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 1:08 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Dometic Fridge question > > > I thought mine was broken as well. No sound, no vibration, no nothing. > Leave it plugged in for about an hour and you should notice it getting > colder > inside. Plugged in to 110VAC it will eventually make ice. On 12V it will > keep stuff inside much cooler than the ambient temp for quite a while. If > it > does start making noises you have a problem as there are no moving parts. > > Chuck > '85 Wolfsburg Westy - 'Roland the Road Buffalo' > > In a message dated 7/9/02 12:52:33 PM, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > > >Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 11:41:52 -0500 > >From: Ryan Heidcamp <RHeidcamp01@COMM-WORKS.COM> > >Subject: Dometic Fridge question > > > >I just received in the mail the fridge for my 85 Westy weekender. Its > >the cooler looking one that screws down to the floor behind the passenger > seat. > >I've been looking for this fridge since I bought my van about two years > >ago. > > > >Anyway I plugged the fridge into a 110 AC outlet here at work and set the > >fridge to max. Just like the instructions say to. Anyway, I don't here > >any noise or feel any cooling. I only left the fridge plugged in for a few > >minutes. So my question is should I hear, feel something doing something. > >If so, what goes wrong with these fridges? I'll pull it apart tonight > >and dig into it with an multi meter and some 409. Plus test the 12V side > of > >things. Of course, I'm making the assumption that the 12V side of things > >in my bus will work. > > > >Thanks, > >Ryan > > > >P.S. Its nice to be back on the email list and working on the Vanagon. > > I took a year leave from the Vanagon to build a 2001 GTI. >