Date: Sat, 1 May 2004 06:04:59 EDT
Reply-To: RAlanen@AOL.COM
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: fridge exhaust cover
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In a message dated 30/04/2004 12:54:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
(this is probably why the rust
started inside there in the first place!)
Not true ! Some water may get into the fridge vent when washing the van or
in violent rains storms but the fridge vent leads to the SEALED combustion
chamber and it has a drain below the fridge door that you are supposed to use
to drain the combustion chamber in the event water does get in there. The
rusting of the Westie side panel is caused mostly from condensation due the
change in temperatures between the inside and outside of the van. Also when the
fridge is running there is heat produce back there causing condensation. The
condensation is collected and held there by the Fiberglas insulation and
there is no drain on the floor pan in this area. So.......the water produced by
the condensation collects in there at the floor level and rusts out the
lower seam. The rust also starts around the cut outs for the services because
the Fiberglas is retaining moisture there and the edges of the cut outs were
left naked by Westfalia. Also the horizontal box section support rib about
mid way on te side collects moisture because it has numerous openings in its
cross section, has no rust protection and therefore rusts heavily.
See my _VW Vanagon Westfalia Dometic Fridge Maintenace_
(http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/fridge.htm) for more information.
Cheers,
Frank Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
_BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm) a VW Camper
camping event, Almonte, ON, June 10 ~ 13, 2004
'87 Westy & Lionel Trains
Member: _Vanagon List_ (http://www.vanagon.com/) , _LiMBO_
(http://www.bcn.net/~limbo/) , _IWCCC_ (http://www.westfalia.qc.ca/) & _CCVWC_
(http://www.ccvwc.ca/)
Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley
_STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Mufflers_
(http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm)
_Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html)
or http://frankcondelli.com
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