Date:         Fri, 6 Jun 2008 07:17:31 -0700
Reply-To:     Neil2 <vidublu@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Neil2 <vidublu@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: New 12V fridge venting issues
Comments: To: Mike Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
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Wow, I used to do that.  Every time I rode thru a lawn with 'stickers',
thorns or whatever you call them where you live.


On 6/6/08, Mike Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Gracious, Troy -- your suggestion on how to block the side vent is a darn
> good one!* I was wasting some time and keystrokes blathering about how
> compressors in general need less venting than the Dometic. I was just
> saying, is all.
>
> =========
> * Except for those of us, like me, who haven't seen an large inner tube
> since they helped their dad change a flat on the family Buick. He used
> this patch kit that came in a tin like chewing tobacco. It had these big
> patches, some clamps. I recall him roughing up the inner tube with
> something that looked like a cheese grater, then clamping the patch to the
> tube and lighting it with a match. It smoldered for a while, emitting a
> sulfurous stench. "Vulcanizing," he explained.
>
> Today I don't know if I could find inner tubes for anything larger than
> bicycle tires within a 75-mile radius of my home in totally urban and
> suburban California.
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR
>
>
>
> On 6/6/2008 12:16 AM Troy wrote:
>
> Some guys get no respect;) Guess you need to be a squirrel.  I was trying
>> to point out in my last message, that you can use some inner tube material
>> to seal the opening through the side of the van. I believe there is a black
>> neoprene gasket there right now, just replace that gasket with some inner
>> tube material, and you're home free. If I recall I took the flat metal plate
>> out of mind as well as it's no longer needed. Enjoy your new fridge, but if
>> you're like me, you're probably going to end up replacing your auxiliary
>> battery soon too to accommodate the extra power requirements.
>>
>> Troy
>>
>>


--
Neil
'82 Diesel Westy
Peace of