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Date:         Thu, 26 Jun 2014 13:28:57 -0700
Reply-To:     Neil Cebara <neilcebara@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Neil Cebara <neilcebara@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: What to do with a Dometic RC160E cooler?
Comments: To: J Stewart <fonman4277@comcast.net>
In-Reply-To:  <802050323.415245.1403805799805.JavaMail.root@sz0063a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net>
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Thanks for the replies, Ken Dennis & Jeff. As it happens, this list has produced some magic and I have found someone (local!) who is interested. I think I'm going to go that route.

Any tips on a reasonably prices electric 12v cooler? I've found one offering from Igloo for about $80 that seems decent enough. I'll just have to build a custom mount so I can bolt it to the floor in the same spot. *And* install the secondary deep-cycle battery.. ;>)

Much obliged! I'm sure I'll see everyone around.

vroom, . Neil

On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 11:03 AM, J Stewart <fonman4277@comcast.net> wrote:

> When I bought my '85 Weekender about 4 years ago, it also had the cooler ( > I first thought it was a window air conditioner the seller had just left in > the van) but mine worked. I was going to toss it, as it took up way too > much room and I didn't ever see using it. Decide d instead to stick it on > Ebay where it sold for around $150.00 IIRC. You never know! Jeff Stewart > ----- Original Message ----- > > Neil, I hate to throw stuff out. There might be a person on > > thesamba.com > > that would rush right to your place and take it if you offered it for > > a low > > price or free. Maybe they need it to complete their full show quality > > restoration of an 85-86 era Wolfsburg Westy Weekender. They are so > > rare. > > Brown with brown interior for some reason is the most common color > > scheme. > > I am actually joking about them being rare. At least at my shop they > > aren't. I have one customer that has two, another has one and I went > > to > > inspect a fourth one in Deptford for a customer the other night. > > Three of > > these are 85s and one is an 86. They are all brown on brown. None of > > them > > has the cooler. I have only seen one cooler in real life and that was > > in > > an 86 Syncro Wolfsburg Westy Weekender (Brown on Brown of course) and > > the > > lid was messed up. So maybe that person will want yours! > > Welcome to the list! > > Ken Wilford > > John 3:16 > > www.vanagain.com > > On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 10:46 PM, Neil Cebara <neilcebara@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > Hi all! > > > > > > First time post, first time Vanagon owners.... We just purchased an > > > '85 > > > Wolfsberg Edition in March which we love! It needs a bit of love, > > > but > > > that's what we're here for. Love. We have it in slop buckets.. ;>) > > > > > > It came with its stock Dometic RC160E thermoelectic cooler.... the > > > top-opening kind ..bolted to the floor behind the passenger seat. > > > I've > > > tested it, and talked to a local servicing shop that thinks they may > > > be one > > > of the only shops in the country still able to service the RC160E. > > > > > > Verdict? It doesn't work. The control board is probably shot, > > > which is a > > > $200 replacement. The other electronic piece (might need that, not > > > sure) > > > is a $400 replacement. > > > So... I'm going to upgrade to a more recent type of 12v > > > thermoelectric > > > cooler. (After I reinstall a secondary deep-cycle batt!) > > > > > > But what do I do with this Dometic cooler? > > > Should I just recycle it through my city's various recycling > > > options? > > > Or is there a market out there of people wanting to repair > > > these > > > relics? > > > I'd be happy to even donate it to someone if they were going to > > > fix it > > > up. It's in otherwise good shape, it just doesn't run the fan and > > > cool > > > anything. > > > > > > Any thoughts or experience on recycling versus finding someone to > > > take it? > > > > > > Thanks! > > > . > > > Neil & Chelsea > > > '85 Westy > > > * "Phaedra von Vanagon Westphalia-Wolfsberg" aka Phae, heir to the > > > fabled > > > Westphalia-Wolfsberg throne.* > > > > > -- > > Thanks, > > Ken Wilford > > John 3:16 > > www.vanagain.com >


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