Todd, It's an excellent thing to do - my fridge starting problems went away completely, and I didn't even replace the check valve - just drilled the end of the pump out (not as big a drill as the manual says - I was chicken, since the recommended drill seemed just about as big as the end tube), and then I put some silicone grease on the piston (and added the gasket on the piston that is mentioned in Bentley). Made a big difference. The new check valve would probably be even better. Dave At 05:02 AM 9/10/97 -0400, Todd Last wrote: >In the VW manual there is a procedure to modify the air pump in the fridge by >drilling out the pump outlet and adding a check valve. > >Is this a worthwhile thing to do while I have the fridge out of the van? > >Also, is there a clever way to check the 12v heater with the fridge out of >the van? > >Thanks >Todd >'88 Westfalia GL > > |
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