Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:15:54 -0400
Reply-To: Jake Beaulieu <jbeaulie@ND.EDU>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Jake Beaulieu <jbeaulie@ND.EDU>
Subject: Praise to Old Volks Home
I just wanted to take a moment to thank Jim Thompson from Old Volks Home
for providing so much invaluable information to the list. The e-mail
pasted below is just one example of the accurate and detailed responses he
has posted in response to questions that generally start something
like, "I am trying to replace this thingy and I don't know what its called
or where I can find a new one.." In addition to helping us figure out if
a whatchamacallit from a 1988 van will fit a 1982 van, he has also written
up detailed instructions on how to swap instrument clusters between vans.
This document has greatly simplified the process.
Thanks a bunch Jim,
Jake
On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:42:55 -0700, Old Volks Home
<oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>You didn't give a year and more importantly, the model number of your
fridge
>(RM182A, B or BEGI). Westfalia shows two different Thermostats:
>
>VW# 253 070 522 80-86 w/RM182A or B
>
>VW# 255 070 527 87-91 w/RM182B or BEGI
>
>It is basically a disc shaped piece with two electrical terminals and the
>disc bracket attaches to the fins on the fridge. While, VW has
discontinued
>carrying these, but are still available from RV supply houses with prices
>ranging from $40 to $50. While VW doesn't indicate the earlier one being
>superseded to the later one, from my research, it shows that Dometic only
>offers one replacement regardless of fridge RM182 series model. Here's a
>link to a place in Texas that offers them (around $44):
>
>http://www.rvdealership.com/rvdstore/pc-120614-1-switcht-stat-n.aspx
>
>or Bus Depot (at $16 higher, if they can get them):
>http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=255070527
>
>I'm not sure what you mean by the "tube rather broken". Are you sure
you're
>talking about the Thermostat or the ThermoCouple (VW # 253 070 589 [now
255
>070 506]), which has a long copper tube? 2 entirely different items.
>
>If what you're looking for is the ThermoCouple, here's a few links:
>
>From GoWesty:
>http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?
id=2446&category_id=129&category_parent_id
>=
>
>From that Texas place I described earlier (almost $10 higher than
GoWesty):
>http://www.rvdealership.com/rvdstore/pc-141787-1-thermocouple-n.aspx
>
>From Bus Depot (over $20 higher than GoWesty):
>http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=253070589
>
>Hope this info might help.....and I agree with Dennis Haynes, a heater
>regulator/home thermostat would not work very well, if at all.
>--
>Jim Thompson
>84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
>84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
>73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
>72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
>oldvolkshome@gmail.com
>http://www.oldvolkshome.com
>***********************************
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