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Refrigerator Kaput [message #88374] Sun, 13 June 2010 11:47 Go to next message
Jon payne is currently offline  Jon payne   United States
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Well it looks like our fridge in the GMC is toast. Will no longer cool in any mode, gas or elec. You can hear it gurgle from 3 feet away which evidently means the cooling unit has lost pressure and is no longer functioning. It is a 1985 Norcold sold by Sears.

So now I'm looking for a replacement and as you all know they ain't cheap. Any suggestions on brand, model and features? For sure I want gas/elec.

Jon


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Westfield,IN
Re: Refrigerator Kaput [message #88381 is a reply to message #88374] Sun, 13 June 2010 12:47 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Matt Colie is currently offline  Matt Colie   United States
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Jon Payne wrote on Sun, 13 June 2010 12:47

Well it looks like our fridge in the GMC is toast. Will no longer cool in any mode, gas or elec. You can hear it gurgle from 3 feet away which evidently means the cooling unit has lost pressure and is no longer functioning. It is a 1985 Norcold sold by Sears.

So now I'm looking for a replacement and as you all know they ain't cheap. Any suggestions on brand, model and features? For sure I want gas/elec.

Jon

Jon,
Try

<http://www.fixyourfridge.com/index.php/check-your-fridge>

We had a nice presentation by this guy when Eastern States was at Elkhart last fall.

Matt


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Re: [GMCnet] Refrigerator Kaput [message #88383 is a reply to message #88374] Sun, 13 June 2010 13:00 Go to previous messageGo to next message
powerjon is currently offline  powerjon   United States
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Jon,
You're not more than 2 hours from National RV Refrigeration in
Shipshewana. You can have yours rebuild with a 3 year warrantee for
under $500. They can do say day service in your coach or you can
purchase a new unit at a really good price.

These are the Amish frig guys and they do excellent work at a
reasonable price. We had them at our rally 2 years ago and GMCES had
them at their rally last year.

Call them at 260-768-7059
or
http://www.fixyourfridge.com/

J.R. Wright
GMC GreatLaker
TZE Zone Restorations
77 Eleganza Custom (For Sale)
1975 Avion (Under Reconstruction)
Michigan

>
> Well it looks like our fridge in the GMC is toast. Will no longer
> cool in any mode, gas or elec. You can hear it gurgle from 3 feet
> away which evidently means the cooling unit has lost pressure and is
> no longer functioning. It is a 1985 Norcold sold by Sears.
>
> So now I'm looking for a replacement and as you all know they ain't
> cheap. Any suggestions on brand, model and features? For sure I
> want gas/elec.
>
> Jon
> --
> Jon Payne/
> 76 Palm Beach/
> Westfield,IN
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Michigan
Re: [GMCnet] Refrigerator Kaput [message #88387 is a reply to message #88383] Sun, 13 June 2010 13:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
WD0AFQ is currently offline  WD0AFQ   United States
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Jon, just what JR said. No reason for you to buy a new one. You can call and tell the guy what it is doing and he will diagnose and send you what you need, if you don't want to take it to him. Leon is one sharp cookie. I would call, then load it in a pickup and take to him, myself. His labor is really cheap.
Dan


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Re: [GMCnet] Refrigerator Kaput [message #88392 is a reply to message #88374] Sun, 13 June 2010 14:19 Go to previous message
jimk is currently offline  jimk   United States
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You should look at the new series that claim to have more interior
space for the same exterior size.
If nothing else, but to give you an comparison , I can quote on a
dripped ship price for a Norcold 3 way unit.
I'll be here at the office most of the day doing paper work.

On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 9:47 AM, Jon Payne <embrep@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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>
> Well it looks like our fridge in the GMC is toast.  Will no longer cool in any mode, gas or elec.  You can hear it gurgle from 3 feet away which evidently means the cooling unit has lost pressure and is no longer functioning.  It is a 1985 Norcold sold by Sears.
>
> So now I'm looking for a replacement and as you all know they ain't cheap.  Any suggestions on brand, model and features? For sure I want gas/elec.
>
> Jon
> --
> Jon Payne/
> 76 Palm Beach/
> Westfield,IN
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