Van fridge not cooling.

hi
Have you checked operation on 12vdc ,240v ac ,gas .
Does the fridge perform badly on all 3 sources .????
Van level ??

Does the fridge receive full 12v or greater ??
12v element checked
240v receives this voltage or greater
240v element checked

Gas flu and jet checked for cleanliness must be spotless clean
Pressure at burner needs checking

We had similar problem with our van fridge, and it ended up being the gas regulator..
Once a new regulator was put it started cooling correctly, we were told that the rubber in the regulator deteriorates and reduces the gas flow..
I am assuming its a three way fridge.
good luck..

Hi Guy's,thanks for the prompt replies, but I mainly run it on 240v and on 12v only while travelling , we only stop in C/Van parks, usually only a couple of times a year for 3 or 4 weeks at a time..
I tried the gas when I bought the van (" Jayco Eagle" ) in 2001, it worked Ok , but have not used it since,
as I said I run it about every 3 months and has always been Ok. but this time no cold, I have a extra fan fitted to the vent and that is blowing warm air , so the element in heating up.
I am waiting till it is a bit cooler in the shed ( 48c on Xmas day ), so I can pull the covers off and check for a leaks or such,
Thanks again. I will update this when I have solved the problem.
Cheers Des.

If your fridge doesn't operate on 240V or gas, most likely it has lost its gas. You have 2 choices:
1 Get it regassed. Cost about $600 and no guarantees that it will not leak again. or
2 Replace the fridge.
I was in the same boat. I took the fridge out, upended it several times, but it still didn't work. Eventually I bought a new fridge. Cost about $1100 - OUCH! The new fridge, although the same model, had a door which is not flat on the outside face, and it now collides with the cubpoards, causing only a minor problem. But gee - the new fridge works 10 times better than the old one, even when that was new.
When I had the new fridge installed, I looked at the old one. I was told that when they fail there is a lot of yellow sulphur gunk on the outside of the coils. Nothing on mine. I removed the old heating elements (they are spares for the new fridge now) and only when I was stripping the whole unit did I see a small patch of yellow hidden under the insulation at the top of the heating elements. I suspect that the original fridge didn't have much of a charge in it because the new one is brilliant

Hi,
I have found the series of You Tube videos by Ford's RV Refrigeration to be extremely helpful in understanding the operation and repair of 3 way caravan fridges.
The link to video No. 1 is below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIJYx5j2nPQ

Good luck,

Well after half a days drama's , I checked all as advised , all the coils etc are really hot, to hot to leave hand on but nothing cold in the freezer ( top usually cold first ). so decided to pull it out , boy , was it a tight fit, finally got it out on the floor but in their wisdom Jayco has made the door hole smaller for split door by 50mm so it will not come out, I rolled it onto it back and a bit side to side, I could hear the fluid running around in the pipes , I thought , beauty, replace wiring and fire it up, but still nothing, So I will have to get some help to lift it over the doorway of the split door.
the sage continues,
Will up date in a few days.

Hi Still no joy with the fridge , just a question? will it work when run out of the van, ( on the ground )the back tubing is getting really hot but still nothing inside, I have by passed the thermostat,
Do'es it need the convection of air over the top fins that it would get thru the 2 vents when installed ?,
Am going to try it on a gas from a bottle , finally found some connections. that's the next project.
Would buy a new one ( last resort) but they are slightly bigger all over , and this one is a real tight fit in the Jayco, I think they built it in when building the van.
Any way Thanks
Des.