Fridge/Freeze (cont')

Once the foam padded backrest is removed from the rear wall of the cab, there is a recess formed into the sheet metal body that just happens to be perfect for allowing the rear corner on the lid to pivot back while it is being opened. It's almost as though Toyota knew I was going to install a fridge in here :o)
Before I mounted the fridge in the truck, I decided to get a 12V indoor/outdoor thermometer that I could mount below my radios, and use the outside sensor to monitor the fridge temperature, rather than the outside temperature. After a lot of looking around, I finally found the perfect model for a good price on eBay. This is the only one of it's kind that I have ever seen, and the guy said he bought it from a motorcycle shop.

This unit is features an "ice alert" which can be used to notify me if the contents of the fridge are about to freeze. It also has a volt meter which is handy for monitoring the auxiliary battery and seeing when the alternator is adding juice to the system. There is a minimum and maximum temperature recorder if you care to see how cold things got overnight, or maybe the hottest temp inside the cabin on a hot summer day. I have yet to use the nifty lap timer, but maybe I will one of these days pre-running a race course... LOL! ...yea right. The most used function of all though, is seeing how cold it is inside the fridge. It's fun to watch the temperature drop so fast after turning it on!

I found a place to route the wire for the sensor, just underneath a cap on the rim of the box that is used for the thermostat and coil tubing. This way, the wire cannot interfere with the seal, and no modification was necessary.

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