Refrigerator Door Issue

[Spaceman Spiff]

I have an old (1982 Norcold) refrigerator that is working well.  This last month I noticed that it seems to be running more often than it used to.  In checking, the bottom far edge (away from the hinge) does not tightly close, i.e. the door is warping slightly.  Closing the door on a dollar bill, that corner does not hold the bill in place; it slips our and falls.  This happens a full bill width across the bottom and about 2 widths up the door.  The door is pinned at the top for traveling and the frig is so old I cannot find another pin assembly to secure the bottom of the door.

Any ideas on how I can remedy this?   I really don't have the money for a new frig right now and this one still works well (except for the door, which is molded foam with a plastic face on the inside, quarter inch plywood face on the outside and a metal frame holding it all together).

 -- Spiff

 

[djkeev]

Can you post some photos???

Dave

 

[highdesertranger]

a cheap and easy fix would be to go to the hardware store get some thin weatherstrip with the sticky stuff on one side and stick it where it doesn't seal. you might want to do the whole bottom and side that doesn't seal. I would start without sticking the whole thing at first and seeing how it seals. highdesertranger

 

[WheelEstate USA]

Our toploader has this latch. Something like it should work.

 

[DannyB1954]

Sometimes you can expand the plastic gasket back out in the loose area by heating it with a hair dryer and pulling it away from the door.

 

[SternWake]

My previous fridge was a Norcold and the fridge door also warped, mostly from me overloading it and forcing the door shut, and of course less than ideal rigidity of the door.

What i did for a while was reverse the hinges so the door opened the other direction and it sealed very well.
 But this was just too inconvenient and i could not get used to it.

But before I switched it back, I closed the door with an obstacle in the bottom of the door,  warping the door the other way.

When i returned the hinge to the left side the door , the bottom hit first and the lock at top  lock compressed the bottom, and formed a good seal again.

But the fridge gave up not much later.

Cleaning the seals and stretching/expanding  them with some heat could be a good idea too.  Go slow.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Thanks HDR, Jay, Danny, SternWake.  Given me some things to think about.

. . . 
What i did for a while was reverse the hinges so the door opened the other direction and it sealed very well.
 But this was just too inconvenient and i could not get used to it.

Yes, it would make it very awkward for me also.  I did think about flipping the door (so it opened the same way but was upside down), but I loose all the storage in the door that way.

But before I switched it back, I closed the door with an obstacle in the bottom of the door,  warping the door the other way.

That I will have to try.  Did it last?

But the fridge gave up not much later.

Not a good thought.  Any signs that the frig is about to give up?
I am going to have the camper off the truck and in the shop for the winter for repairs, so now would be a good time to replace it even though I would have to print more money 

 -- Spiff