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• 1970s heater boxes
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 02 Sep 94 11:47:59 EDT
  You bus guys when replacing your heater boxes consider going with the factory boxes instead of JC Whitney, etc., because word has it there...
• 1979 heater boxes
  Historical mailing list - Joe Kearney
  Wed, 1 Mar 1995 13:55:20 -0500
  ...It appears that the heater boxes for the 1979 Transporter are one year only. They are no longer available new (Why would somebody make...
• Re: Installing pop top seals
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 8 May 2004 20:14:58 -0600
  From: "The Bus Depot" <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM> "As for boxes, almost all of our boxes are misprints and overruns that we get from a...
• Re: 1979 heater boxes
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Mar 95 9:31:13 MST
  ...I have a spare '73 set of heater boxes (Not for sale so don't ask) that the '79 boxes closely resemble. The '79...
• Can transmisson be rebuilt?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Mon, 24 Jun 96 17:23 CDT
  ...I talked to a local VW mechanic and he says to make sure that it is the transmission and not the gear boxes out...
• heater boxes, exhaust, etc.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Jul 1994 10:08:51 -0400
  ...The heater boxes, exhaust manifold and muffler are all badly rusted. There is no way I can justify buying new boxes, but I really...
• Re: 1979 heater boxes
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 2 Mar 1995 08:54:57 -0800 (PST)
  ...It appears that the > heater boxes for the 1979 Transporter are one year only. They are no > longer available new (Why would somebody make...
• need heater boxes
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Mon, 13 Aug 2001 10:04:39 -0400
  ...So, does anbody have any good heater boxes in Canada or any regions of the US around Southern Ontario? How about you Toronto vanagon...
• Heat Without Heater Boxes?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 09:35:49 -0400
  Some of the more powerful engine swaps (www.msdsinc.com or www.aircooledtechnology.com) out there delete the heater boxes. If I go this...
• vanagon Glove Boxes for sale...
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 12:16:26 EDT
  folks, i have a few vanagon glove boxes for sale, with all mounting brackets..in black or brown.. chris
• Thule "Evolution" cargo boxes
  Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 03:55:52 -0700
  ...I'm leaning toward buying one of the Evolution series boxes, primarily because they open from either side, and Thule claims that they can...
• Exhausts that replace the heater boxes?
  Historical mailing list - CAP'N HOOK, THE SOFTWARE PIRATE
  Fri, 05 Jul 1996 13:05:07 PST
  I'm fed up with heater boxes that need replacing all the time, or leak, or whatever. Since I have a gas heater anyway...
• J-Tubes or heater boxes?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Schmidt
  Mon, 4 Mar 1996 10:37:35 -0600 (CST)
  List people, While the engine is out, I am thinking of replacing my deteriorated heater boxes with j-tubes. It's Alabama, and I...
• Re: Very dented muffler from Bus Depot
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 07:04:12 -0500
  ...the Benjamin pellet gun, our first Macintosh, Yakima rack parts boxes, several ladies hat boxes and a passle of wooden boxes from breweries, bottlers...
• RE: Old / new steering boxes
  Historical mailing list - M.Grant
  Wed, 10 May 1995 15:45:28 +0100 (BST)
  ...of the '68 - '72 bay window buses different from the > steering boxes of the pre '68 split window buses? (specifically a '65?) > > christian An...
• Re: heater boxes
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 15 Apr 1998 07:45:58 -0100
  > i'm rebuilding the engine on my 81 vanagon and i've decided to > replace the rather rusted heater boxes. the best price i...
• RE: Old / new steering boxes
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 09 May 1995 21:02:57 EDT
  Are the old worm-and-peg of the '68 - '72 bay window buses different from the steering boxes of the pre '68 split window...
• Re: 1970s heater boxes
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 04 Sep 94 20:19:38 EDT
  I see heater boxes advertised all over for my '71 bus for about $100 each. The dealer wants $300+ each. Anybody out there know...
• "rebuilding" heater boxes and custom exhausts
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 22:21:05 -0400
  Hey folks, My understanding of the heater boxes is that they consist of basically an exhaust pipe with the appropriate fittings that runs through...
• WTB 79 BUS HEATER BOXES
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 22 Mar 2006 11:12:44 -0500
  just as the subject line says I am looking fo a pair of boxes to fit a 79 with the fanshrould to match Bob...
• heater boxes and cat converter for sale
  Historical mailing list - David White
  Wed, 27 Apr 2005 08:24:36 -0700
  ...Heater boxes and cat converter setup for a 2 L luftboxer. The guy down the street is throwing them away because he is moving...
• Regarding Robert & Boxes
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 21:10:03 -0700
  Where I work we go through a lot of Xerox paper boxes. If these would be helpful I can see how many I can...
• Re: Heater Slider Lever
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 08 Jul 1997 10:06:28
  Thanks to Joel Walker and Jack Reed for their correct guesses on problems with connections to the heater boxes. Mechanic now says he disconnected...
• Re: Friday survey for Westy owners
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 11 May 2018 12:54:01 -0400
  My '87 Westy is fairly intact, including both battery boxes. Stephen Mobile > On May 11, 2018, at 11:57 AM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL...
• Re: Modification, Battery box, bottom
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 8 Feb 2017 01:06:21 -0500
  Have you seen the battery boxes I built into my previous Syncro? I cut out the original boxes and fabricated deeper ones to fit...
• Dying when warm and smells funky
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:51:05 -0400
  I had very good luck by takeing the hoses off the heater boxes and useing the 25cent car wash every 6 months or so...
• How much do heater boxes weigh?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan 'Snuggles' Edwards
  Thu, 27 Jun 1996 09:00:23 -0400 (EDT)
  hey now, i've located a pair of heater boxes in good shaped and need to know how much they weigh so i can...
• for sale: 2.0L aircooled vanagon cyl heads, engine, exh, htr boxes,etc
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 May 2003 11:58:28 EDT
  ...heads, exhaust, heater boxes, FI wiring, etc, etc, anything and everything that can be removed from the engine up for grabs. email w. your...
• Nice Heater boxes from Nat Carscadden--THANKS
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan 'Snuggles' Edwards
  Mon, 8 Jul 1996 13:25:22 -0400 (EDT)
  ron, i just clean up and looked at the heater boxes you sent me...all i can say is WOW! thanks man! they look...
• Re: Heater Slider Lever
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Bebb
  Tue, 08 Jul 1997 23:32:38 +0100
  >Mechanic now says he disconnected the heater boxes. I had complained that >there was a bad smell from using the heater (when I first...
• '82 Heater Boxes
  Historical mailing list - Mark Sheflo
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 18:52:18 -0700
  Finishing up a head replacement on my 82 and looking inside the heater boxes. Question one, when looking at the fins inside the boxes...
• How do I put a Vanagon mtr in a late Bus?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 02 Jun 1996 01:48:23
  ...In other words, the Vanagon heater boxes won't fit the bus, and the bus heater boxes won't bolt to the Vanagon motor...
• Re: HUGE STASH of Rare Vanagon Goodies - Update
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 20:30:23 -0500
  ...Just a quick note, for those who have ordered front or sliding door panels, that we've run out of boxes big enough to...
• Re: '56 kombi update - new transmission
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 01 Jan 1995 10:37:23 -0400 (EDT)
  Thom, there's something in the back of my mind that says the bolt pattern on the torsion arms where the reduction boxes bolt...
• Re: Physics phun
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 27 Dec 2010 16:27:34 -0800
  ...Then again, the heat control boxes *were* rusted beyond recognition. ;) Looking at online images I see what you mean. Neil. On Mon, Dec 27...
• FS Air Cooled Heater Flappers
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 5 Dec 2002 22:57:09 -0600
  ...5 passenger side heater boxes, condition ranges from just OK to very good condition. $35-80 each 1 California only driver side heater box...
• RE: Heater boxes, overalls, gasoline politics
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 14 Nov 1995 13:08:00 -0800 (PST)
  >I believe the DFO welded three-bolt-flanges onto the heater boxes OK, I give up. What does DFO stand for? And, DPO? I...
• The transmission was just replaced by a 5-speed unit that was built by the Guru of boxes in Belgium.
  Historical mailing list - Charles Nighbor
  Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:44:38 -0800
  ''The transmission was just replaced by a 5-speed unit that was built by the Guru of boxes in Belgium. '' The above was noted...
• Re: Can transmisson be rebuilt?
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 15:43:13 -0700 (PDT)
  ...He says that > neither the transmission nor the gear boxes can be rebuilt. He says that a > transmisson can be found if it is...
• Re: 16" syncro - stripping and resto
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:08:33 -0700
  yes, on both boxes. I need to go out and tidy up wiring now... alistair On 15-Oct-10, at 1:36 PM, neil...
• Lunch boxes
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 3 Sep 2003 10:09:45 EDT
  Hey group, I saw a show on TV the other day about collectible lunch boxes. They had a VW-Bus shaped one, that was...
• Friday survey for Westy owners
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 11 May 2018 08:57:37 -0700
  ...How many of you camper/Weekender owners have unmolested battery boxes behind the passenger seat? How many intact boxes have you seen? I’m...
• Re: The transmission was just replaced by a 5-speed unit that was built by the Guru of boxes in Belgium.
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:13:13 -0800
  ...The transmission was just replaced by a 5-speed unit that was built by the Guru of boxes in Belgium. ''The transmission was just...
• Heater flap parts/hoses
  Historical mailing list - Michael Edwards
  Sun, 11 Mar 2001 18:43:04 -0700
  ...I now need the little rubber flaps that fit inside the heater control boxes as well as the flexible hoses that attach the boxes...
• Re: Vanagon Gear ratios
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 13 Oct 1999 01:15:42 +0200
  ...htm with 83! different T3 boxes, not including auto trannys!! Can you believe there are so many different boxes for one car? PerL 87...
• Rubber floor covering
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:43:28 -0700
  ...In fact, it's the covering of the boxes where the seats are fitted on. I have them both missing around them. The floor...
• NEED: Heater boxes for a '74 bus
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan 'Snuggles' Edwards
  Fri, 14 Jun 1996 09:43:34 -0400 (EDT)
  hey now, i'm looking for a pair of heater boxes for a '74 bus. i've got a pair to put on my...
• Re: Service Outlet Gaskets / upgrade? / replace?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 18:19:50 -0400
  ...Another issue is the 5/8 inch screw that attaches the boxes. Like lug nuts,these need to be tightened in stages. Doing one...
• Re: Under Floor Battery Tray
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Wed, 9 Jun 2021 13:38:12 -0700
  ...A little intrusive cutting out the original boxes and replacing with deeper ones, but I managed to fit 100 Ah Lifeline AGMs in both...
• Heater exchange eliminators?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Apr 1994 12:14:37 -0400
  ...The heater boxes on my 1700cc Bus engine are rusted out, and I can't afford to replace them until the winter, so I...
• Need:instument pod frame
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Aug 1996 13:25:11 -0400
  Hi guys.Does anyone out there in there parts boxes(bread boxes) have the black plastic support frame assly that holds the instruments for...
• Re: Very dented muffler AND Recycled Packing
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 09:21:16 -0500
  ...On average, given the size/capacity of the boxes we'd need, buying new boxes/packing for each order would cost about $2-3...
• 80 to 83 Vanagon heater boxes
  Historical mailing list - John Dillon
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:59:39 -0500
  I'm looking for a set of 80 to 83 air cooled vanagon heater boxes .. anyone have a source for them. I see these...
• Re: Too Much Heat!
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 11:16:44 -0400
  ...You on the other hand, need to slide up underneath the van, to look for your heater control boxes. They are at the back...
• Re: 1970s heater boxes
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 07 Sep 1994 10:58:50 -0400
  Is it possible to get just the tin parts to rebuild the heater boxes? Harmon Seaver hseaver@nyx.cs.du.edu <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> <> "The Way of...
• Re: locking gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:26:34 -0300
  Classic topic drift, or scope creep, my 2 swivel seat lock boxes have different keys <http://www.tomrowsell.com/2010/06/more-vw-seating...
• stinky heater boxes
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Fri, 9 Apr 2004 22:24:17 -0700
  ...One of the heater boxes is pretty new. It stunk really bad when brand new, and after 9 months the smell has not completely...
• heater boxes
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Whitlock
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 22:32:07 -0400
  ...my question is, will the 72-74 boxes work on my 81? i'm on a very small budget and need to save whenever...
• Stainless exhaust and heater boxes for 82 aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 14:28:24 -0500
  ...Does anyone know of a vendor selling stainless exhaust/heater boxes for an 82 aircooled 2.0? I will need to replace the existing...
• Heat and Necessity
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Jun 1995 11:13:42 -0400
  Ramona's heater boxes are all rotted out. I could replace them when I overhaul the engine, but do I really HAVE to?? Does...