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• RE: Aux. heater questions.
  Historical mailing list - Jon Ulrigg (Rho)
  Thu, 13 Oct 94 08:12:58 PDT
  What I would probably look for is a hole in one of your heat exchangers. I had this problem with my '70 bus when...
• Gas heaters and alternators
  Historical mailing list - Mark Sheflo
  Thu, 25 Mar 1999 21:50:46 -0800
  Hi all! With the enormous help of list member Jack Reed and local heater expert Robert Keezer I know more about the gas heater...
• Re: Thoughts on Mr. Heater Buddy?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 16:23:43 -0800
  ...Heater looks like the safest of the lot but still gets very hot and radiates a lot of heat to anything close to the...
• Use heater core from different vehicle for front heat?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:13:52 -0700
  ...Has anyone successfully used another manufacture of heater core in place of stock front heater core? Could the rear heater core be installed up...
• Re: Getting at rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:11:59 -0800
  ...Access to Rear Heater Very easy. Prop open the rear seat. There is a box covering the heater. It's held in place with...
• Heater or Heat Exchanger?
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Demarest
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 21:25:09 EST
  My owner's manual tells me that the think under my rear seat is a heat exchanger. What is this? I was at first...
• Re: Heater Hoses
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 08:33:18 -0800
  > > Herbie has developed a leak in the heater hoses (at the Tee to the rear > heater) Has anyone tried replacing them with bulk hose...
• Heater hoses
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Clayman
  Sat, 9 Feb 2008 11:03:49 -0500
  What have people done for heater hose replacement in 87 vanagon. Use FLAPS standard heater hose or custom ones from bus depot? Jeff
• Re: '81 Vanagon heater advice
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 27 Oct 1999 09:08:50 -0600
  The last "Bread Box" I owned - had no heater except the flap type that took heat off the engine. Living in Alaska at the...
• Re: gas heater vs. H2O heater
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Dec 1996 21:26:13 -0700 (MST)
  ...The VW is a pretty cavernous space to heat with that one heater. My current '85 has both a front and rear H2O heater...
• Re: Repair glue for heater box
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Tue, 12 Apr 2016 15:53:21 -0700
  ...I need a glue that binds well to the heater > box plastic and possibly to metal. > > Now, to find that heater core… > > > Ed
• Re: removing heater
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 03:18:09 +0000
  EARL J SMITH <r2d2@ISLANDNET.COM> said The blower motor on my 86 vanagon front heater has died. I have removed all the gubbins...
• Gas Heater Web Sites
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 15:28:04 -0500
  ...Gasoline Heaters: Bus Gas Heaters - http://www.buslist.dynip.com/rvanness/index.htm Southwind Gas Heater Site - http://www.fament.com/chip/vw/heat...
• Re: Cabin Heat / Aux Heating / Propane Heater/ camping heater / pics
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 16 Nov 2004 21:04:44 -0600
  ...Cabin Heat / Aux Heating / Propane Heater/ camping heater > / > pics > > >> Yep, very cool. Er, warm. And since it runs on mantle heat, you could >> do...
• Re: FREE 1985 VANAGON * (with eberspacher gas heater)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:29:58 -0700
  This is a Canadian market van...� we got gas heaters 'cause it's cold here!� Come on guys - no one has stepped up to...
• Repair kits for 78 Exh. between jpipe & heaterbox?
  Historical mailing list - CAP'N HOOK, THE SOFTWARE PIRATE
  Wed, 22 May 1996 11:20:26 PST
  My 78 has decided to blow the gasket between the j-pipe at the front of the heater box and and the heater box...
• Re: Removing rear heater (Putting copper in coolant line)
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Thu, 23 Apr 1998 08:27:11 -0500
  ...I was told the > rear heater never puts out much heat in vanagons anyway. > > Thanks, > Eric > Can't help you on the copper bit...
• Re: Gas heaters
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 26 Nov 2003 22:49:34 -0500
  Circulate the water through the rear heater core to heat the interior. At 02:33 PM 11/26/2003, you wrote: >On Wed, 26...
• Rear heater core hose connection.
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Woo Kim
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 19:12:21 -0800
  On my 87 GL Wolfsburg Edition, previous owner bypassed the rear heater core by disconnecting the two hoses and putting straight plastic connectors to...
• VW-FYI-Gas Heater resources
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 16:41:58 -0400
  Eric, to the best of my knowledge no one has shared on the web a gas to diesel heater conversion. I would think one...
• Re: Heat for camping
  Historical mailing list - Craig Standley
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 18:03:07 -0700
  A substance will both heat up and cool down at the same rate. You can't get a rapid heat absorbtion and a slow...
• Mr. Heater Buddy - Follow Up / Part 2
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Wed, 4 Feb 2009 16:02:27 -0700
  ...the MR Heater is the leader in it's class and much safer than a standard Coleman type propane heater. We can debate till...
• Re: They said it couldn't be done....
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Fri, 29 Aug 2014 01:12:42 -0400
  ...The glow plug heaters will work, just require a storage container to recycle through, one that retains heat long-term. Got that part, just...
• Re: Heater box r&r
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 7 Nov 2006 13:02:02 -0500
  ...The fan blows air over it and this heat is added to interior heat. May be the same resister pack that is used on...
• heat in VW Vans
  Historical mailing list - Hydesmith
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 15:31:28 -0500
  ...We put an insulated bra on the front, and sealed off the front interior with see-through vinyl and piped the gas-heater heat...
• 3K btu coleman heater
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Tue, 24 Feb 2004 11:40:18 -0500
  I wouldn't use it for comfort heat while sleeping, but might be nice for camping none the less. http://www.fitsmybudget.com/50colpowporc...
• Re: portable heaters?
  Historical mailing list - ~K~
  Fri, 3 Mar 2000 23:10:51 -0400
  Anyone know of any decent heaters that plug into the cigarette lighter? I'm about to embark across Canada with no heat... thanks.
• Re: Two Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:59:56 +0000
  what if (assuming the ECU relocated) there were two heaters and two > propane tanks. .... and the battery power to drive those two heaters?
• BA6 Heater vs. Regular Heat
  Historical mailing list - John Tullier
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 22:51:26 -0800
  ...Can one even notice the heat in a van agon when the factory heater is used alone? I would not know for neither of...
• Re: Leaking Rear Heater
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Tue, 6 Dec 2011 13:58:25 -0800
  Dennis, the meltdown happened before I bought the Van so whatever heat was available had dissapated by the time I discovered that I had...
• Re: 80 d Thermostat rocks/ brings up question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 10:54:19 -0700
  The heaters are just small radiators. Turning on the heaters increases the total cooling capacity of the system. In many cases it will be...
• Re: Need help with project for front heater core
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sun, 1 Mar 2009 17:48:05 -0500
  I used a Rabbit heater core in the rear heater of my '87 GL. I had to cut a little of the plastic shroud...
• Re: Rear Heater
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sun, 24 Nov 2002 18:08:24 -0600
  George Golf wrote, " If I had to chose only one, I'd take the rear heater. Remember, the only thing the front heater is...
• Gas heaters in Splitties
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 16:05:02 -0500
  ...How is the duct-work for the gas heater hooked up in a splittie? Does it hook up to the main heater tube (and...
• heating
  Historical mailing list - james pound
  Thu, 16 Nov 2000 10:24:39 PST
  ...The heating units seem to work - I have front and rear heaters - but they're murder on gas. How much heat should be produced...
• Re: Where is The Heat Going?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 16:16:34 -0700
  ...heater + extracted food heat. > > I'm not so sure that's true. You are definitely neglecting the heat > given off by the motor and...
• Re: Cabin Heat / Aux Heating / Propane Heater/ camping heater / pics
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 16 Nov 2004 20:30:32 -0800
  ...Which means that most of the heat > from the mantles is being extracted by the heater. Installing the combustion > fan on the exhaust side...
• Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:02:18 -0700
  A kind listee provided a link to this "tank type" engine heater: http://www.jcwhitney.com/ZEROSTART-TANK-TYPE-ENGINE-HEATERS/GP_2000837_N...
• FS: vanagon heated seat setup
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Jan 2007 03:50:09 EST
  i have a vanagon heated seat setup.. it includes, heated seat switch, factory vanagon upper steering column housing cover w/ switch hole, wiring, relays...
• Re: No heat at stoplights.
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 7 Jan 2010 05:40:02 -0500
  I don't have heat at stoplights either. The front fan seized and I only get heat when moving. 2010/1/6, Don Spence...
• eberspacher BN4 gas heater for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 05:54:45 EDT
  winter is coming - time to think about keeping warm! :<) i have a Eberspacher BN4 gas heater (gasoline fueled furnace, taps gas from your gas...
• Re: replacing heater hose
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 27 May 2003 17:10:14 -0700
  --- TJ Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > I redid mine and removed the rear heater, I got 25' > of 5/8" heater hose, had about...
• Re: rear heater blowout - stranded
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:32:31 -0700
  ...Normally, in any car ( normal car, and not Subaru's ) ............the heater circuit flow is either on ( like when you want heat ) or closed...
• Re: Coleman Propane Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 12:02:41 -0600
  ...The main problem is that the catalytic heater manufacturers market their heaters for use in enclosed spaces but then in the instructin manual it...
• Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:06:39 -0400
  Oil dipstick heaters are still available and will work on practically any vehicle. I used one daily in my Jetta, back when I wintered...
• Re: Catalytic Heaters.
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 00:07:27 -0600
  ...Consider the heating effect per pound of propane from a direct vented catalytic heater vs. a non direct vented catalytic heater. They are both...
• Re: Air cooled heater idea/questions
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 20:33:58 -0800
  ...McGyver-ing up your heater boxes with copper plumbing, that is. Of course I can't help but say this, as I have seen...
• Heated seats
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 18:19:07 -0500
  Stan need not reply... ;) On the Canadian (and presumably European models as well) an option not available in the continental US was heated front...
• Re: [WetWesties] Where is The Heat Going?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:55:59 -0700
  ...SNIP > Or is most of the heat problem with the Dometic on > propane the propane fire being used to create the cooling cycle? Heat...
• Re: heater controls
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 06:21:33 -0500
  ...heater controls The heater controls on my 1980 Westy seem to be messed up. The top control moves the heat from defrost to the...
• Re: rear heater bypass ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 9 May 2013 17:22:04 -0400
  ...That flow capacity is lost to the front heater and also the radiator when really needed. Just cap them off or if the heater...
• Re: Best place to put batteries and how to remove rear heater core.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 11 May 2008 16:38:28 -0700
  They make it a bit harder to remove the heater than they needed to. The outlet duct sticks through the 'panel' there, If you...
• Re: maplite & heater Q
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Re: maplite & heater Q
  Fri, 6 Oct 1995 02:23:56 -0400
  Notice to All About Gas Heaters . . . If you don't have a manual and aren't sure of what you are doing, please don...
• Air cooled heater idea/questions
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 18:22:36 -0800
  ...Hard to answer, but would there be enough heated coolant present in system to provide any appreciable amount of heat? Purely hypothetical, though i...
• Re: 1985 Westfalia heaters
  Historical mailing list - Chris P. Gibbs Photography
  Sun, 01 Sep 1996 18:55:52 +0000
  For all interested, Here is a post with reference to VENTED PROPANE HEATERS from a while back. For those who have seen it, sorry...
• Re: Interior Heating
  Historical mailing list - Ron Pascal
  Wed, 25 Dec 1996 13:16:11 -0800
  ...The best option there is a small propane Catalytic Heater for $200. Where are you getting the "Propex" heater? Isn't that an unvented...
• Re: Copy of: QUIT BLASTING THE GAS HEATERS!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 30 Oct 1996 08:03:48 -0800 (PST)
  ...QUIT BLASTING THE GAS HEATERS!!!! > > propane tank. If you have gasoline in your gas tank then your heater will run. > Simple. The Eberspachers are...
• RE: Confession and heat
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Jan 1997 13:14:39 PST
  >WOW, what a difference it makes to have heat in my Vanagon. The heater for >the front of the van never did throw off...
• heater lights
  Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
  Sun, 23 Apr 2000 17:08:46 -0400
  I've always thought that VW could have done a better job of lighting the heater controls. Far as I can tekk, only the...
• Re: Other Engine Swaps
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 20:39:26 -0600
  On 10/11/04 7:04 PM, "tmiller" <tmiller@VCMAILS.COM> wrote: > Most people use the gasoline heaters (Eberspachers) for heat in air > cooled...