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  • Re: Heaters in VW Vans
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Fri, 29 Sep 2000 23:22:52 EDT
    ...Westfalia 1983.5 Vanagon Sunroof (For Sale) WarmerWagen warmerwagen@aol.com Seattle 206 878-8423 Heaters for Vanagon campers Vented catalytic heaters, gas heaters
  • Re: Big Brake + Steel Wheel ?
    Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
    Wed, 5 May 2004 15:59:54 -0700
    ...as the bigger brake kit....as for brake fade, well the vented rotors will stay cooler for obvious reasons, good for the mountains i...
  • Re: SLA AC Delco Deep Cycle? (vs Interstate)
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Wed, 27 Mar 2019 13:34:55 -0400
    ...are not true vented batteries as >>> required >>> by the Vanagon. Vanagon specific batteries have vents built into each end >>> of the battery case, with...
  • Re: Too much heat?....
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 12 Dec 95 09:50:19 EST
    ...The exhaust was vented out through a hole I drilled in the floor. It worked wonderfully! In fact, when I sold the Van, you...
  • Re: Hot Air
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Sat, 5 Aug 2000 08:01:00 -0700
    ...As someone already stated, the battery compartment has a sealed cover > and is vented to the outside (see them inside the wheel well) because...
  • 4-disc-brake
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Wed, 21 Nov 2001 11:05:38 +0100
    ...Front: -vented discs Audi100/A6 (C4, �92-�97), also A4 (�95 and up) -front caliper from same Audi(s) -288mm diameter, 25mm thick Rear...
  • Re: Re[2]: Back on heating
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 6 Feb 95 9:52:56 EST
    I have the second oil cooler set up with a fan but it is not vented into the car as of now. It would...
  • Re: Best venting heater solution?
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Sat, 26 Aug 2000 18:22:55 -0700
    > Hi List, > Can someone point in the best direction for getting > safe vented (both ways) heat into the van for camping. > I don't...
  • Re: Vented Plat Cat Heater
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Sun, 22 Oct 2000 16:56:05 -0700
    > One "potentially" good place to put the Plat Cat is in the sliding door. > > This was discussed on the list before - there are some...
  • Re: [Syncro] 15" wheels
    Historical mailing list - andrewbell
    Sun, 10 Mar 2002 08:27:36 -0600
    ...12:08:24 PM EST, wdavidson@thegrid.net writes: > > << > the 15" vented disk brakes for the front and stay with the 14" drum/shoe...
  • Re: if not one thing its another, fuel pump
    Historical mailing list - Paul A Rogers
    Thu, 21 Aug 2003 07:03:48 -0700
    ...Also, if the tank is not vented properly, it will build a vacuum and add stress as well. At 10:01 PM 08/20...
  • Re: Rear Disc Brake conversion
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Thu, 17 Nov 2005 08:37:30 -0800
    ...well, is there anyone in north america offering any sort of vented front brake kit now that the SA brakes have seemigly vanished from...
  • Re: Converting Coleman Catalytic Heater to LP tank?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sun, 10 Oct 2004 15:07:48 -0500
    ...If you don't want to worry about that at all, buy and install a vented heater. there are plenty of good installations mentioned...
  • Heating Westy with propane burners
    Historical mailing list - TBill
    Wed, 29 Oct 1997 23:58:44 -0800
    ...Now I appreciate all those vented heater postings. TBIll ***If you stop and think about it, remember to start again.***
  • Re: Wood burning bus
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 1 Apr 1999 18:25:24 -0500
    ...I have no idea how they buffered btw the generator and the intake -- well, I have a nasty suspicion that they vented any excess...
  • Re: coleman hot water on demand
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Fri, 27 Aug 2004 13:23:26 -0500
    ...Doesn't anyone make a very small vented unit? My parents' camper has a 6 or 7 gallon gas water heater and it's...
  • Brake fluid testing strips. Yesterday/s response appears it was blocked.
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 25 Oct 2024 11:11:26 +0000
    ...The VW is prone to this due to the vented cap. It does help that the reservoir is inside the cabin. It used to...
  • Re: Good customer service experience, Rotopax
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Mon, 8 Jul 2013 13:55:00 -0700
    ...But the ordering page for the three-gallon container makes it pretty clear that it needs to be vented. NOW I see that. -- Jack...
  • RE: Catalytic Heater
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 31 Aug 1994 00:03:19 PDT
    ...Venting is by means of a >flexible 1.5" hose that may be cut to any length or even vented down through >the floor...
  • Re: 4-disc-brake
    Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
    Wed, 21 Nov 2001 19:30:48 -0500
    ...Front: -vented discs Audi100/A6 (C4, �92-�97), also A4 (�95 and up) -front caliper from same Audi(s) -288mm diameter, 25mm thick Rear...
  • Handling + Stopping?
    Historical mailing list - Ri
    Tue, 24 Jun 2003 23:48:47 -0700
    ...What about that rear disc brake setup at http://www.smallcar.com/brakekit.htm Seems with this kit, and vented front rotors, one would...
  • Re: CHEAP Silicate/Phosphate free anti-freeze
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 4 Dec 1999 23:17:45 -0600
    ...The furnaces melted the rocks, and the carbon in the coke combined with the oxygen atoms in the quartz/quartzite and vented from the...
  • Re: More Propane Capacity
    Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
    Mon, 12 Nov 2001 10:41:33 -0800
    ...Steve > > <I am still puttering with installing a Plat Cat vented heater heater in my > > '87 Westy. It would be nice to have more...
  • Re: Installing plat cat weekend fun...
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Sat, 16 Apr 2005 12:52:04 -0600
    ...I am in the process of installing my new plat cat vented heater and have a > few questions. I am wondering what I should...
  • Re: Oil and Filter Changes
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Wed, 29 Jun 2005 17:22:11 -0600
    ...This condensation is normally removed when the engine gets up to running temperature and it vaporizes out of the oil and is vented out...
  • Re: eBus project: A T2 Westfalia converted with electric motor and LiIon batteries.
    Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
    Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:47:12 -0400
    ...Most is wasted and just vented through the radiator. With an > electric vehicle there is almost no loss. Motors are around 90% > efficient. Any...
  • heaters and propane
    Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
    Tue, 2 Jan 1996 16:03:03 -0800 (PST)
    Volks, I've been wanting to install a vented propane heater in my bus for some time. One thing I am wondering about though...
  • Re: part needed
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Thu, 27 Sep 2001 14:55:23 -0300
    ...what I need: > the battery space under the passenger seat is vented: a hole > to draw air in and an exhaust to let the...
  • Re: Optima Blue D31M
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Tue, 3 Jun 2008 15:04:20 -0700
    A charging battery produces hydrogen, which is lighter than air, so it dissipates quickly from a vented battery box. Inside the battery it can...
  • Re: '71 bus fuel cap
    Historical mailing list - J. Walker
    Mon, 29 Aug 94 13:52:40 CDT
    ...looks like >it's vented-maybe. filler neck looks like a type 1, type 1 cap fits but not >sure about venting situation. also...
  • Heat!!!
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Sun, 22 Oct 2000 16:19:20 -0700
    ...a functioning, thermostat on the wall controlled, TWELVE THOUSAND BTU!!!, externally vented, forced air furnace. It's about 45 deg F outside right now...
  • Re: SLA AC Delco Deep Cycle? (vs Interstate)
    Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
    Wed, 27 Mar 2019 14:45:56 -0700
    ...are not true vented batteries as > >> required > >> by the Vanagon. Vanagon specific batteries have vents built into each > end > >> of the battery case, with...
  • Propane Tank Clean Up
    Historical mailing list - Erikson-Coyne
    Sat, 23 Mar 2002 20:54:07 -0600
    ...I went to a local propane company and had the tank emptied - basically they vented it into the air. They - nor anyone in the...
  • Fuel tank vent.
    Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
    Sun, 17 Oct 2004 10:04:45 -0400
    ...on how the fuel tank in the 2 WD Vanagons are vented. It seems to me as this may be an under lying problem...
  • Re: Heat!
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:35:47 -0500
    Even though the heater is vented outside, if used while sleeping you still want a CO and propane detector. They can fail and it...
  • Contaminated fuel was Re: How does the Oxy Sensor Work/ go bad?
    Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
    Sat, 27 Nov 1999 11:17:08 -0800
    <HTML> Listees, <P>I really want to understand if having a vented fuel system, with a fuel tank in the slipstream, can produce condensate...
  • Re: Adventurewagen Syncro for sale
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Fri, 31 Jan 2014 16:33:42 -0800
    ...place it behind the passenger seat where it could not be vented. Stuart From: Mike Miller [mailto:mwmiller6@att.net] Sent: Friday, January 31...
  • Re: Optima Batteries
    Historical mailing list - Davidson
    Thu, 23 Mar 2000 09:27:37 -0800
    ...Optima Batteries >The Vanagon's battery boxes are vented into the wheel wells, and the >cover should be in place and intact to prevent...
  • Re: Sliding Window Vent Covers
    Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
    Thu, 18 Apr 2002 23:14:40 -0400
    ...Sliding Window Vent Covers > Does anybody know of a vented/louvered cover to put over the sliding > windows so that you can keep your...
  • Re: Bus Depot auxiliary battery hook up kit #1738-cant figure it out
    Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
    Sat, 1 Oct 2005 15:00:53 -0500
    ...That setup is what we are called the "sealed and vented compartment". The regular battery compartments have a hinged access door that is in...
  • Re: CDN Tire: Two 6 volt vs One 12 volt battery question
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:17:16 -0700
    ...Anyway, the photo of the 6V battery shows vents, so I think that makes it a flooded cell (vented) battery, and not an AGM...
  • Re: At long last protype waterbox bleeding, draining and purging installed and operating
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
    Fri, 25 Aug 2000 22:14:54 PDT
    ...the air was vented as in the first >water only fill through the new vents and the "expansion" tank .... the low >water level lights...
  • Rear Heater Removal and Replacement
    Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
    Sun, 17 May 1998 11:36:04 -0700
    ...I will have vented as much air as possible from the core by accessing the bleed valve on top of the core. Questions: 1...
  • Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing?
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Mon, 3 Mar 2008 23:06:49 -0500
    ...When the engine is off idle, the valve for the carbon > canister should open and the fumes vented into the air filter and burned...
  • Re: Expansion tanks
    Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
    Wed, 20 Jul 2016 17:57:24 -0700
    ...in pressure in the expansion tank (gas or fluid) would be vented into the overflow tank. Thanks stan From: kenwilfy@gmail.com [mailto:kenwilfy...
  • Carver P4 (was Custom Cat Heaters)
    Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
    Sun, 16 Apr 2000 17:09:52 EDT
    ...My desirable criteria are - Minimum 5-6000 btu Connect to built-in propane and power Vented Quiet operation Relatively inexpensive >> Mike, Sounds like you...
  • problems with holes
    Historical mailing list - yale jay lubkin
    Mon, 8 Jul 1996 17:31:37 -0400 (EDT)
    ...installed hole in the engine compartment, I didn't see if it vented into the cabin or what. Thanks in advance. Avram 69 westy
  • Re: carver or Eberspacher
    Historical mailing list - VandenBergs
    Thu, 12 Aug 1999 20:00:05 -0700
    ...Robert Keezer also has a great deal of info on the new vented catalytic heaters...he recently toured their factory. He might give you...
  • Re: Air conditioner for camping
    Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
    Sat, 30 Mar 2002 09:14:04 -0500
    These portable units still need to be vented to the outside and have the condensation water dumped regularly. It is a good (but expensive...
  • Re: Seeking Input - Big Disc Brakes
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Mon, 5 Mar 2007 09:00:00 +0100
    ...288x25mm vented, rear: 245x10mm solid I am also considering selling only the front parts, or only the rear or maybe even "only adaptors". So...
  • Re: Replacing copper propane lines
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:28:20 -0400
    ...Stoves of course are usually not directly vented but most kitchens have exhaust fans or direct vented rang hoods. There is a reason our...
  • Re: So let's talk about carrying green 1 LB Coleman cylinders
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:07:45 -0700
    ...plus it's vented downward to fresh air. the only think I don't like about that location is it's right in the...
  • Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:58:28 -0700
    ...is get some Girling G60 or equiv rotors and some 280mm vented discs with "fast road" compounds and start from there.� If you are...
  • Re: Seeking warmth in my Westy
    Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
    Fri, 21 Sep 2001 12:30:03 -0700
    ...My favorite is the Plat Cat vented catalytic heater. See my webpage: ttp://www.geocities.com/harald_nancy/plat_cat_heater.htm That heater...
  • Re: Good customer service experience, Rotopax
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Mon, 8 Jul 2013 17:00:55 -0500
    ...But the ordering page for the three-gallon container makes > it pretty clear that it needs to be vented. NOW I see that. > > -- > Jack...
  • Re: Catalytic Heaters
    Historical mailing list - Steve
    Wed, 4 Nov 1998 04:34:48 -0800
    ...I don't think codensation is a > good measure of the relative advantages/disadvantages of vented vs unvented > catalytic heaters. I could see where...
  • Re: Vented Plat Cat Heater
    Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
    Sun, 22 Oct 2000 11:28:19 -0500
    ...COM> Date: Sunday, October 22, 2000 6:41 AM Subject: Re: Vented Plat Cat Heater >Thanks, Robert, for your kindness and expertise in this...
  • Re: Battery combiner
    Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
    Sun, 12 Mar 2006 16:59:44 -0600
    ...Models with a vented compartment under >the driver's seat don't have quite enough room to do it this way, but >these are...
  • Re: Big brake conversion
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Wed, 8 Jul 2009 20:27:17 +0200
    ...new stock audi parts for disc brakes on the rear and vented version on the front, including non-stock adaptors, centering rings, spacers etc...
  • Re: SA big brakes: caliper rebuild kit?? UPDATE!
    Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
    Sun, 19 Feb 2006 10:29:08 -0800
    ...same, is the only "bigness" to the SA brake system > the vented rotor? > > There > > must be more to it, if the brake disc doesnt...