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• Re: Need new Engine
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 1 Oct 2020 10:30:53 -0700
  ...coolant pipes - used heat exchanger box at dash (would likely need a "re-seal") - radiator - quality heater hose - heater hoses to heater core I...
• Source for 1-1/4" ID flexible coolant hose..
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Mon, 10 Sep 2001 08:52:28 -0400
  ...flexible "heater hose" with 1.25" ID, that will take the place of the rusted (and tired) section of these metal pipes. I have...
• Re: WBX Plastic Coolant Pipe Inspection
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 20 May 2014 11:06:11 -0700
  ...yet. ;) A heater hose replacement kit will be on order. It contains metal tees. Since I'm doing the work, I'd rather eliminate...
• Re: Coleman SportCat - Poor man's Propex?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 3 Jan 2007 19:41:54 -0700
  ...the pipe and I had it so it was angled up at a slight angle. I could position the arm so the heater was...
• Re: Rear Heater Core
  Historical mailing list - Debra Clark
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 20:44:46 -0700
  ...Rear Heater Core > FYI, > > I plugged my hoses with some PVC pipe plugs that I > obtained from my local home improvement store. Note > that...
• Re: Timing Belt...
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth L. Winter
  Fri, 12 Dec 1997 11:28:06 -0500
  ...My new auxiliary heater is working well. You would not believe how much heat a wood burning stove, behind the front seats gives off...
• Re: Propex install near water tank
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sat, 23 Mar 2013 09:12:52 -0700
  Well, another tube to attach would be great if access to the heater port was easy but it and the other end of the...
• Re: Flush & Fill & Fan Switch questions
  Historical mailing list - John Tomljenovic
  Fri, 2 Aug 2002 02:21:18 -0400
  ...fill tee in the heater hose and drain by pulling on of the radiator hoses connected to it's pipe. Hear is what my...
• webasto coolant heater for sale bbw46
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Wed, 9 Mar 2011 14:12:10 -0800
  folks, i removed a webasto coolant heater from my canadian singlecab. It worked when it was installed but has since been sitting in a...
• More carb troubles
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Oct 1994 12:50:03 EDT
  ...something else? Mabye I just need to clean out those carb heater pipes? Thanx. --- Chris Chubb (cchubb@ida.org) __________________________________________________________________________ \All opinions expressed or implied...
• Re: Coolant flow question
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 22 May 2005 21:22:39 -0700
  Both front and rear heater cores are on their own coolant circuit. It's fed off the plastic coolant manifold on the right side...
• Re: Only other Vanagon owners understand the humor in this . . .
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 20:46:25 -0500
  ...The "mechanic" checked my engine emissions by putting the test wand in the exhaust pipe for my gas heater! Since the heater wasn't...
• Re: Idle hunts except when in gear
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:03:50 -0400
  ...have access to a spare ECU?* Have you wiggled the heater crossover pipe to check for a pulled-out stud (mine was the single...
• Re: Coolant pipes replacement
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 10:23:44 -0400
  ...aft heater hoses has a > > positive effect on the heater output, though. > > > > Mike > > > > > > mark drillock wrote: > > > The first 5 years had metal pipes, the...
• Re: [vanagon] JB weld repaired heads
  Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
  Fri, 6 Aug 1999 07:56:06 -0000
  ...The problems I have found is > > corrosion in the steel pipes (long pipes to front, x-over pipes etc.) with > > attendant rusty gunk in...
• Re: Coolant leak. Rear heater control valve?
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 22:39:19 -0400
  ...The question is how do you separate the side plastic cover from the heater core? It looks it is crimped on For the time...
• Parts
  Historical mailing list - Randy Newell
  Tue, 4 Mar 1997 11:35:30 -0500
  ...on my 86 GL Power Steering fluid cap Washer fluid cap pipe that runs out of the water pump to the front of van...
• Re: trip out west
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 14:52:38 -0500
  ...Lots of wires, pipes, and presumably cables running through there, > > along with heater hoses. Good access point, thanks for the tip. Now, I > > can...
• Parts for sale!
  Historical mailing list - CC
  Sat, 15 Apr 2000 03:10:09 CDT
  ...Exhaust pipes connecting cylinders 1&3 and 2&4 on 1.9 WBX 4. Muffler, tailpipe, cat, "J" pipe, collector for 2.1 WBX...
• Re: noise reduction
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 10:58:11 -0500
  Yes they are vented though the front vents and the back windows only There is a change in the heater ducting system which requires...
• Re: Coolant hose blues, best replacement kit?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 9 May 2024 12:40:27 -0400
  ...Plastic pipes came later. If pipes are rusty, it's a good chance they are original. The best change is to the stainless-steel...
• Westy single center seat, AC, other Parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 00:58:19 -0700
  ...Waterboxer flywheel $30 Exhaust parts-- 1.9 crossover pipes and collector $100, catalytic converter for above $40 2.1 cast iron collector (connects header...
• Re: Looking for QUIET air cooled 2liter muffler
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 08:56:51 -0700
  ...i don't know how it would work on the air-cooled vans with the heater pipes running the lenght of the van, but...
• Is this coolant connector and where should it connect?
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Mon, 8 Dec 2008 17:53:24 -0500
  ...While tracing electrical grounds I found what appears to be a coolant pipe with no hose connected to it! It's over cylinder 3...
• diesel hoses Re: Happy Holidays to all, and to all a question about hoses
  Historical mailing list - Will Taygan
  Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:21:31 -0900
  ...Something that would fit the smaller pipes, and the smaller expansion tank. There are other minor differences, but I'm trying to figure this...
• 84 Vanagon For Sale: Price Advice
  Historical mailing list - Tim Casey
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 13:41:19 -0500
  ...and connecting exhaust pipes (installed today), new thermostat (also installed today), two year old Michelin tires, two year old shocks, heater core under third...
• Re: Bypass coolant pipes under van for rear heater
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 14:53:04 -0700
  ...Bypass coolant pipes under van for rear heater > Goes by the inside diameter, so a 5/8 diameter shoulder, or 5/8 bolt or...
• Re: Hot Foot Mods -- what's the best?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:00:14 -0500
  ...extra valve to fully shut off the front heater water >> * pipe insulation on the coolant pipes under the van >> * insulating material on the sheet...
• 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...
• Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 20:43:04 -0800
  ...Are your heater hoses insulated? If not, this summer, > get thee some 1" foam pipe insulation, crawl underneath and insulate > them. Betcha it'll...
• Re: [Syncro] Winter camping heat: PROPEX heaters available again!
  Historical mailing list - Sullivan, Michael
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 13:08:20 -0600
  ...The heater comes with all necessary pipes, hoses, vents, thermostat, and mounting parts. I'm pretty excited to be bringing these to market here...
• Re: Friend in Seattle want to buy his first Westy
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Mon, 27 Jan 2014 19:01:24 -0700
  ...Only paid $600 for Cunegonde (and she ran for 200 miles until the waterpump, 750 miles until the c-pipe and O2 sensor, 1500...
• Re: Asbestos in VWs -- VWOA Denies it's a Covert Recall
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 19:55:37 +0000
  ...the main heater tube sampling the 15 years of accumulated sediment which will of course be present in any corrugated pipe. If this is...
• Re: Rear heater issues (84)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 29 Dec 2007 09:49:55 -0800
  ...pipe, remove temp clamps and hose-clamp as needed. Or you could block > off > > > > the hoses to the core. All this assumes the heater...
• Alternative Heaters
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:44:11 -0600
  I've read a lot on this list about different kinds of heaters to heat the inside of our beloved vans - some gas, some...
• Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:35:32 -0700
  ...it won't cure your problem you could put pipe insulation on your >>>>>> front heater hoses under the van. This will reduce the heat...
• Coolant hose needed urgently!
  Historical mailing list - Dave M
  Thu, 15 Mar 2001 20:15:00 +0000
  ...Does anyone know of another source? I need the hose from the rear heater core to the drivers side pipe. It goes over the...
• Re: [WetWesties] Exhausts that delete the heaterboxes completelyon aircooled Type IV engines?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:07:08 -0800
  ...heaterboxes completelyon aircooled Type IV engines? <<<Are there any aftermarket performance/nonperformance exhausts that delete the heaterboxes and just run a header pipe from...
• Re: Aftermarket propane heater?
  Historical mailing list - Tony Polson
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 11:25:34 +0100
  ...s side) panel to the heater which will be mounted under the rear seat with inlet and exhaust pipes passing through one inch diameter...
• Westy Center Single Seat, Trailer hitch, Mud flaps, Diesel exhaust system, etc. For Sale
  Historical mailing list - CC
  Sun, 18 Jun 2000 06:30:24 CDT
  ...1.6 Diesel exhaust pipe, muffler, and tailpipe assembly. Also intake manifold. 1.9L Waterboxer flywheel Exhaust parts-- 1.9 crossover pipes, collector, cat...
• Re: clean heater core
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 10 Dec 2004 14:05:47 -0700
  ...I've changed thermostats with no > improvement. > I'm able and willing to take out the heater core. With new ones a dealer > only...
• Stainless Steel Coolant Pipes from Van Cafe
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Mon, 2 Mar 2009 22:28:43 -0800
  ...We also used zip ties to re bundle the heater hoses and coolant pipes together and it look neater than original. The rubber connectors...
• AVW to WVA- winter camping Pipestem WV
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 17 Jan 2005 10:35:15 -0500
  ...rear heater and turned it up. By now I was ready to drive, and there was plenty of heat. Got to the Pipestem SP...
• Westy single center seat, AC, other Parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Sun, 12 Aug 2001 02:36:10 -0700
  ...Waterboxer flywheel $50 Exhaust parts-- 1.9 crossover pipes and collector $125, catalytic converter for above $50 2.1 cast iron collector (connects header...
• BUY THIS '85 GL, $1400 in WV
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 30 Sep 1997 20:10:03 +0000
  ...Heads new around 65k, along with P/S rack (all new factory stuff), new exhaust, front to rear steel heater pipes, P/S, pipes...
• Friend in Seattle want to buy his first Westy
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:09:52 -0800
  ...for 200 miles until the waterpump, 750 miles until the c-pipe and O2 sensor, 1500 miles until the transmission, 1800 miles until the...
• Re: Heater pipe and a question on mods to it
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:51:25 -0500
  Speaking of this inlet pipe, I just took mine off(231k) and in innards look pretty good, but then the van spent most of...
• Re: Hot Foot Mods -- what's the best?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:11:32 -0700
  ...extra valve to fully shut off the front heater water >> * pipe insulation on the coolant pipes under the van >> * insulating material on the sheet...
• Re: Coolant hose blues, best replacement kit?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 May 2024 09:53:19 +0000
  ...Don't fix it if it ain't broke.  If your metal pipes are not rusty, tap them with the pointy side of a...
• HELP ME TURN OFF MY HEATER!
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 13:09:16 -0700
  ...YET, THERE ARE TWO separate pipes off the heater boxes. When I shut one off, it works as advertised, but the "Y" connection is...
• Re: Rear Heater Block-off: Does it hurt or do any damage?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 21 Mar 2014 17:50:52 -0500
  ...Rear Heater Block-off: Does it hurt or do any damage? > > Now that I have isolated the source of the coolant inside of the...
• Re: How do you remove the &*$%# Rear Heater Cover...remove seat???
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 09:30:47 -0400
  Actually, an 1/8" pipe plug threads in quite nicely. This is probably the same thread as is used on the oil pressure switches...
• Wasserboxer Coolant Pipes NLA
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Oct 96 17:58 CDT
  ...1 to get the coolant pipe which bolts to the top of the engine, returning coolant from the heater cores to the expansion tank...
• coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - bob bob
  Sat, 5 May 2007 18:30:20 -0700
  ...the steel pipes pass over the gas tank, through the small opening on the passenger side, where the pvc and the heater hoses were...
• Problem with 1991 Vanagon cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 8 Sep 2011 20:05:59 -0500
  ...chunk out of the rear heater valve housing, and blown the big bottom hose off its plastic pipe. There have always been other explanations...
• Re: WTB - upper coolant crossover pipe - 1.9L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 24 May 2005 06:25:48 EDT
  ...This is the pipe that connects to a rubber hose from the plastic H on the left, runs to a (smaller) heater hose low...
• Re: Looking for QUIET air cooled 2liter muffler
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 14:05:42 EDT
  If the header set up is such that the heater box bolts to a pipe then is fed into the CAT then the muffler...
• Breather Hose
  Historical mailing list - Ed Sato
  Sun, 1 Jun 2003 03:14:43 -1000
  ...hose Stan's idea of a solid pipe in the middle of 2 short chunks of heater hose would work the best. Thanks and...
• Wisdom for removing plastic coolant pipes and 2 mystery grounds???
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sat, 16 Sep 2017 21:44:39 -0600
  ...I got the Van Cafe silicone hoses, the Rocky Mountain Westy aluminum coolant tank, stainless steel coolant tower and stainless coolant pipes. Heater hoses...
• Re: Mr. Heater buddy now under $40 at Lowes
  Historical mailing list - chris and/or ruth
  Wed, 4 Feb 2009 18:04:56 -0800
  ...gas pipe without exception.� If the customer won't allow this, the gas meter is shut off and locked until the heater is no...