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• Re: Moral question
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:03:05 -0500
  ...a bill for $5,000, and still doesn't get the heating system working. I'd gladly pay $300 for someone to knock on...
• Exhaust studs
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:42:33 -0400
  ...Will heating the bolts with just a propane torch loosen the stubborn bolts or should I have the neighborhood welder hit them with the...
• Re: Aircooled? - building my own interior heating system!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Sat, 25 Nov 2006 12:33:46 -0800
  ...If it was practical, automotive engineers would have > adopted electrical heating a long time ago. > There are tiny little 12V hairdryers that are popular...
• Re: Purpose of "Voltage Stabilizer" in Instrument cluster?
  Historical mailing list - Ikard
  Sun, 6 Jul 2008 08:20:06 -0700
  ...There's a heating coil wrapped around tha piece > of metal. 10 volts from the regulator goes to one end of the heating coil...
• Gas heater wanted...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Rosen
  Thu, 5 Oct 1995 18:09:37 -0700 (PDT)
  ...feet above sea level, it occurs to me that my 78 heating system, which isn't sufficient here in wintertime Seattle, may not be...
• modified sine wave question.
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 8 Mar 1996 11:53:25 CST6CDT
  ...i wish to install a hot water circulating pump into the heating circuit of my wasserboxer for increased heater output. 12v models are available...
• Re: heater
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 00:27:53 -0500
  ...for a few years and a friend is now > interested in heating his air cooled van. There's apparently been an > upgrade from the...
• The Ultimate cooker...
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Fri, 18 Oct 2002 20:27:30 EDT
  ...a Coleman Griddle >> An utterly useless device for anything other than heating frozen waffles. Especially when I cant cook worth a darn! Now then...
• Re: Vanagon 89 Auto Carat Heating Up
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Thu, 9 Oct 2003 12:33:59 -0400
  > Yeah Dave, > > At the stop lights and when I shut the van off the fan kicks on and the shuts > off when I start...
• Re: Behr Radiators
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 02:51:15 -0400
  ...ebay and having an issue with the interior cabin heater not heating up to the normal, hot, temp? > > I am considering replacing mine and...
• It gets cold in Atlanta
  Historical mailing list - Scott Bogen
  Sun, 5 Nov 1995 14:29:59 -0800
  ...But I have smuggly sat here deleting without reading all the posts regarding heating the bus, thinking that I won't have to worry...
• Re: copper washers??
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Oct 94 15:55:09 -0500
  Evan Estern writes: >I've been heating and reusing the copper washers on oilfill plugs for >years. I used to be a goldsmith, did...
• heating
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 Sep 1994 09:35:22 +0100
  A quick question: I just had the insulated pipe from the heater boxes that runs under the camper rust off. What do I do...
• Tranferring parts from a 1984 vanagon to a 1981 vanagon???
  Historical mailing list - rinfret steph
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 17:38:17 -0000
  ...Do I have to install the heating and ventilation system from the 1984 vanagon? Is it more simple to transfer the entire dash? _________________________________________________________________________ Get...
• sill plastic for our '87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 16:00:10 -0700
  ...i remember reading here that the plastic edging on the cabinets could be restored by removing and heating in very hot water, then stretching...
• Re: O2 sensor wiring
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 16:48:22 -0800
  ...White is just the heating element. No polarization > necessary; 12v will go through either direction just fine.Just be sure > you don't feed...
• Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 20:19:07 -0500
  ...maybe the easiest way > to prove that statement is to imagine also heating the piece that was > punched out. it obviously exdpands, and should...
• Re: hot water? 500W worth?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Mon, 21 Mar 2005 09:49:38 -0500
  ...I was wondering on how 110vt heating elemetns would perform on 12vts? would likely require jumpercables to handle the power/heat the heater I...
• Re: Heating van at night
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 4 Dec 2008 08:14:14 -0800
  ...GMAIL.COM> wrote: From: Andrew Philbrick <herrschildkrote@GMAIL.COM> Subject: Re: Heating van at night To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Wednesday, December 3...
• Re: Power Mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 18 Sep 2014 08:06:49 -0300
  ...When factory replacements were available, they were around $78 each. > > They have a heating element on the backside which will still work with a...
• Re: RATS!! All that work, now Dometic won't cool on LP
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 16:24:13 -0700
  ...Sounds like the burner is not heating at full > >> tempature. How is the 110v cooling? > >> > > > > > > -- > > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. > > > > http://web.mac...
• Voltage Question
  Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
  Fri, 4 Mar 2016 18:06:51 +0000
  ...gun and it was not over heating.Thanks Again, Bill 84 Westy
• Re: Side View Mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 1 Aug 2012 17:34:01 -0700
  ...Take care not to damage the wires soldered on the backside of the glass for the heating element. BenT sent from my electronic leash...
• Re: Deciphering German Part Deux ;-)
  Historical mailing list - Brian L. Zahn
  Thu, 7 Sep 1995 22:23:02 -0500 (CDT)
  ...APrute ~ S45 - What is this? Has something to do with the heating type (Heizung = heater). > Fargest-Nr. 226163526 - Someone said this was the VIN...
• Re: hot vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 14:24:49 -0800
  ...any more like that until you figure out what it is. Heating the engine until the oil light comes on is a Bad Thing...
• Re: Gasoline
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 28 May 2008 16:22:37 +0000
  ...Haven't gotten mine yet, but when it does come, I'm saving it for home heating oil. If you think filling up a...
• FS Zodi Hot water heater
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:16:47 -0800
  This is the style that sits on the stove burners and a pump pumps water through the heating coils and hot water comes out...
• Re: camp.products.source
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Feb 1995 22:05:40 -0600 (CST)
  ...This is where I bought the inline fan to boost my heating system ($19, instead of $70 at JCWhitney). Sami
• Re: removing dash?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 13:46:37 -0400
  Removing the dash isn't a minor procedure -- the Bentley (in the heating/ventilation section, I think) has all the nasty details, but you...
• Temp Gauges: Fake Over Heating?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Brobst
  Wed, 22 Oct 2003 21:47:38 -0400
  If it helps I've had a similar problem for many years on my 84 GL. Everything is running just fine and, all of...
• Re: Aircooled Heat inline fan?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:52:44 -0400
  ...more air volume, but since the air was cooler, little or no actual heating improvement. Also, the blower (one specifically sold for this purpose...
• Re: fridge Q, "weekender cabinet" project
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 19:34:00 EDT
  ...All three operating modes (propane, 110V, 12V) simply run one of three independant heating elements (propane flame, 110V heater, 12V heater). And yes, even...
• Re: When the O2 sensor cools down...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:17:46 -0700
  this is probably why the 2.1 waterboxer engine has a 3 wire oxygen sensor, two of which are for a heating element in...
• ADVICE/Info Needed!
  Historical mailing list - A groovy kinda' guy.
  Tue, 21 Feb 1995 12:30:20 -0900
  ...real* heat...what specific engines will work? And how must the heating system be modified? Any information on this type of modification would be...
• Re: stove=heater=safe?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 15 Nov 94 14:33:34 PST
  ...depleting > oxygen supply, the stove would be a safe method of heating > the interior? > > /martha > Well... if you insist on the risk of literally...
• Re: Coolant Leak INSIDE my Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Wed, 21 Oct 1998 03:43:06 -0700
  At 05:05 PM 10/20/98 EDT, you wrote: >Is it possible to use the water ball valve on the heating core??? > >James...
• catalytic heater vs. propex?
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 17:30:30 -0500
  ...A vented Platinum Cat gives similar heating performance for $330 or so, but lacks the clean installation. You pays your money and takes your...
• exciter circut, alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff and Deb
  Sun, 15 Oct 2000 23:43:11 -0700
  ...I checked the fuses and replaced the 25 amp fuse which seemed to have been deformed by over heating. The problem has not gone...
• Re: Front Heater Core Retrofit (Let LeRoy do the labor).
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 21 Nov 2002 14:23:00 -0500
  ...We tease because we love. ;) Seriously, a properly maintained aircooled heating system can be pretty good. The problem is almost none of them have...
• Re: fridge problems
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:32:10 -0600
  ...on the alternator and therefore the engine created by the 12v heating element puts more hydrocarbons in the air than the waste from the...
• 2 Cups low on coolant made my vanagon overheat?
  Historical mailing list - THOMAS IN GEORGIA
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 19:56:34 -0700
  Hi, I was driving through the Georgia mountains and my 1981 VW Vanagon high-top diesel was over heating, I had to drive slow...
• Re: Ball joints, upper / lower photo procedure
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:40:12 -0800
  ...In addition most presses do >not have that adaptor ( your lucky in canada) to press the lower out, but >heating up the spindle a...
• Engine teardown - 2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 10 Jun 2015 17:10:28 -0500
  ...Pushrods were bent indicating stuck valves from over heating. Both heads were cracked beyond any repair so all new AMC heads with new everything...
• Re: Heating
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Sun, 4 Sep 1994 21:30:00 -0500 (CDT)
  >From CHOOK@crc.sd68.nanaimo.bc.ca Sun Sep 4 12:37:09 1994 I have a 78 Westfailure, that has the pipe rusted...
• Re: heater
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 08:01:38 -0500
  ...for a few years and a friend is now > interested in heating his air cooled van. There's apparently been an > upgrade from the...
• Re: Consumer Reports
  Historical mailing list - David..M
  Fri, 12 Feb 1999 08:00:31 -0500
  ...and wandered badly in crosswinds. Traction on slippery pavement was poor. Heating and a/c were weak. Predicted reliability: average to worse than average...
• Re: Heating up a motor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 20 Jan 2000 01:25:25 -0500
  At 10:03 PM 1/19/00 -0800, Mike Miller wrote: >I don't think wind cools it down unless it's sweating [i...
• Re: Dual Webbers on a 2.1 water cooler
  Historical mailing list - Ron Putt
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 09:42:18 -0700
  ...is like going back > to heating your house with a fire! Forget it! fix the fuel injection! > > Eric 86-VW4x4 > vw4x4@fyi.net 86...
• Re: Retrofit Electric Pumps and a 110V pre-heat circulating system
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:23:45 -0500
  ...I very much like the idea of heating the coolant with house 110V and circulating it via an electric pump ( either 110VAC or 12vdc...
• Re: Help--Stuck in Mammoth Lakes
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:44:22 -0800
  ...You could try heating the starter up, or, as I've done before, tap on the solenoid (the little round appendage) lightly with a...
• Re: Bun Warmer ---> Was Re: Seat heaters
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 8 Feb 2009 18:18:20 -0500
  ...Vanagon seats are fairly easy to get the upholestry off of to install the heating elements. Wiring wasn't too bad. I used the...
• Re: Vitrifrigo trip results, wiring, battery life, charging issues, etc
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 22:30:25 -0400
  ...these conditions I could run any fridge for weeks in Jenny :-) : heating isn't very efficient with rusted through heat exchangers and it's...
• Re: Cooling oddities on 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Brad Snyder
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 22:23:33 4
  ...I could buy the over-heating due to a stuck t-stat though. Another possibility is that your heads are leaking combustion pressure into...
• Porsche Eng. Retrofit Kits
  Historical mailing list - PETE GALT
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 10:50:41 -0500
  ...obvious gain in horsepower? Wouldn't you lose the benefits of heating the van in the winter? Plus, parts for the Porsche engine are...
• Re: New heating system for the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 10:14:50 -0700
  Looks like a conflagration waiting to happen. I've heard enough stories about burned up Vanagons, why encourage it? -- Gnarlie Entity Joy Hecht spoke...
• Re: rusty brake bleed screws
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 20:09:58 -0600
  ...for un-sticking rusted caliper bleed screws? I'm leary >> of heating them much with a propane torch. >> >> Thanksomuch, >> >> Jon Schaer >> Columbus, OH >> 1985...
• heating a westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Ivan Boyd
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 10:43:35 -0700
  ...This year I'd like to introduce heating into my '85 Westfalia. To this end I am almost sold on the Olympian "A" model...
• Re: kooltrons (was Re: STAT...)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Sep 94 16:08:24 -0700
  ...The Peltier effect is used in refrigeration and heating; a modern single-stage Peltier cooler can reduce temperatures to nearly 70 C degrees (125...
• Re: Coolant hose clamp size and style
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 15 Dec 2023 23:26:56 -0700
  ...rubber hose is clamped to a metal fitting & a lot of Heating & Cooling is happening,,, If a rigid clamp is used in those conditions...
• Re: Voltage Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Mar 2016 11:01:37 -0500
  ...Also for motor heating 5 minutes is not much of a test. By some definition continuous motor operation is considered 3 hours or more...