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  • Re: olympian plat. cat heater info request
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:27:31 -0700
    ...I know > there is a vented version and i wonder if any listmembers have one, > and if they do can they tell me how...
  • Re: Thermo System Inc. Phone Number Update
    Historical mailing list - Ivan Boyd
    Thu, 28 Aug 1997 13:39:59 -0700
    ...The new > > number is: > > > > 360/352-0539 > > > > The company sells the only vented catalytic heaters which can be > installed > > in motor homes/Vans. fyi...
  • Battery Box Lid Question
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
    Thu, 10 Aug 2000 00:11:21 EDT
    ...I hear that is a bad idea since the Westy battery compartment is vented and the battery will vent into the passenger compartment if...
  • Re: Dometic Cooler
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:45:21 -0400
    ...whether or not propane fridges (full size in >cottages etc) are vented. Don't believe they are? I grew up with a Dometic household...
  • Re: Fuel Tank Weirdness
    Historical mailing list - VW Doka
    Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:29:37 -0700
    ...Also, his Subaru >> conversion charcoal filter vents to atmosphere, so no issues there. >> Must be that the non-syncro models vented to the air...
  • Re: Audi 100/200 callipers PHOTOS
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Thu, 12 Feb 2004 09:43:16 +0100
    ...We are currently working on locating a caliper carrier > >that > > > will support the dual pot calipers with vented rotors for the front of > >our...
  • Re: battery mat that neutralizes acids?
    Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
    Tue, 4 Jul 2006 09:59:21 -0700
    ...yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> Yes, the battery under the passenger seat is vented. You can see this >> vent .It is a little black tube that...
  • Re: Anyone use this Heater for their Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:35:19 -0400
    ...If the Northstar or any other non-vented heater does not have a low-oxygen shutoff I'd count it as a serious point...
  • Re: Speaking of hot air...
    Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
    Wed, 1 Aug 2007 16:23:44 -0600
    ...I presume these boxes need to be vented and the holes to the underside of the van are where the hot air is getting...
  • Vanagon Plat Cat Designs
    Historical mailing list - mervyn. readman
    Sat, 15 Apr 2000 16:11:47 PDT
    ...The things I would like to change are to have it vented and put out more btu's. I woud love to have a...
  • is it safe to heat w/ propane while driving?
    Historical mailing list - chris mcclellan
    Mon, 16 Dec 1996 00:43:06 -0800
    I just snagged a coleman vented furnace from a wrecked popup trailer (the poor man's propex I guess). I made a little metal...
  • Re: Good to be back finally
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
    Sat, 28 Dec 2013 17:55:56 -0800
    ...My brake setup now finally reached 345x30mm vented discs from Audi S4 in the front :-) www.v6bus.de/IMG_4644.JPG (288/312/345mm...
  • Re: Wiring for Fridge Computer Fan???
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
    Tue, 10 Oct 2006 12:26:52 -0600
    ...Okay, ignore the > cartridge and the thing is just a little fan inside a vented plastic box > (about 2x1.5x5). > > Nothing to lose so...
  • Re: vented platinum cat heater
    Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
    Sun, 22 Oct 2000 21:30:08 EDT
    ...After agonizing over various types of heaters, such as the Suburban and the Propex, I opted for a VENTED catalytic heater from Thermal Systems...
  • Re: Mr Heater
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Thu, 15 Dec 2016 17:46:06 -0800
    ...Not the vented model. I made a bracket so I could attach it to the front table stand mount. I never did plumb it...
  • Deep Cycle Batts.. A Journey
    Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
    Tue, 10 Dec 2002 13:35:52 GMT
    ...They are not spill proof and still need to be vented. This wet-cell technology is long prooven, but the gasses must be vented...
  • VW-FYI-Gas Heater resources
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
    Wed, 13 Oct 2004 16:41:58 -0400
    ...make sure the 'combustion' air is drawn from outside and vented outside. I've seen a case where it was drawn from inside and...
  • Re: battery with vent required?
    Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
    Fri, 9 Jan 2015 08:30:29 -0800
    Thanks for confirming that vented battery is not required, Dennis and Jim. I picked up a battery at Wal-Mart, it was the same...
  • Re: Big Brake Kit $575
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Wed, 27 Oct 1999 01:50:40 +0200
    ...It has new > calipers, vented rotors, hubs, pads, and brake lines. This is not an > aftermarket kit. All of the parts are stock VW...
  • Re: More Propane Capacity
    Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
    Mon, 12 Nov 2001 11:02:58 -0500
    ...Larry '86 Syncro Westfalia <I am still puttering with installing a Plat Cat vented heater heater in my '87 Westy. It would be nice...
  • Re: dometic 182b question
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 9 Nov 2005 07:45:39 -0800
    ...The fridge should have been sealed off to the vehicle and vented to the exterior. I have installed a 3" ~ 4" pancake fan in...
  • Re: Propex heaters available
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Mon, 7 Apr 2003 18:28:10 -0600
    ...EX1800 Propex heaters in stock for anyone interested in good safe vented propane heat for your camper. These are rated at 1800 watts (about...
  • Re: 110 AC Mounting
    Historical mailing list - Phil S.
    Wed, 30 Jul 2003 14:32:45 -0700
    ...It was vented > > thru vents to the engine compartment (minor hole > cutting) and the face of > > the unit appeared to be factory installed. Very...
  • Re: Propex heater question
    Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
    Wed, 18 Oct 2006 10:12:06 -0700
    ...Instant warming of the camper with the blast furnace and a vented cat that can be run all night. The cat is very quiet...
  • Do not give up on the Wasserboxer just yet, the power is there...
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 12 Dec 1998 21:23:15 PST
    ...exhaust gaskets -Solid rocker shafts -Aluminum Valve clip-on valve covers vented to tie in with the case breather port. -Racing clutch bolts -Five...
  • Re: Let's not make vented catalytic heaters
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Sun, 23 Dec 2001 11:24:26 -0600
    Two people in DeSoto Texas were recently killed by Propane gas and fumes generated by an LP powered floor polisher. They were polishing the...
  • Last call, Propex furnace for your van! (soon, I'm on the road!)
    Historical mailing list - Westyman
    Thu, 9 Jan 2003 18:00:46 -0800
    ...This is a very efficient little externally-vented heater, about the size of a shoe-box, 1800 watts or roughly 6100 btu. Runs about...
  • Small smart charger with equalize mode?
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:04:38 -0700
    It's been a while since I equalized my big ol' Trojan vented lead-acid deep cycle battery mainly because I don't have...
  • FW: vent for the batter--Q's--why not aux too?
    Historical mailing list - Phillip Bouton
    Fri, 29 Jan 1999 10:04:25 -0500
    ...As for why the auxiliary battery compartment is not even designed to be vented or sealed... Dunno. That's VW for you. My guess...
  • Re: flu??
    Historical mailing list - "David Beierl (by way of David Beierl )"
    Mon, 29 Mar 1999 02:17:28 -0500
    ...the side of the van -- what should be there is a vented stainless cap which covers the combustion air inlet and exhaust from the...
  • Re: Coleman DuraCat heater
    Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
    Fri, 14 Jan 2000 10:15:52 -0500
    ...This is definitely no substitute for say a carver heater or some other vented heater, but in a pinch means the difference between being...
  • Re: Propane heaters
    Historical mailing list - Andrew M Fox
    Tue, 9 Oct 2001 14:32:01 -1000
    My current thinking is that the Plat Cat vented catalytic is the way to go because: 1. Its at least $100 cheaper than all...
  • Re: Battery mat
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:21:51 -0700
    ...if you have a westy with a vented battery compartment .. might check if moisture is getting in through that system, I've never had...
  • Repost from rec.autos.vw
    Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
    9 Sep 1994 07:33:25 U
    ...20# propane tank (vented) and 5000 BTU propane catalytic heater. Sink and icebox. 4 speaker, AM/FM cassette. Upholstered seat/ storage box between front...
  • Re: fuel pressure regulator questions
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 14 Jun 2000 00:11:52 -0400
    ...But for a start, stick your gauge in an evacuated bell jar with the gauge inlet vented to outside air -- you should read about...
  • Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:15:08 -0700
    ...that is air tight (to the inside of the hull) and vented overboard. But if the stove or the heater ever somehow springs a...
  • Re: Bus Depot auxiliary battery hook up kit #1738-cant figure it out
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sat, 1 Oct 2005 13:01:17 -0700
    ...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: 1983 Westy Propane Tank Question
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sat, 19 Mar 2011 20:29:37 -0400
    ...I suspect your troubles are from freezing from when the, um, is there another word for idiot? vented the tank back through the fill...
  • Auxilliary Battery choices
    Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
    Fri, 18 Aug 2000 13:23:26 EDT
    ...needs to be enclosed,vented and probably only will fit under rear seat. Big,heavy, and most bang for the buck) GNB1244 (gel cell...
  • Re: Vented Plat Cat Heater
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Sun, 22 Oct 2000 10:02:27 -0700
    ...2000 3:40 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Vented Plat Cat Heater Thanks, Robert, for your kindness and expertise in this...
  • Re: Hot brakes!
    Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
    Tue, 10 Apr 2018 15:26:12 +0000
    ...not for the stopping power per se, but more for the vented rotors which really help with the heat and fading. It's possible...
  • Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:11:16 -0400
    ...Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap? I installed the Overland single piston BB kit up front with 288mm vented rotors a few years ago. That...
  • Re: Propane heater question - Portable Buddy Heater
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Wed, 13 Oct 2004 17:08:08 -0600
    ...On the propane side the Propex heater and some larger vented rv systems that use external air for combustion and exhaust are the ones...
  • Re: Life after speedometer, why do they break? -PLASTIC ROT
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Mon, 14 Mar 2005 09:53:11 -0700
    ...instruments, I wondered if the brake fluid vapor (the cap is vented) is > causing a chemical change in the plastic. I don't remember...
  • RE: Air in cooling system - advice please...
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 24 Apr 95 08:09:00 MST
    ...They get trapped in the top of the expansion tank, and are vented by this valve when the pressure gets excessive. Second, the valve...
  • Re: westy woodstove
    Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
    Thu, 20 Oct 94 7:59:29 PDT
    ...out of mexican pottery, > sometimes used atop a kitchen counter and vented externally, > so why not in the van? This would allow the use...
  • Re: Platinum Cat vs, gasoline heater
    Historical mailing list - ARKADY MIRVIS
    Thu, 15 Apr 1999 16:27:34 -0700
    ...Ark "the heaterman" Tom VandenBerg wrote: > I've decided to install a vented catalytic space heater in my 82 Westy. I > will go with...
  • Re: Battery combiner
    Historical mailing list - River Clan
    Sun, 12 Mar 2006 22:32:57 -0800
    ...Models with a vented compartment under > the driver's seat don't have quite enough room to do it this way, but > these are...
  • Subject: Re: Westy Q's
    Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
    Tue, 18 Oct 94 10:11:23 PDT
    ...Preferably vented to the outside. > Would adding some westy-type equipment be a waste without the added > headroom the poptop gives? This would be...
  • Re: 110 AC Mounting
    Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
    Wed, 30 Jul 2003 23:30:29 -0500
    ...It was vented thru vents to the engine compartment (minor hole cutting) and the face of the unit appeared to be factory installed. Very...
  • Re: another fuel expansion tank question
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Mon, 6 Dec 2004 16:44:49 -0700
    ...The reason is that the vanagon has two high points that need to be vented to the vapor trapping expansion jugs. There the vapor...
  • Re: AC While Camping
    Historical mailing list - Rowan Tipton
    Thu, 10 Jun 2010 07:34:49 -0400
    ...The > unit would be permanently installed and vented to put the hot air > outside. In my mind I picture vents to the outside that...
  • ARRRGGHHHHHYHHHHH!!!!! Damn *&?$%&#@
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 19 Sep 94 22:33:39 EDT
    ...I've vented enough. I'll be going to see Van number 43 at a neighboorhood near you soon... Illigiti non carborundum est Barry...
  • Re: <no subject> CO & Propane
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Tue, 28 Nov 2006 15:45:25 -0800
    ...I read in the paper today that tragically, three people have died in this cold snap because they were using improperly vented propane appliances...
  • Loss of Power False Air Oil Breather?
    Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
    Fri, 16 Aug 2002 15:30:37 -0500
    ...This black breather pipe is not supposed to be vented in anyway to the atmosphere---Correct? Because of this I suspect I have an...
  • Re: Propane heater question - Portable Buddy Heater
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Wed, 13 Oct 2004 16:01:41 -0600
    ...Note that most building codes forbid the use of these type heaters in bathrooms unless the bathroom is a continual vented space. Note that...
  • Re: windshield fluid reservoir
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 5 Jan 2013 14:50:18 -0800
    ...reservoir bottle on the underside of the car. >> Is that thing vented to prevent overfilling and soaking the carpet? >> >> -- >> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott...
  • Re: General Question On Battery Venting
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:31:03 -0400
    ...Neither compartment is sealed or vented. TJHannink On Wed Aug 10th, 2011 1:00 PM CDT Dave Mcneely wrote: >---- Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com...
  • In Praise of An Excellent Service Shop
    Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
    Tue, 12 Dec 2000 21:24:45 -0600
    ...I checked the reservior, bit of a bubble, vented it, did my normal thing to effect a remedy. Couldn't stop the overheating, no...
  • was: co/propane RE: propex
    Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng
    Tue, 28 Nov 2006 23:49:48 -0500
    ...I read in the paper today that tragically, three people have died in this cold snap because they were using improperly vented propane appliances...