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• Heaters for winter camping
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 4 Dec 2008 08:39:34 -0600
  ...Catalytic heaters produce moisture and the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. Any kind of open flame gas heater has the same problem. The gasoline...
• Re: Propex Heaters?? Enough heat?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 08:06:25 -0800
  ...http://gerry.vanagon.com/files/faq-busses.txt --- Warren Chapman <vwsyncroguy@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Can those of you using Propex heaters report on your...
• Re: Furnace for camping in the winter?
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:04:56 +0000
  So where are these heaters installed then. are they installed under the back seat or is anyone putting them in the small compartment next...
• Re: gas heaters
  Historical mailing list - Chris
  Mon, 09 May 94 10:32:27 CDT
  That heater is probably worth its weight in gold if you live in Alaska. I know they heat a LOT better, but there may...
• FS: 87 Vanagon Syncro in WI
  Historical mailing list - Robin Davies
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 15:22:22 -0500
  ...weekender seat(bed), recently tuned (compression 125 x 4), AC, dual heaters Asking $6000. 608-256-0678. Van is in Madison WI. R. Davies...
• Re: snow?/f
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ransom
  Thu, 24 Oct 1996 14:41:05 -0700 (PDT)
  ...1996, karen brown wrote: > What's with all the discourse on heaters and hot mirrors and snow tires and > traction and what do you...
• Re: FS/ DA diesel heater from 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hougard
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 15:35:32 EST
  ...Robert Keezer in the Seattle area has been a frequent contributor to the list and specializes in these heaters. I believe his email address...
• Re: DIESEL starting and other general questions
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 11:01:59 -0700
  ...That's where heaters are necessary. --Gnarlie
• Re: FW: Anyone use one of these heaters?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 7 Oct 2005 15:13:31 -0700
  That thing is going to pull 25 amps, pull your batery down pretty fast...... On 10/7/05, Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@vanagonparts.com> wrote...
• Re: [VWVANFULLTIMERS] Propex heaters : group purchase offer
  Historical mailing list - Evan Martin
  Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:49:56 -0600
  Any thoughts on using the Propex in a "heavy duty" application- 24/7, 4-6 Mo. yr.? an RV type vehicle, but not a...
• Re: Camping heater for an '86 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - James Cook
  Sun, 13 Nov 1994 15:51:33 -0800 (PST)
  ...A looooong time ago, I used to know about gasoline heaters for > >other applications, but at the time, they seemed to be pretty scarry...
• Re: How Hot is To Hott?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 10:00:30 -0400
  ...The pipe going to the radiator (in the engine bay) is reading a consistant 180-185* with the heaters on (and with the heaters...
• RE: 12 volt heaters?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 29 Sep 1995 08:31:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >I saw a tiny heater that plugged in the cigarette lighter (which isn't >used for cigarettes by anybody I can think of). Anyone...
• Re: pretour (west) info
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Nov 1994 09:46:57 -0800
  ...a stake vote. (I suppose I could learn to use electric heaters... I've never considered wall-current and camping together before...) But that...
• Re: '97 T4 Campers
  Historical mailing list - Drew B. Farenwald
  Wed, 27 Nov 96 12:21:36 EST
  ...Besides the handful of additional features already mentioned here, there is reference to front *and* REAR heaters. A rear heater is the one feature...
• Re: Winter camping heat: PROPEX heaters available again!
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 08:22:33 -0500
  >>unless you insulate all the glass in your van the heater probably won't bring >>the temperature up to where you can lounge around...
• Electric engine block heaters. Source?
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 15:16:24 -0600
  I have one heater that bolts right on the bottom of the engine. I love it. Bus Depot doesn't have them any more...
• Re: vent'd catalytic ?'s
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 18:43:11 -0800
  ...Just by looking at the vented and unvented cat heaters, you couldn't tell the difference, except for the 1.5 inch flex plastic...
• Re: Hot engine, cold radiator
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 15:39:16 -0700
  Thermostat is cheaper but very doubtful at fault since your heaters are working. If your rad is 21 years old it is may be...
• Re: Hot water heater
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 13:25:01 -0400
  ...Crazy idea? Anyone have experience with these types of heaters? gp 87 Syncro 86 GL 7p
• Winter camping heat: PROPEX heaters available again!
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 21:42:22 -0500
  Hello everyone! This message is to announce that I am now selling the wonderful compact Propex Heatsource 1600 van heaters. They have been redesigned...
• Gopher site / gas heater
  Historical mailing list - Joel Danke
  Sun, 02 Oct 94 23:03 CDT
  ...I got the addresses for info on gas heaters, but would still like opinions on installation locations and safety tips. Thanks again (including gopher...
• engine block heaters?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 14:58:45 -0500
  A while ago I saw someone mentioning the benefits of an engine block heater for the winter. Any opinions on this? How much do...
• Re: Eberspacher Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 15:49:11 -0800
  ba/da-6 heater will not fit in a syncro without a lot of re-engineering. btdt. OR just pull out the driveshaft, forever...
• Propex heaters
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Sun, 27 Mar 2005 21:07:56 -0800
  Hi Folks, I have three EX1800 Propex furnaces in stock, these may be the last at this price unless the US dollar rebounds soon...
• heat in VW Vans
  Historical mailing list - Hydesmith
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 15:31:28 -0500
  ...Block heaters are something you southern folks won't know anything about, but they are high wattage 120volt plug-in heaters which warm your...
• Re: Block heaters for Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - James
  Sat, 8 Nov 2014 22:35:22 -0500
  ...Block heaters for Air Cooled > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > I used a dip stick heater in a Rabbit in Chicago & it worked well...
• catalytic heaters
  Historical mailing list - john silverman
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 12:48:42 -0700
  Cold weather campers...About a year or so ago there was a discussion of heaters on the list. Many folks have successfully used the...
• Re: Coleman Plat Cat Heater Report
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 00:34:21 -0600
  Catalytic heaters have been around since at least the early 70's and maybe earlier. I remember way back in 1969 and the early...
• Re: Gas Heater Parts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 25 Sep 1997 02:41:17 UT
  ...Gas Heater Parts Hi Everyone, Does anyone know the name and phone number of the gentleman in NJ that repairs gas heaters? Charles Michaux...
• Westy heating query
  Historical mailing list - Richard Angelini
  Wed, 11 Jun 1997 09:14:57 -0700
  ...I know the air cooled Westys had gasoline heaters. But are there other options that can be used while camping i.e. propane, 12V...
• Ark Murvis: Anyone have his number?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Oct 1998 20:40:22 EDT
  ...He is a guy that lives in NJ and specializes in VW gas heaters for the earlier buses and Vanagons. If anyone has his...
• Re: New thread: TO ALL: What kind of Gas Mileage is one to expect ??
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Fri, 12 Feb 1999 11:14:16 -0600
  ...Right now, however, the more pressing concern is Phred's propensity to run hot with the heaters turned off. Alan Bosch '88 Wolfsburg (Phred)
• Re: just how COLD is IT?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 10:41:04 -0500
  How cold is it? It's so cold, the heaters are on in the Coke machines! _ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org...
• Re: Elect heat
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 10:52:26 -0400
  I have a Propex when there is no hookups but when there are I use one of those little cube heaters that I got...
• A word about Ark Mervis, was: Diesel Heater in 82 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 14:09:14 -0400
  ...He absolutely knows his stuff about these heaters. He is a former engineer, and speaks with a heavy German accent, which makes him sound...
• heater sale
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer 19618-5th Ave so Seattle WA 98148
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 04:50:20 EDT
  ...Though you must find it hard to think about heaters when it's 115 , here in the NW we turned our home heaters on...
• Re: air in the system
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 12:12:00 -0700
  Jay, air can get trapped in a hose junction, the heaters as well as in the radiator. In very rare cases it can get...
• Re: Gas heaters...was Re: Heater
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Jan 2015 01:45:10 -0500
  In a message dated 1/29/2015 1:43:57 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, jpalmer@mymts.net writes: I’m confused. Is the...
• Electric Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Michael Forstag
  Wed, 11 Oct 1995 01:47:54 -0400 (EDT)
  What's the skinny on a recommendable 12V electric heater that can be wired in somewhere under the dash? I seem to dimly remember...
• Re: BA6 Info - Findings - Maintenance group
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 6 Oct 1999 09:47:17 -0400
  > Speaking of heaters, Anybody know where to get the short exhaust > piece that extends from the outlet of the BA-6? It's merely...
• Re: Custom Cat Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 15 Apr 2000 13:33:54 -0300
  OK I'll jump in here with an idea that might work. Since you're starting from scratch, how about recessing the cat heater...
• Re: engine block heaters? & energy use
  Historical mailing list - Matt Heydon
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 16:43:30 -0600
  I recommend this for the same reasons stated in other posts. Keep in mind that the heater element draws a lot of current which...
• 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...
• Propane heater question - Portable Buddy Heater
  Historical mailing list - Sharon Mendonca
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 14:12:51 -0700
  While we're on the subject of heaters, has anybody tried one of these? They say they're safe for indoor use, but you...
• Re: Mr. Heater buddy now under $40 at Lowes
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 4 Feb 2009 12:06:53 -0500
  ...in the garage." > >Don't even think about it! > Jake, Mr. Heaters work fine in American garages, they shut off if there is not...
• showers!
  Historical mailing list - Martha
  Sun, 9 Nov 1997 20:00:36 -0800
  ...RO hi we make instant HOT water heaters & showers. we find that we sell alot of our stuff to VW owners. Since we don...
• Re: Fw: Wave 3 Heater
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 5 Dec 2003 12:06:24 -0500
  ...Our heaters are 100% safe and are Certified as "Unvented Catalytic Room Heaters" by American Gas Association, Canadian Gas Association and European gas/heater...
• circulating anti-freeze heater for VW Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Hydesmith
  Tue, 7 Nov 2000 01:38:20 -0600
  ...So, with visions of cold-starting vehicles, we're thinking of installing in-line circulating heaters in our coolant (we call it anti-freeze...
• Re: It's getting colder, time to think about heat: Propex heaters anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 20:35:44 -0700
  ...That company stopped >manufacturing their great compact propane van heaters for two years while >they totally redesigned them to meet new European Union safety...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 2 Jan 2016 06:30:05 -0800
  Coolant circulating heaters DO work, Every other motor that has what is sometimes called a "tank heater", they do perform their function as designed...
• Re: Improve comfort of Buddy Heater
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:20:03 -0800
  ...Buddy Heaters > produce > > radiant heat. But a lot of heat rises above ceramic plate and just > floats > > up to ceiling; here is where the...
• Re: Hot water heater
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 10:41:43 -0600
  ...Crazy idea? Anyone have experience > with these types of heaters? > > gp > 87 Syncro > 86 GL 7p >
• Need Phone # for ARC (Gas Heater repair in NJ)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Jul 1996 19:44:14
  ...Can anyone help, or suggest other sources for parts for Eberspacher gas heaters? Ron Salmon
• FS: 86 camper, Newport, NY ... $2100. yup.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 2 May 1999 22:26:23 -0700
  ...body excellent runs well, water-cooled, two excellent heaters. high mileage. $2100/BO (315) 845-8530 Newport, NY found it in the Traderonline.com...
• Re: eberspacher BN4 gas heater for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Granito
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 08:12:35 EDT
  ...guy that I bought one of mine from used it to heat his garage!! Anyone know of a parts source for these heaters? Jerry
• Canadian list members oil question
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Miller
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 09:28:22 EST
  ...in your vans? I'm assuming most of you have block heaters also. Thanks, just curious? Doug Miller 85 GL The Blue Whale 73...
• Re: Propane heaters; Are you SERIOUS????
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 9 Sep 2001 18:21:42 EDT
  Not me, George. Someone else asked. I responded with links to some heater maunfacturers. Steve L. responded that the particular heater that this listee...
• Re: Do waterboxers have core plugs (freeze plugs)?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 22 Dec 2013 09:41:54 -0800
  ...A bit of online shopping turned up nothing but inline coolant heaters which are installed waaay up near the radiator, and hot-plate-style...
• Re: Awnings, propane heaters and auxillary batteries
  Historical mailing list - John Fried
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 10:21:44 -0400
  ...I > am looking for any recommendations/suggestions on what the best propane > heaters, auxiliary batteries (I do have the box and relay under the...