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Re: Problem with 1991 Vanagon cooling system
Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
Thu, 8 Sep 2011 18:20:25 -0700
...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: syncro coolant distribution unit part numbers (was Water Leak on 2.1 - Advise needed)
Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
Wed, 18 Nov 1998 15:17:47 +0200
...The older models had 3 pipes coming out of the coolant distribution unit. The new ones (which my '89 Syncro has) have 4 pipes...
Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Fri, 6 Mar 2009 12:49:39 -0900
...Though it won't cure your problem you could put pipe insulation on your front heater hoses under the van. This will reduce the...
Adding accessory/lighting?
Historical mailing list - Jean-Woo Kim
Sun, 4 Jul 2004 23:25:34 -0700
> Some time ago, I took out the rear heater unit from under the rear bench on > my 87 GL Wolfsburg Edition. Now I have...
Re: Bypass coolant pipes under van for rear heater
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Fri, 6 Jun 2008 20:23:30 -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: Heater Blower Bearing
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 3 Aug 2020 00:11:29 -0400
> > Quite honestly, unless david b pipes in and slaps me down, I don’t think > the cap really makes a hell of a diff...
Re: fixing old heat exchangers
Historical mailing list
Tue, 14 Nov 1995 12:08:28 -0400
...exchangers for the heater blower fan. Had to cut a circle in one side and fit a piece of muffler pipe in for the...
Re: More Mr heater..Now Friday
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 23 Dec 2016 10:08:23 -0800
...I bet you don't see that water vapour coming out of the tail pipe of your van when the van is warmed up...
Re: Coolant hose blues, best replacement kit?
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Thu, 9 May 2024 13:23:40 -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...
Re: passing CA emissions?
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Sat, 4 Sep 2004 15:52:47 -0700
...I'll have to take a look and see if I can tell where the crossover pipe would connect to that heater box and...
Re: Coolant hoses most likely to fail?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 23 May 2009 18:51:34 -0700
...I do plan replacing the long heater hoses (rear heater is removed), installing the GoWesty plastic pipe repair kit when it comes in and...
Re: Coolant Hose vs. Coolant Pipe
Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
Fri, 19 Oct 2012 07:16:52 -0700
...I had a very satisfying breakdown-side-of-road-repair where one hose leak (heater core loop) was actually in a standard sized hose...
Re: Where do I get a hose clamp removal tool?
Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
Sun, 3 Apr 2005 03:37:21 -0400
...Put them to heavy use, replacing all the heater hoses and the long plastic pipes on my Van. Recently finished replacing the long plastic...
Re: newbie questions
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Sat, 28 Dec 2002 17:14:29 -0400
> So far I have done: -water pipes (changed the rotting metal ones for > the plastic ones) -heater matrix -new fuel tank (in place of...
Re: Coolant pipe connection
Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:04:06 -0600
...pipe" I thought he >> was talking about that small hose from the bleeder on the big hose >> connector to the heater crossover pipe that...
Re: Propex Install
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Wed, 30 Oct 2013 15:57:38 -0800
...I > image the exhaust pipe gets hot, but how hot. I could cover the heater > enclosure with a sheet of aluminum to provide some...
Re: Air/wasser swap
Historical mailing list - neil n
Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:10:36 -0700
...the heater core. As per Mark Drillock's comment, if your Westy has the air cooled box behind dash (very unlikely), assuming it has...
Re: WANTED: Aircooled Vanagon Exhaust parts
Historical mailing list - Jason
Tue, 5 Jul 2011 17:09:03 -0400
While on the subject...I'm looking for a left heaterbox for an 82 aircooled. Normally I'd just buy a new one, but...
Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:24:23 -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...
Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sat, 7 Mar 2009 07:16:42 -0800
...it won't cure your problem you could put pipe insulation on your >>> front heater hoses under the van. This will reduce the heat...
Re: [Fwd: [Syncro] Westy/vanagon floorplans? + heater!!]
Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
Thu, 11 May 2000 14:21:13 EDT
...pipes become clogged. Both of these heaters carry the approval of independant testing labs. The cost to design, build and test a new heater...
Re: running hot....any ideas? UPDATE
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 6 Feb 2006 17:58:16 -0600
...heater blows hot then hot water is >> getting to the front of the van. If the rad is cold and in/out pipes >> are...
Re: heater question (bad interior smells)
Historical mailing list - Dana Showers
Fri, 20 Dec 2002 16:12:54 -0500
...I think the heat exchanger takes heat from the exhaust via radiator style fins connected to the exhaust pipe. If this part of the...
How I filled 1.9 with coolant, was; Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:38:47 -0800
...H pipe, that goes to that pipe that is running across the engine down to the right. Those are actually for the heaters. So...
Re: Carbon Minoxide?
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Mon, 12 Jan 2004 21:52:09 -0700
My heater is an inside-the-van air eater and inside-the-van exhauster. It eats the internal air and contaminates that environment with...
Re: Use 1.25" Semi Truck (Heater?) Hose for Main Coolant Hose?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 11 May 2017 12:17:54 -0400
This is the hose I used to replace the rising part of the two steel fore and aft pipes in both my '84 and...
Re: To-do list while transaxle is out.
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Thu, 7 May 2009 13:02:24 -0400
...all the heater hose (I don't know if it's ever been done on the van) > * replace plastic coolant pipes with stainless ones...
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: Rear Heater "T" fitting compatibility
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 15 Feb 2006 19:22:00 -0500
...Rear Heater "T" fitting compatibility Does anyone know if the late model Vanagon plastic T fitting that taps into the heater hose to feed...
Re: cabin heater plumbing q's
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:55:21 -0500
...The propane tank was moved forward a couple of inches to increase the distance from the exhaust pipe. The hose for cabin air picks...
Re: More carb troubles
Historical mailing list - John Ritchie
Fri, 28 Oct 1994 21:18:21 -0800 (PDT)
...If my theory is right, then you should be able to improve the situation by cleaning out those carb heater pipes, if you're...
Re: Solder cracked steel coolant pipe?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:19:22 -0400
...An alternative would be to cut the pipe at the split and rejoin it with a piece of 1.5" ID heater hose, silicone...
Re: Is this H pipe junk
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 5 Jul 2010 14:09:21 -0700
...valve there, any air in the main coolant pipe gets routed back to the heater circuit, then to pressure bottle where the air gets...
Re: To-do list while transaxle is out.
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Thu, 7 May 2009 11:40:57 -0400
...all the heater hose (I don't know if it's ever been done on the van) > * replace plastic coolant pipes with stainless ones...
propane catalytic heater article
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 19 Jul 94 22:29:14 CDT
...Copper tubing and steel pipe are typically used to connect the heater to an existing LP-gas supply. Pipe is used under the floor...
Re: No heat at stoplights.
Historical mailing list - Don Spence
Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:13:15 -0700
...The heater has a fan blowing cold air across the heater core (assuming you are set to outside air and not recirculating inside cabin...
Re: Coolant hose leak between long pipe & bottom of T Stack
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:49:11 -0700
...to >>> a heater hose. It goes about 8 inches or so and then connects to one of >>> the >>> long metal pipes going forward to...
FS: 86 Syncro GL in KC: $3000
Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
Sun, 13 Apr 1997 16:37:41 -0500 (CDT)
...Needs head gaskets, front pipe, rf stabilizer, AC is not charged, main heater lever broken, no rear lockout, slight 'graze' dent on sliding door...
Re: Re; Audi Gauges and David Marshall
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Fri, 12 Mar 1999 17:40:51 -0800
...I noticed in the Bentley that the panel is glued to >the heater pipes. The heater panel in mine was not glued, in fact...
BN-4 heater FS
Historical mailing list - Barb Houg
Fri, 15 Aug 1997 20:38:25 +0000
...wheat bread :-) Included: - copied portions of heater service manuals including detailed installation instructions from Espar. - exhaust pipe for 181. the key part here is...
Defroster wire repair
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Sat, 4 Feb 1995 21:26:57 CST6CDT
...that metal pipe on the left side of the engine that routes the big dia. coolant hoses around and has a heater hose on...
'77 Westy Heat Question
Historical mailing list
Mon, 16 Oct 1995 16:42:29 -0400 (EDT)
...I determined some of the missing parts (both heater control boxes, and some other metal pipes - even made my own barrel clamps to hold...
Re: Source for 1-1/4" ID flexible coolant hose..
Historical mailing list - Brian Kelly
Mon, 10 Sep 2001 09:45:54 EDT
...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: aiding cooling system by turning on heater blower
Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
Wed, 16 May 2001 16:28:55 -0500
...aiding cooling system by turning on heater blower My post below was just a few ways to add additional cooling capabilities to an existing...
Re: Heaters: Propane vs. Gasoline vs. Diesel
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 4 Oct 2005 19:39:24 -0500
...pipes were stubbed out of the side of the vehicle with quick disconnects - the type that hold water. He built a propane fired heater...
Re: Alternative Heaters
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:24:25 -0500
Almost all of the heaters, Espar/Eberspacher, Webasto, Propex, draw combustion air from outside and exhaust routes outside. The combustion is sealed away from...
Re: (headsup) wasserboxer cooling system failure dujour
Historical mailing list - Christopher P. Gibbs L.B.I.P.P.
Sat, 03 Aug 1996 19:40:25 +0000
...the heater hose. I'm leaning toward buying a piece > of steel pipe, taping in a 1/4" nipple and putting the pipe inline...
Re: ?Total Length of Htr Hoses?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 26 Dec 1996 19:27:49 PST
...heaters with PVC? I was thinking it would be cheaper , and easier to insulate with foam pipe insulation. This should increase the heater output...
Coolant Hose Life Expectancy
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Tue, 5 Mar 2002 08:10:40 -0800
...Heater hoses can be bypassed if you carry a few clamps and spicing pipe. Straight hoses will benfit from a roll of duct tape...
Converting Coleman Catalytic Heater to LP tank?
Historical mailing list - Parker Beeson
Sun, 10 Oct 2004 13:37:32 -0600
...the stove pipe feed from a previous propane heater that was in the van when I bought it. I removed that heater though as...
Re: Oil cooler installation 2.1 L WBX
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Thu, 1 Oct 2015 13:58:04 -1000
...There is a feed pipe that comes directly off >> the water pump. With the cooler in place, which of the cooler pipe stubs >> does...
Re: Catholic heaters
Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
Tue, 3 Nov 1998 00:22:21 EST
...He has no heat exchangers, and wants to connect the outlet directly into his heater pipes under the rear seat. I'm not sure...
Re: Removing rear heater (Putting copper in coolant line)
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Thu, 23 Apr 1998 19:27:47 EDT
Eric; If I understand your post correctly you do NOT have a heater but a copper pipe connecting the two hoses together. If this...
Re: air in the system
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Wed, 9 Oct 2002 12:12:00 -0700
...cycle of flow which passes through all the hoses and heaters and pipes. You need not get all of the air but just move...
Re: Silly question on AC vs WC Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 5 Feb 2011 10:07:35 -0800
...area- heater box with heater core, fan, controls, etc. and the radiator and it's fan and all that stuff...main coolant pipes etc...
Re: '83-'85 Cooling Hoses
Historical mailing list - Mike
Fri, 16 Jul 1999 18:29:37 -0400
If you mean the one on the passenger side above the exhaust pipe , 1" x 9" w/ 2 60 degree bends - I just bought...
Re: 85 Heater & Coolant Line Question - and other non-tech Vanagon Love
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 8 Nov 2010 15:59:48 -0500
...Max service temp of CPVC pipe is 200F with an 80% pressure derating. Boiling point of 50/50 glycol antifreeze mix is 265F. I...
Re: diesel powered heaters-is there such a thing (dieselspacher)?
Historical mailing list - Joe L.
Tue, 23 Jun 1998 14:44:13 -0400
...This without paying several hundred dollars for "real" heaters and without mounting the engine on the luggage rack and running pipes to the trailer...
Re: Header exhaust system for 82 van
Historical mailing list - Eric & Karen
Thu, 2 Aug 2001 19:25:12 -0400
...Does anyone make a system that bolts on after the > heater boxes? Is this something I would need a custom exhaust guy to > do...
Re: airflow management in hot weather driving
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:53:53 -0400
...I remember the Stan Wilder window with pipe elbow trick. Might be worth it. Anybody else have experience converting to the venting rear windows...