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• Re: SA T3 Ventilation System
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 4 May 2008 02:48:48 +1200
  ...So where did they send the exiting cabin air? The rear-pillar vents are in the normal place, though the vents themselves are modified...
• Re: A/C vent question
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 1 May 2000 17:39:59 -0500
  My thought is that those vents are not connected to the AC - I think they're just for fresh air. Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy...
• Re: Leaking door vent windows?? How to fix?
  Historical mailing list - William Wedenoja
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 15:59:10 -0500
  ...I take it you are talking about the triangle-like vents? And by leak do you mean wind noise or water entry? The driver...
• Plat Cats for sale
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 18:50:40 EST
  ...It vents the water vapor and carbon dioxide giving a clean dry heat without the condensation problems associated with non-vented catylitics. Comes with...
• Fwd: Re: Vent Question
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 7 Mar 2010 07:32:54 -0500
  ...Vent Question > >Open your fresh air vents just below the dash and on the doors >themselves. The vents are the closest ones to the...
• A/C, Rear, Shroud
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Mon, 9 Jan 2017 18:14:04 -0800
  OK folks, time to earn your keep! My '90 Westy has the rear A/C shroud with 6 forward vents and two down. Can...
• Re: stove=heater=safe?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 15 Nov 94 14:33:34 PST
  So martha rubin says: > Is there any way I can vent the existing westy stove thru > the existing "refirgerator" vent, so that, apart from...
• Re: mystery vents
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:17:12 -0400
  ...that nobody made it to my questions! You can lead a horse to water.... >1) Where does the exhaust air go from the vents...
• Re: Subject: getting cooler air to the front in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 08:28:22 -0700
  On the subject of those side vents, I noticed the other day that both of them on my Westy are non-functional due to...
• Re: About your west fridge blowing out at highway speeds
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:52:05 -0400
  ...If the vent is correct and properly sealed it doesn't need any help. I ran my fridge continuously eight months of the year...
• Re: Heating system
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Tue, 20 Sep 1994 13:11:57 -0400 (EDT)
  ...They are nice for ventalation though. You can keep your van well ventilated using these, the dash ones and the heating sys set on...
• heater vs fan
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Nov 94 15:44:55 PST
  ...is there any way to get warm air to come out of the fresh air vents that are on the right and left side...
• Re: Vanagon heater controls
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Mon, 25 May 2009 19:58:16 -0400
  ...After that, you could get warm air out of your fresh air vents (up front anyway). And don't forget about the rear seat...
• Uniwerks upper bunk pod
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 14 Feb 2022 11:06:10 -0500
  Hi folks, While doing some winter projects I ran a power wire from my Auxiliary fuse box to the upper door vents. I hope...
• Re: donor van small part needed,
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 20 Aug 2013 14:44:34 -0400
  At 10:51 PM 8/19/2013, Eric Caron wrote: > I just noticed that my camper is missing the > rectangular shaped plastic vent that...
• sunroof or vent for 83 westy
  Historical mailing list - Miller - James W.
  Fri, 5 Apr 1996 16:30:20 -0500 (EST)
  I am looking to install a sun roof or a vent in the top of my poptop. It has that rectangular section where one...
• Vent intake off when?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 10:26:09 +1200
  ...How do you turn the air intake off, so that no air is entering the ventilation system from outside the vehicle? Andrew
• Re: Sluggish
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 11:00:15 -0700
  ...at speed would give new meaning to > "flow-through ventilation." Well, that would certainly be one way of venting used chili fumes!!!!!! Karl Wolz
• syncro transmission vent ?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 7 Oct 2000 21:07:33 -0400
  I can't find the vent hose on the transmission. In the Bentley page 35.105 I found where it should be but I...
• Re: A/C shop in CA?
  Historical mailing list - Charles Slosberg
  Sun, 2 Jul 2006 01:32:36 EDT
  Had my AC switched to R134a and a new compressor put into my 85 for about $600 at Ventura AC & Radiator in Ventura. Its...
• Re: Catalytic Heaters.
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 00:07:27 -0600
  Let me first say that thoughts of sleeping in a van with any combustion process that isn't directly vented to the outside sounds...
• Re: Questions: Clear Coat and Westie Stoves & "Geez, my Vanagon i
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Wed, 22 Apr 1998 18:04:21 -0700
  ...It's a zen-like stove...once you realize this, it all makes sense...just like the vent controls... Ssittservl wrote: > Bizarrely, far-left...
• Re: Plastic part for the louvered rear vents
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 4 Apr 2017 19:48:36 -0400
  ...the two rear louvered vents > > They press fit into the metal and accept the screws the retain the > louvered vents > > parts man says the...
• Re: Black Nylon Fuel Return Hose Kink. Opinions? PICS.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:46:40 -0500
  At 10:31 PM 2/13/2013, neil n wrote: >say, closed more than 50%, as long as the fuel tank is properly >vented...
• Re: Behr Underdash AC question (BenT?)
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 18 Jun 2012 04:16:55 -0700
  ...I believe > the lower left vent goes all the way across the dash to the left hand > fresh air vent. I believe the double...
• Re: Newbie question about auxiliary power-Battery vent hoses
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:43:45 -0500
  ...The battery had vents, but not nipple vents to which a vent hose could be fitted. The vented gas just vents to outside the...
• Re: Ventilation controls
  Historical mailing list - Allan Bagley
  Tue, 29 Jan 2002 14:23:25 -0800
  <<<I adjust my ventilation controls twice per year - once in Spring and once in Fall - always <<<with the manual in one hand. It really...
• Re: Air recirculator
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 3 Feb 2019 09:10:54 -0800
  *"For 87 and earlier most Vanagons have the exhaust vents in the front doors."* well... on my tintop van I have those exhaust vents...
• Re: Help: Vent windows blow close while driving!
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 02:01:17 +0200
  ...Are there any vent windows that crank open on Vanagons? I've seen it on old MBs, but never in any VW. PerL 87...
• Building a vented enclosed battery box
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 15:51:58 EDT
  I would like to hear from someone who has used the Trojan T-105 deep cycle batteries as to how they built and vented...
• Re: the horror that is the vent window seal whistle
  Historical mailing list - Bob Freeman
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 00:27:35 -0800
  ...That after I had already paid a dealer to replace my vent window that someone broke out when stealing my stereo. Bob Freeman
• flue vent rubber seal
  Historical mailing list - jpbeauch
  Fri, 22 Jul 2005 01:05:40 -0400
  Common guy's I'm sure one if you know where to get a new rubber seal for my flue vent along with the...
• Re: Side Vent window retrofit?
  Historical mailing list - John Welsh
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 22:36:42 +0000
  ...Robert and all, Check the archives for the vent window adjustment screw. You have to take off the door panel, pull back the plastic...
• Re: 87 Westfalia pop-up vent?
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 11:46:04 -0500
  ...87 Westfalia pop-up vent? Anyone have for sale or know a source likely to have a useable clear plastic pop-up vent for...
• High Speed Fan
  Historical mailing list - David Hally
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 08:49:39 -0700
  ...Th Bentley Manual says there is a fuse and relay behind the left vent on the instrument panel. I couldn't get the vent...
• Re: Manual trans vent
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 09:39:50 -0400
  ...I can take some pictures and put them online if I find the vent. sudhir On 8/10/05, Greenamyer, William L <william.l...
• whistling vent window fix
  Historical mailing list - Brian Tipsword
  Sun, 30 Oct 2005 12:09:59 -0800
  ...What I found on my 85' was the pivot pin at the bottom of the wing vent had corroded to the point that it...
• Re: A hot question...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 21 Feb 1999 22:30:31 -0800
  ...Unless they changed between '84 and '91, the vents on the ceiling are vents only. No heat. > Yes I > know about the auxiliary under...
• Re: Useless vent contest
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 4 Aug 2014 11:11:18 -0700
  ...NET> wrote: > > Hi folks, > > Are we talking about the little air vents over the sliding door? In my 85 Westfalia they actually do work...
• Re: General Question On Battery Venting
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:51:27 -0700
  On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote: > Anyway there are two considerations for venting reqiurements. One...
• Re: [SPAM] Wahhh!!! The flood gates are open - gas everywhere!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Sun, 17 Sep 2006 21:33:07 -0500
  I did it, and, I don't know if it would work or not, but on the side vent hoses, making them several times...
• Re: 1985 fresh air vent clogged?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 13 Apr 2014 21:11:36 -0700
  ...I had to patch things back up, >> and now need to make the vent work.
• Battery choice
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Dec 2018 15:47:01 +0000
  ...This battery has the hose connections for venting to the outside. As out vehicles are used for habitation battery boxes should be sealed from...
• Re: COLD air vents!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 08:15:52 -0800
  ...There's no shutoff except for the vents themselves, so you'll have > to take them off and fix the seals. You could try...
• A Ventura county park in CA
  Historical mailing list - Sharon Mendonca
  Sat, 5 Feb 2005 20:35:09 -0800
  Do those of you that live on the Central CA coast near Ventura, Santa Barbara, or ??? know the name of the county park that...
• Re: '91 Vanagon GL, AC is OOC
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:02:44 -0700
  Yes, as was mentioned, I was referring to the temperature of the air as measured at the outlet vents. I did indeed use a...
• Side fridge vent needed
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sun, 18 Apr 2004 19:51:36 -0700
  Anybody have a side westy fridge vent they dont need? I am in the market for one, I have the fitting on the metal...
• Re: Looking for a Driver side vent window / Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Charles
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 00:13:18 -0700
  ...Does anyone have a driver side vent window for a 84 Vanagon they would like to sell? I think that all Vanagons ( Type 3...
• Re: cover for refrigerator flue outlet vent
  Historical mailing list - Uncle Beer
  Wed, 31 May 2006 11:08:33 -0700
  ...Just do a search on there site for vent cover. Item number 253-070-688A Regards, Bill 90 Westy "The Brew Bus"
• Re: vent wing frame removal
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sat, 22 Jul 2017 15:45:38 -0700
  ...At the top of the door above the >> vent is a small Phillips sheet metal screw, remove it. >> Pull the door panel and locate...
• Re: Newbie question about auxiliary power-Battery vent hoses
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:17:18 -0600
  ...The battery had vents, but not nipple vents to which a vent hose could be fitted. The vented gas just vents to outside the...
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 27 Apr 2016 15:45:33 +0000
  ...You can see where water has been > leaking into my van at the base of the vent wing, so something is > clearly not right...
• Re: Alternative to Cover Camper Fridge Vent
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:28:31 -0700
  ...Alternative to Cover Camper Fridge Vent Hi, Over the past 9 years that I've owned my 87 Westy, I've purchased 4 fridge...
• Re: General Question On Battery Venting
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:02:56 -0400
  Just as another point of reference, my '91 Multivan (weekender style) had neither lid gaskets or vent hoses from the factory. No stove or...
• Re: Crumbling Flue Vent Cover
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:07:40 -0700
  ...I placed the flue vent cover > (original) over the vent to keep out the elements. This afternoon I > noticed that it looked kinda crooked...
• Re: AC While Camping - Portable Unit
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 07:38:46 -0500
  I have seen plenty of these stand alone portable a/c units and they have all had a flexible vent hose to channel the...
• Re: WTB: Owners manual for 85 GL Weekender
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 00:20:59 EDT
  ...The top lever controls distribution to the top side dash vents (i.e. defrost vents). One direction is full open, the other full closed...
• gas tank leak check
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Thu, 29 Jun 2023 13:39:24 -0400
  new seals on the gas tank and vents etc. -leak checking, found a hole in one of the pipe nipples on a new vent...
• tightening up vent window
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sun, 28 Jun 1998 14:14:35 -0700
  My driver's side vent window won't stay opened if I'm driving over 30mph or so. I've looked in the Bentley...
• Poptop vent
  Historical mailing list - Philip Hanson (Volt Computer)
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 23:44:38 -0700
  I am looking to add a vent to the top of my '80 Westfalia poptop. I want one that is real flush, that won...