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Re: [Q] Bypassing Rear Seat Heat Exchanger
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Sat, 18 Oct 1997 11:22:09 +0000
> I am contemplating the same for my rear heater as I don't need two in SE > Texas. I would not plug feed and...
Re: Parts Call
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 12 May 2003 16:57:20 -0700
...18 gauge muffler pipe. Don't ever think they won't last because antifreeze has rust inhibitors in it. The heater nipple on my...
Re: Front heater won't give heat
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 22 Aug 2018 10:39:43 -0700
...Front heater won't give heat You don't need to do anything with the hose coming out of the heater core. It won...
Re: More Mr heater..Now Friday
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 23 Dec 2016 11:30:42 -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
Wed, 8 May 2024 16:51:21 +0000
...If an 84, those pipes may be original. Plastic pipes came later. If pipes are rusty, it's a good chance they are original...
Re: Gas Heater & Thanks Robert Keezer!!
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Sat, 9 Aug 2008 13:03:54 -0700
...exhaust pipe of > the heater, and the puff of smoke was his nest burning up. > The mouse took off, and the heater continued to...
T-Pipe at the gas intake?
Historical mailing list - Weibel, Pius
Fri, 30 Dec 2005 13:06:06 -0600
...T-Pipe at the gas intake Not sure what you are referring to as the T-pipe, but this leaking fuel on fill-up...
Re: Heat inside the camper.. No
Historical mailing list - Paul Freese
Wed, 7 Jan 2015 15:43:01 +0000
...I almost purchased a Propex heater as they make great products as well. My concern with the propane driven heater was there was no...
Re: Thermostat question
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Tue, 30 Oct 2018 18:20:44 -0700
...oil cooler, the long pipes underneath which also provide cooling) can't shed heat adequately. Try turning on the heater to its hottest setting...
Re: Exhaust System- EGR filter on 82 Westy
Historical mailing list
Mon, 15 May 1995 09:56:31 -0500
...VW doesn't even make the crossover pipe any longer! I've just stuck a JC Whitney muffler on to the heater boxes until...
heater stuck on problem
Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
Thu, 31 Aug 2000 18:38:41 -0500
...Take some needle-nose pliers and force the metal rod into the black coax pipe so your valve shuts off. This is a temporary...
Re: Solder cracked steel coolant pipe?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:43:35 -0700
...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: Coleman SportCat - Poor man's Propex?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 3 Jan 2007 21:33:13 -0600
...the pipe and I had it so it was angled up > at a slight angle. > I could position the arm so the heater was...
Oil Filler Seal for a 81 Westy Wanted
Historical mailing list - Dave & June Kinerson
Mon, 20 Aug 2001 19:18:33 -0400
...leaky oil seal spraying oil on the heater boxes and out the inside of the exhaust pipe in a billowy cloud of blue smoke...
Re: Grill fix =?UTF-8?Q?glue=3F?=
Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:04:55 -0700
For a tidy, easy fix, use plumber's ABS pipe cement. ABS is what the grill is made of, as are many other plastic...
Re: The curse of the Syncro....
Historical mailing list - jbange
Tue, 8 Mar 2005 22:13:33 -0800
...of god would want a Syncro.....with all those gadjet; >booster heater, air, sub frame........all those complication....poor little >engine... > >http://www.benplace...
FS: Ebersp�cher BA-6 Auxillary Ga s fueled interior heater
Historical mailing list
Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:55:30 EDT
...OEM vanagon Ebersp�cher BA-6 Auxillary Gas fueled heater system. this was a OEM option on some earlier vanagons, and on canadian vanagons...
Re: in need of cooling system parts
Historical mailing list - Dennis
Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:51:46 -0400
When removing the rear heater core, there is no reason or benefit in making a bypass. Cap them off. Any coolant flowing through that...
Re: No heat at stoplights.
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Wed, 6 Jan 2010 21:21:28 -0600
...Maybe 10 years but not all 16 :) Try your rear heater - it will likely blow heat at idle (mine does). -30 weather can take...
Re: Coolant hose leak between long pipe & bottom of T Stack
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:34:28 -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...
Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
Historical mailing list - kelian
Sat, 30 Jun 2001 09:58:27 +1000
...This happened on my 84 and it ruptured the rear heater > >core and one of the heater hoses. > > > >Rico Dagastino > >Munford, TN > > -- > '90 Vanagon...
Re: How I filled 1.9 with coolant, was; Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:21:51 -0600
...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: A question of Smell
Historical mailing list
Mon, 27 Feb 1995 16:52:11 -0400
> >During spirited cornering, I can smell gas comig through my >heater vents. I am quite certain this is somehow bad. Where >can a gas...
Re: Convert German Spec 220V Westy
Historical mailing list
Thu, 18 Nov 1999 11:57:18 +0200
...have to replace the whole fridge, just the 220V heater attached to the exhaust pipe. They are replaceable anyway, if they get broken. Maybe...
Re: on the topic of diesel heaters..(and some pics of my TDi project)
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Fri, 17 Nov 2006 10:59:17 -0800
...Check for rodent damage ( they like to build nests in the exhaust pipe), leaking fuel lines before turning on the heater. Robert 1982 Westfalia...
Re: Winters in the van...
Historical mailing list - Eric Spletzer
Tue, 19 Nov 2002 10:49:42 -0800
...What if there was a submersible water heater/pump that would heat your water to say.... 130 degrees. Not hot enough to melt your...
Gas fired heaters (long) (was: heating parkedvanagon)]
Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
Tue, 4 Jan 2000 01:06:42 +0100
...air heater for heating the interior. It comes in a package with an auxiliary battery, is mounted underfloor with its own exhaust pipe, burns...
<No subject>
Historical mailing list - Don Williams
Tue, 20 Sep 2005 12:10:25 -0700
...where the pipes enter the end manifold and there is nothing that can be done about it. I have had that heater in and...
Re: Coolant hose fatigue
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Wed, 26 Nov 2003 10:32:52 -0500
...I cheated a little by leaving the old heater hoses in, but I carry a 'bypass kit' (short length of heater hose, two clamps...
Re: Replacement of coolant
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 7 Apr 2016 17:23:38 -0400
If you are referring to the kit to keep the hoses attached to the coolant pipes don't bother. As much as I like...
CAT HEATER INSTALLATION IN VANAGON
Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
Thu, 2 Oct 1997 17:09:12 -0700
...This is how my heater was installed: I have an additional tee fitting on the exit line from the tank, where the pipe for...
Re: aux heaters II
Historical mailing list - Dr. D.W. Carment
Thu, 21 Jul 1994 11:18:19 -0400 (EDT)
...if the blower is sufficient - I am thinking of installing an electric heater in line with the main duct so that it pulls in...
Re: Propex: Starting the Installation
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Tue, 26 Nov 1996 09:52:02 -0800 (PST)
...heater box cover and the Propex heater. This gave the shortest possible hose run to the heater outlet itself. > > >From the instructions, here is...
Re: Arggh! Cooling system woes.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 17 Nov 2012 17:16:23 -0800
...I'm going with either main pipes or rear heater T's so far... and 'somebody' has to be sure the heater hoses are...
Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:13:30 -0400
...Cost this month is >$50 to treat all four pipe ends, usually $60. Highly recommended. > >For those of us with A/T with a...
Re: Go Westy Coolant Pipe Repair kit - extra parts needed FYI!
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Thu, 21 May 2009 14:09:43 -0400
...I also ordered the GoWesty Coolant Pipe > Fix system and am replacing all coolant hoses, heater hoses and fuel Hi Robert -- you did notice...
Re: '82 Heater Boxes
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 24 Jun 2002 21:29:21 -0500
The aluminum heat sinks are cast around the exhaust header pipes. If you run the Air Cooled engine without the alternator fan pushing cool...
Re: O2 sensor grounding?
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Wed, 15 Feb 2006 17:02:32 -0500
...If that temporary bypass steadies out your readings, then the ol' rusty pipes may be interfering with your ground. Remember that those pipes (and...
Re: Coolant hose leak between long pipe & bottom of T Stack
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:57:53 -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...
Re: FS: Ebersp�cher BA-6 Auxillary Ga s fueled interior heater
Historical mailing list - Wognacious
Sun, 11 Sep 2005 11:06:45 -0700
...OEM vanagon Ebersp�cher BA-6 Auxillary Gas fueled heater system. this was a OEM option on some earlier vanagons, and on canadian vanagons...
Heat won't turn off
Historical mailing list - Mark Pry
Sun, 4 Jun 2006 13:18:59 -0700
...the floor from the coolant pipes on the underside of the van. My problem is that my heater is now on all the time...
Re: Happier update to '81 Westy project.
Historical mailing list
Fri, 28 Jul 95 9:58:07 MDT
...I also use it on heater boxes and pipes whenever I have them out since there is a certain amount of erosion and these...
Re: plugging heater hoses
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 2 Sep 2009 09:25:49 -0400
...hoses branch from the main heater hoses. >> Took out the T-connectors and put in a straight pipe >> connector in their place. No plugs...
Re: It's cold out there
Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
Tue, 2 Jan 2018 21:56:54 -0600
...Used pipe insulation and wrapped it around all the heater hoses. Took some thick cardboard and covered about 2/3's of the radiator...
Re: Winters in the van...
Historical mailing list - Eric Spletzer
Tue, 19 Nov 2002 12:29:11 -0800
...The same people who make the pipe make 2 foot clip on plates that you can attach to plywood for those people who don...
Re: Cooling system questions
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Sat, 13 Feb 2016 08:38:26 -0500
...Also if the system is mostly free of air, another way to tell is if your front heater is working properly. It is at...
Re: Cooling System for Various Conversions
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 8 Nov 2010 11:11:36 -0800
...or the heaters ...all that is plenty good, and then some. No worries in that department. sure, I'd go with stainless pipes. If...
Re: WBX Plastic Coolant Pipe Inspection
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Tue, 20 May 2014 10:48:13 -0700
When I built my Mutivan last year I was able to get a beautiful set of near NOS coolant pipes from GW ,Looked as...
Re: More Mr heater..Now Friday
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Fri, 23 Dec 2016 14:33:54 -0500
...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 leak between long pipe & bottom of T Stack
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:29:56 -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...
Re: Gas Heater & Thanks Robert Keezer!!
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:16:19 -0500
...exhaust pipe of the heater, and the puff of smoke was his nest > burning up. The mouse took off, and the heater continued to...
Re: Coolant Hose Size for Heater?
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Sat, 9 Jan 1999 18:36:48 -0600
------------------------------- Hi Volks, The hoses on my 86 westy began blowing as I started fixing leaks, like coolant pump, rear heater, radiator. My son Tom...
Re: Coolant hoses most likely to fail?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 23 May 2009 23:06:08 -0700
...removing metal pipes to remove the beginnings of surface rust and >> paint. >> >> >> >> I do plan replacing the long heater hoses (rear heater is removed...
Re: Timing Belt...
Historical mailing list - davicb
Sat, 13 Dec 1997 10:17:16 -0500
...I would not want to have problems at > high altitudes. > > My new auxiliary heater is working well. You would not believe how much > 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 08:44:46 -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...
Is there a market for my VanaJetta Westy?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:19:39 -0700
...coats of POR-15 long steel pipes (in great shape btw) the cooling system, including the heater core, is new. The wiring harness is...
Re: Replacement of coolant
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Fri, 8 Apr 2016 08:28:57 -0400
I usually replace the pipes with stainless ones if the ends are breaking up. However I recently had a van where the ends weren...
Re: [Fwd: [Fwd: [Syncro] Westy/vanagon floorplans? + heater!!]]
Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
Thu, 11 May 2000 12:41:12 -0700
...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: Vented Catalytic Heater Installation ?'s
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Sat, 5 Dec 1998 15:15:24 -0800
...To connect my heater I just pop the gray plug, quick connect the propane line and light the heater. Easy. Bill 90 Westy Syncro...
Cooling system questions
Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
Fri, 12 Feb 2016 16:12:44 -0800
Two days ago I replaced the big coolant pipe that runs along the LH side of the engine (from pump to thermostat area) since...