Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 14+: 60 results shown for Heating.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

• Re: GoWesty Big Brake Kit worth the extra $ ?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 22:07:49 -0400
  ...We have been considering the GoWesty Big brake kit. > > We've never had any problems with the brakes over heating as we have always...
• '87 Coolant Woes
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 24 Feb 2000 13:37:34 -0500
  ...I think he has observed some over-heating on longer trips and when he stops and checks the level, it is overfull. Jay
• Heater hoses / What should I do while the gas tank is out?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Michael Gronski
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 10:01:29 -0400
  My Westy has had a number of the heating hoses removed, and the gas heater has been disconnected. I'll be replacing the gas...
• Re: o2 sensor troubles
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 3 Aug 2006 05:56:52 -0700
  ...The two white wires are for the heating element, and they splice to the 2-pin connector (polarity doesn't matter). The black wire...
• Re: Who wants to play "Guess that part!"
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:17:34 -0400
  ...pretty sure also it's in the front heating unit. But there is so many of those on the van!!!! cheater!!! :-) Ben neil wrote...
• Re: Propex/Trumatic heater for sale
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:47:30 -0700
  ...Consequently no interior air is used in the heating. Interior air is pulled in and heated and blown back into the interior with no...
• Re: Staying warm
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:22:02 -0800
  ...There is a great choice of casted iron stoves and > enough > kentucky coal and get back to that gorgeous way of heating out > ancestors...
• Here is a source of biodiesel fuel
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 12:21:27 -0700
  ...Many people are heating there home with home heating oil. This is basically diesel fuel without the road tax. Many are going to convert...
• Re: help removing reefer
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 12:14:34 -0500
  ...It works by heating the ammonia/water solution. 3 dfferent ways of heating this are avaliable. If the frig is in , or out of...
• Re: finding a new engine?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 13:16:13 -0500
  ...Bolts right up to your tranny, and you can hook up the Porsche heater boxes to the stock heating system. Installing a water cooled...
• Re: Best Car Alarm?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 9 Feb 1999 03:17:40 +0100
  ...It is a norwegian company, they make car alarms and heating systems. Me mom has one of these alarms in her '94 Vento, for...
• Re: Porta Potties / Heating / Radiator Bleeding / MB Vito {Long}
  Historical mailing list - David Clark
  Sun, 12 Dec 1999 21:08:03 -0000
  ...any comments? Karl Loved the Camping hints I think the last but one comment could also apply T2 1600 Aircooled!! Heating We have a...
• Re: Winters in the van...
  Historical mailing list - Eric Spletzer
  Tue, 19 Nov 2002 10:49:42 -0800
  ...After attending a workshop on hydronic radiant heating this weekend, I'm somewhat interested in the possibility of using this. I'm shooting from...
• Re: Manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:46:15 -0700
  ...No amount of heating, or putting a puller on it could get it off, not even hours of doing that. I finally had to...
• stripes
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Jul 94 15:36:02 -0400
  ...the easy way to get stripes off, if there is one. Heating the stripes with a hair dryer gets a little more of the...
• Re: European gasoline $$$$$$$$$
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 Apr 2006 09:49:37 -0400
  I was referring to home heating oil burners. Instead of fluids I guess I should have written liquids. Details! Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Proper storage of a front heater unit?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 1 Sep 2008 21:08:08 -0500
  I am in the process of storing an entire front water-cooled heating unit from a 91 GL and was wondering what precautions I...
• Re: Mr Heater
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 15 Dec 2016 17:46:06 -0800
  ...But the warm air heating does not seem as immediately effective as the radiant heating of the plat cat. I liek the propex much...
• Re: Ongoing saga: Dometic and Multimeter . . .
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:21:56 -0400
  ...The two different 12v heating elements, bearing either Part Number 2929491070, or 9299375042 (both parts being 12 volt, 7.1 amp, 85 watt heating...
• EV heating up (longish)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Aug 1998 21:18:32 EDT
  ...Any ideas as to why this monster is now suddenly heating up even on short jaunts? 2 weeks ago my husband replaced the coolant...
• Re: Portable shower
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:47:44 +0300
  ...It must have some kind of cut off for heating in order to be able to handle slow discharge of heated water without overheating.
• Re: The water heater project
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 12 Jan 95 8:47:19 PST
  ...I decided that something > had to be done to my '64 heating system. It's got brand-new heater > boxes, with new pipes and...
• Cold Starting tricks
  Historical mailing list - Phillip M. Kenney
  Sun, 12 Jan 1997 10:08:18 -0700
  ...In line with that what is the thought on heating the solonoid, accessable from the engine compartment vs beating the hell out of it...
• A/C HOT wires!!
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 17 Apr 1999 09:22:35 -0700
  ...that a small amount of corrosion inside the connectors would cause this heating of the wires. Any other suggestions? Thanks Bill 90 Westy Syncro
• Re: pelonis ceramic heater
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 5 Feb 2003 20:50:00 -0500
  ...box was saying this guy saved alot of money on propane >heating his RV... > >Has anyone ever used this. It was claiming to have...
• Re: FW: RE: Coolant Overflowing!
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 30 Dec 2003 12:26:12 -0500
  ...If you've got an unevenly heating radiator, > you've got a clogged one. This is a two-pass radiator, so I think the...
• re head repair/ ? rear defoger
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Thu, 12 Feb 2004 22:41:21 EST
  ...Wiper and mirrors work just no heating. Any suggestions ? Jim Morgan 86 Gl 210,000.0 "bread box" Westlake,Ohio jm060356@aol.com
• Re: AC concerns
  Historical mailing list - John N. Motlagh
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 18:56:12 -0600
  ...AC concerns With the weather heating up, everyone is talking about their AC systems. In particular R-12 to R-134a conversions. What's...
• Re: Alternative Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:04:22 -0800
  ...It's like having a built in > chimney, at a fraction of the cost! > > Radiant floor heating might be an interesting solution to the...
• Re: subject Phrydae: Super-computer soon to use water-cooled system for heating occupants
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 17 Apr 2010 12:33:45 -0700
  ...Super-computer soon to use water- > cooled system > for heating occupants > > On Apr 16, 2010, at 10:36 PM, Mike Miller wrote: > >> Lawrence Livermore...
• Re: Keeping your van dry inside in a damp climate
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 9 Jan 2011 17:18:04 -0700
  ...has to be left outside. | |I have a small boat dehumidifier (heating element and fan that you plug |into 110v) |Any other ideas? | |Todd...
• Re: Coleman Golfcat - Furnace that fits in your cupholder
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:08:08 -0600
  ...My preference is Propex and that is very effective at heating and drying out the interior from human respirations over a chilly night. Bob
• Re: 87 Westy Propane Tank Capacity
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:50:56 -0600
  ...Say Jerry, if you want to consider a heating-the-cabin idea .... make a "thermal barrier", using a fleece blanket and putting snaps on...
• Re: Prepared foods
  Historical mailing list - Scott DeSanti
  Sat, 8 Aug 1998 23:57:56 EDT
  ...Some even come with a chemicl heating pouch that only requires water. Look for them at your local military surplus store or base commissary...
• Bubbles/Foam in my radiator
  Historical mailing list - Terry Buchanan
  Thu, 24 Sep 1998 16:21:19 -0700
  Vanoganders, I've been leaking water for some time now, but the regular refilling of my radiator has aleviated any associated over heating problems...
• Temperature Kraziness
  Historical mailing list - David R. Paterson
  Sun, 25 Apr 1999 16:59:01 -0400
  Hey Folks, I've been having the strangest problem with the running temp./heating system on my 91 Vanagon. For the last few months...
• Re: Removal of pin-striping or other stickers from paintwork
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 25 Jul 2004 19:21:27 -0600
  ...It basically erases the decal or pin striping by heating it up and rubbing it off. No paint damage. I used it to take...
• Re: O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 22:21:20 -0400
  ...you will only measure 12 volts if you are measuring a heated oxygen sensor and measuring the heating coil power circuit. the voltage reading...
• Re: Replacing copper propane lines
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:14:54 +0000
  ...It is used in the same > ways that natural gas and heating oil are. > Ed ditto .... a few of us have propane-fired heaters...
• Re: Heat: Gas vs. Propane
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Oct 1996 19:00:32 +0100
  ...But I= >thought they were not designed for operating while driving (not sure why).= Truma are vented heaters built for continues heating during driving...
• Re: P4 vs. stove (was Re: For Carver P4 owners: P4 performance questions)
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 21:42:52 -0500
  ...There are many factors involved, but my heating bills (i.e. gas use) went down when using the fireplace. You'll notice that the...
• ThinkGeek fridge/cooler review
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Wed, 5 May 2004 14:02:05 -0600
  ...Cooling/heating is done thermostatically, no reverser plugs. Down setting doesn't go below 36 degrees F. Has an LED in the back to...
• Looking for some warm air tubes for Vanagon AC
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 30 May 2013 16:03:04 -0400
  ...Both of these pipes are part of the hot air heating system of the Vanagon Air Cooled Engine. If you can help me out...
• Re: Fridge on DC power
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:12:32 -0400
  ...If everything in the wiring is just so (possibly including some larger-than-stock wires) the DC and AC heaters have the same heating...
• DPO's cablemania
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:48:20 -0800
  ...All of the pieces for the heating system on in an aircooled bus are in place, but the cables in the heater controls don...
• How do I get the #&(*&!$# distributor gear on the crank?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 24 Feb 1999 16:47:27 -0800
  ...I first tried heating the gears in oil, the second time I tried boiling water. But in both cases I wasn't able to...
• Re: Sagging Visor/ louver screens
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 22:17:35 -0700
  ...I have bent it up a little, but after thought, figured I > would be better off by heating the hookie thingie in some hot...
• Re: Praises for the Porta-potti, was: Winter Camping
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 10:49:34 -0500
  ...One word of warning about winter use...don't leave it in a parked van for days on end in freezing conditions without heating...
• Heater Cables/Controlls
  Historical mailing list - Brian Walker
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 15:46:10 -0600
  ...My problems is with the heating/A/C controls. According to my manual there are only three levers, but on my van there are...
• Vanagon 89 Auto Carat Heating Up
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Thu, 9 Oct 2003 11:17:07 -0400
  A question for the experts, I have an 89 Auto Carat in New York City, lately the weather has been cool, yet yesterday around...
• Re: Vanagon 89 Auto Carat Heating Up
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 9 Oct 2003 08:47:42 -0700
  Make sure that your radiator fan and associated circuitry is functioning properly. The temp gauge on my camper usually reads higher in cooler weather...
• Re: Removing rear heater in Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 10:03:00 -0700
  ...The front heater is inadequate for heating the entire van. Tom --- Brian Wasson <briwasson@VERIZON.NET> wrote: > Is there any mechanical reason not to...
• Re: Mobil-1 shortage
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:23:59 -0500
  ...Mobil and all the others are "cracked" which is > a process of heating dino-oil and refining. > > bob > >> November 11, 2008 08:55, Jeffrey...
• Re: Broken Gas Cap Key
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 13:36:28 -0500
  ...It pulls in air (vapor) and runs it past an open motor and heating coils. I would try a chemical de-icer first. Jay...
• Trip
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Fri, 27 May 2016 14:50:49 -0500
  ...Emission Control Sys P0441 - 35-00 - Incorrect Flow 16525 - Oxygen (Lambda) Sensor B1 S2; Heating Circuit P0141 - 35-10 - Malfunction - Intermittent Readiness: 0000 0100
• Re: Wrecker find today, 2wd tin top made in Austria
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Wed, 13 Apr 2016 19:04:29 -0700
  ...Pics of the skanky seat and heating pad here > > https://shufti.wordpress.com/2016/04/13/vanagon-trip-to-wreckers-scores-big-well-fairly...
• re:heating ideas
  Historical mailing list - Ed.
  Tue, 3 Oct 1995 09:59:20 EDT
  why not just wrap the silencer and tail pipe in small internal diameter copper tubing, run the pipe through your existing ducts to the...
• Re: Snaking a wire out through the dash???
  Historical mailing list - Rubatoguy
  Sun, 9 May 1999 12:09:02 -0700
  ...Malcolm Stebbins wrote: > I'm trying to install an indoor/outdoor thermometer near the heating > controls of the van (out of direct sunlight). I...
• Re: Audi 5-cly turbo diesel Vanagon- on it's way to Alaska
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 23:20:55 -0600
  ...failed > after a cross country trip apparantly due to the oil heating up so bad > it turned to sludge. > Was that Karl? Larry? > I...
• Re: broccoli confusion (WAY OT)
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 14:48:51 -0800
  ...I used to steal heating oil from the tank in the basement. Started the car on gas (from a one gallon tank in the...