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• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 28 Apr 2016 07:42:24 -0400
  So now I'm "seeing" stained glass vent windows. On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 10:14 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com...
• Re: Fridge fan and water behind the fridge
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 21 May 1999 10:36:06 -0300
  I removed the exterior vent and then I put some silicon sealant (or was it seam sealer?) in behind the vent when I reinstalled...
• Re: Sunroof/Moonroof/Marine Hatch
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 28 Nov 2002 04:51:40 -0800
  ...If you want to try and use the roof vents for ventilation, park into the wind and open them up with the lower lever...
• airflow management in hot weather driving
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 25 Sep 2010 08:28:35 -0400
  ...I've thought about getting the late model rear side windows with the vents to upgrade my 86 which has the front door vents...
• Re: door edge seals
  Historical mailing list - Boucheron
  Sat, 5 Dec 2009 11:25:36 -0500
  There are air vent holes in the front of the 87 Vanagon door frame. Out going air goes thru sliding vent doors in the...
• Re: Front window screens? Yes, we have them
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 22:22:55 EST
  ...Added ventilation and security. We are also in production of vents inserts for the sliding windows for '85 and up models. I have one...
• Re: flue vent cover
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 16 May 2006 13:06:48 -0400
  ...I too didn't know about the flue vent cover. The flue vent cover is an extra piece that you cover flue with when...
• roof vent gasket & gas filters
  Historical mailing list - ghamburg
  Mon, 13 Apr 1998 12:00:57 -0700
  does anyone know of a very inexpensive source for the roof vent seal? SIGNED: LOW ON CASH & EL NINO (BAD RAINS) ARE ATTACKING ME...
• Vent access
  Historical mailing list - Todd Donovan
  Sat, 4 Jul 1998 09:00:04 -0700
  While removing my curtains, I noticed there is a foam filter in the vent in the right rear of my Westy. How do I...
• Flue vent replacement
  Historical mailing list - jpbeauch
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 21:59:12 -0400
  Hi al My flue vent is in bad shape and need to be replace. In fact, the seal between the van and the stainless...
• Re: General Question On Battery Venting
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:10:13 -0500
  ...mcneely > > > > ---- craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote: > > > even with a sealing lid, won't the gasses just vent out to under the seat > > > and...
• Audi turbo rotors on a v-gon (was: Re: Vented Rotors)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Wed, 3 Sep 1997 10:49:17 -0400
  ...The calipers will not accommodate the extra thickness of a ventilated rotor. You could cross drill the rotor, but I don't know if...
• Dash Mat (Cover)
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Thu, 23 Nov 2000 09:55:18 -0500
  ...I removed the defroster vents and ash tray, laid the pad down then re-installed the vents and ash tray. I had to enlarge...
• Re: Fresh air fan enhancements?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 15 Jun 2005 09:07:26 -0700
  ...Fresh air vents Depends on the year. '88 (IIRC) on the fresh air vent goes through the heater core, prior years fresh air was...
• (F) RE: New Member Intro and Air Flow/Vent Q
  Historical mailing list - Townsend, Michael D
  Fri, 2 Jul 2004 11:03:02 -0400
  ...New Member Intro and Air Flow/Vent Q Hi List, Brand new member here. I recently bought an '84 Westie 1.9L, was driving...
• Re: Vented Rotors
  Historical mailing list - olmcons
  Mon, 1 Sep 1997 18:41:18 -0400
  Jack Ck wrote: > Anyone knows if any of the vented rotors from Golfs or Audis will fit > a > 87' Vanagon? > Is there any high...
• A/C ducting
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 10:14:23 -0700
  ...block off the vents in the roof that come from the fresh air inlet, and use the added space to pipe air from the...
• Re: Flow Through Ventilation Tip
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sun, 26 Jul 1998 22:45:52 -0700
  ...Some combnations of vents/vent windows being open *will* suck exhaust fumes into the cabin (our Adventurewagen has an openable window just above the...
• Re: A hot question...
  Historical mailing list - Graham Challis
  Sun, 21 Feb 1999 22:47:56 -0800
  You can ONLY get unheated air from the rear side vents - air for those vents doesn't flow through the heater core. The rear...
• Re: Venting With Propane Heater
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 12 Jan 2006 21:39:16 -0700
  "Does anyone have a preferred venting method while using a propane heater?" I have one Kevin. I always crack the top/roof vent an...
• Vented Catalytic Heater Installation ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Robyn Rudisill
  Sat, 5 Dec 1998 16:52:40 -0600
  ...I have ordered a vented Platinum Cat from Thermal Systems in Tumwater, WA. I don't plan on making it a permanent fixture in...
• Re: ?? How to Remove Front Vent Latch ??
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 14:29:18 -0600
  ...Re: ?? How to Remove Front Vent Latch ?? All this talk of window swapping and locks got me thinking about something I have yet to...
• Side Vent Windows
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Nov 1998 15:50:00 EST
  My 91 GL vent windows only stay open 1/2 way and do not allow for the benifit of air blowing on you like...
• Heater
  Historical mailing list - Jason Cornfeld
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 22:12:17 -0700
  ...But heat comes out of all the vents at speed.. and the regular vents by your lap.. blow out cold.. please help I am...
• Help: Vent windows blow close while driving!
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Tue, 17 Aug 1999 07:41:12 -0400
  81 Vanagon vent windows open and close nicely, but blow closed when driving over 35 mph. Remember-this year does not crank open, just...
• Best venting heater solution?
  Historical mailing list - phil hans
  Sat, 26 Aug 2000 15:10:21 -0700
  Hi List, Can someone point in the best direction for getting safe vented (both ways) heat into the van for camping. I don't...
• Solar powered Vent
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 23:34:50 -0600
  To all who are interested in a inexpensive, easy to install, self contained, stainless steel, or PVC construction, round, solar powered, roof vent, get...
• Positive Crankcase Ventilation System?
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 09:24:14 -0700
  Hello, I just replaced a hose on the positive crankcase ventilation system, and it occurred to me that I don't know how it...
• Re: backwards side slider window?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 19:28:41 -0600
  http://williamwareagency.com/forsale/stanvan/vent.htm Dirt simple but foolish solition to vent anywhere in the van. Don't forget to install the...
• Fan-Tastic Vents
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hooper
  Sun, 20 Jul 2003 15:47:32 -0400
  Has anyone on the list installed one of these in a Westy? My vent needs to be replaced and by all appearances it looks...
• Re: Ventilation for the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:10:47 -0700
  ...Ventilation for the Vanagon > DC motors run frontwards and backwards with a change in polarity. > Install switches which change polarity of electricity to each...
• Re: Fuel Tank Weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:30:23 -0700
  ...Also, his Subaru conversion charcoal filter vents to atmosphere, so no issues there. Must be that the non-syncro models vented to the air...
• Re: Fuel Tank Weirdness
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:29:37 -0700
  ...Also, his Subaru >> conversion charcoal filter vents to atmosphere, so no issues there. >> Must be that the non-syncro models vented to the air...
• Re: A/C vent on 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Spragge
  Fri, 17 Jun 2016 20:29:01 -0700
  ...Patrick Spragge > On Jun 17, 2016, at 9:45 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > I have plenty of the vents but...
• Re: donor van small part needed,
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 19 Aug 2013 20:39:29 -0700
  Eric, do you mean the hole in the door jamb, rear vertical? If so, then the westy does not have a louvred vent there...
• Re: fighting condensation
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Sun, 21 Nov 1999 12:58:49 -0800
  ...If your electricity is cheap, keep that heater running all the time with the roof vent open some. At night you may just have...
• Re: air vents
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 20:18:51 -0500
  ...air vents Hello list . It's 97 degrees here in North Carolina today and the hot air is coming thru the lower air vents...
• Re: Batteries and solar panels!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Jul 2015 01:23:28 -0400
  Group 41 batteries come with or without the tube connections for venting. The Exide doesn't have the handle and side pieces and fits...
• Positive Crankcase Ventilation
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Aug 2023 16:44:25 +0000
  ...PCV=Positive Crankcase Ventilation. This is the method of extracting piston blowby and other fumes from the crankcase for many vehicles. Note the Vanagon...
• Re: Vent Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 7 Mar 2010 07:14:52 -0500
  Are your door lower sliding vents open ? ----- Original Message ----- From: Rob To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 2:52 AM...
• Re: Camping heater for any Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Garth
  Sun, 13 Nov 1994 18:02:51 -0800 (PST)
  ...However, the vented catalytic heaters do require about 1/2 amp of 12v to run their control units and vent fans. IMO, 1200 btu...
• Re: General Question On Battery Venting
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sat, 13 Aug 2011 11:39:47 -0400
  ...General Question On Battery Venting The campers actually have a box inside the battery compartment. The cover closes all 4 sides and the vent...
• Re: airflow management in hot weather driving
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:53:53 -0400
  ...Anybody else have experience converting to the venting rear windows? Worth it or not? Edward At 03:01 PM 9/25/2010, David Beierl...
• Coolant blowing out of crancase vent
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Tue, 22 May 2001 08:15:44 EDT
  ...What I was really looking at was water vapor comming from the crancase vent. The previous owner had hooked a hose to the crankcase...
• 71 vents
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 May 95 17:01:35 MST
  > > > My 71 also is lacking the rear ventalation system. Mine's a camper too. > > > Chris Bridge > E-mail: cbridge@vt.edu > Chris -- do you...
• Re: Propane Tank Label
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Jul 1995 23:48:51 -0400
  ...Would like that with crushed or pane glass, maybe with a vent wing rubber seal on the side :)))) Jim BusBoys@aol.com
• heater & ventilator question
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Fri, 8 Nov 2002 05:47:49 -0800
  I always have some kind of air coming from my lower heater vents. It is either hot or cold depending on where my second...
• Roof Vent Fan Recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Sun, 17 Aug 2003 09:21:01 -0700
  Any recommendations for a roof vent fan (85 westy)? I was thinking of getting a 12v computer fan and rigging up something with plywood...
• Re: WTB - quarter vent window
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Thu, 18 Nov 2004 11:32:29 -0500
  > A friend broke the glass in one of his vent windows and the local yards are > empty. Does anyone have a quarter window for...
• Re: water pump #4 in a year, vent hole leak
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 12 May 2003 18:51:14 -0400
  ...Make sure the pressure cap is venting at the correct pressure. I have seen them get melted closed. Anytime the engine is overheated, this...
• Re: Defroster vents always open?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:11:38 -0800
  ...Cold air leaks are not > welcome right now. > > I notice that the dash (defroster) vents on the dash seem to be always > open. I...
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Wed, 27 Apr 2016 06:39:02 -0400
  ...I believe it is lead to absorb impacts and keep the vent from shattering. > > Karl Wolz > Sent from my electronic umbilicus > >> On Apr 26...
• Re: rusted vent-wings
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Apr 1995 20:08:20 -0400
  >that whole back side window- vent wing and 3/4 glass- and >replaced it with a pretty-lookin' new seal encircling my >1-PIECE...
• Re: searching archive
  Historical mailing list - Tom Moritz
  Sun, 26 Aug 2001 17:25:22 -0700
  ...Say you wanted to find something on vented rotors. Well this might be under vented rotors or vented brakes. I would send an e...
• Re: Propane Tank Cover?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 6 Jan 2007 11:22:08 -0500
  ...The vent on the regulator needs to be pointed down.This is for the condensation drip.Propane is a refrigerant,too. When the regulator...
• Re: Vent wing
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Wed, 16 Jun 2021 06:58:58 -0400
  The screw you can't get to keeps the vent window from being blown shut. I can't see how that would cause whistling...
• Vent Block-off Part Number, was: venting question
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 9 May 2000 10:03:46 -0400
  ...Tuesday, May 09, 2000 8:23 AM To: 'Bulley' Subject: RE: venting question Thanks Matthew. > No black tape on mine. I'll remove the...
• Air leaks in ventilation system
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Feb 1995 22:17:33 -0600
  Regardless of where I set the levers on the fresh-air and heat controls, air continues to come through the vents in my '85...
• Re: Westfalia refrigerator lighting
  Historical mailing list - John Brown
  Fri, 30 Jun 1995 11:01:46 -0700 (PDT)
  The manual for mine says to check the airflow through the outside vent. You know, that thing that looks like two small aluminum pie...
• Re: NEW: Plexi Headlight Covers, Vanagon/Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Dave Richards
  Wed, 13 Aug 1997 19:27:39 -0400
  Dan, what's a ventwing? Dave wr3i 97 evc Dan Herbert wrote: > Ron: > > Can your supplier of headlight covers also source "ventwings" or air...