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• Re: Tyres and nitrogen
  Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
  Sun, 27 Apr 2003 02:12:12 -0400
  ...nitrogen fill is probably what would make any difference in tire heating/ pressure. In the long run the lack of oxygen would help preserve...
• Solar panel information
  Historical mailing list - Dana Showers
  Sat, 5 Jun 2004 00:49:27 -0400
  ...I am not interested in passive solar heating. Has anyone found a great instructional website or book on the topic? Has anyone found a...
• Re: New heating system for the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 12 Dec 2004 12:22:02 -0500
  Joy, I tried that once, but the flames kept going out... as if divine providence didn't want me to be warm... or maybe...
• Re: Jagdwagen Christmas
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Fri, 24 Dec 2004 23:28:53 -0500
  ...Had the well drilled about 6 years ago, and it supplies free natural gas for heating and cooking year 'round. Merry Christmas to all...
• Re: New Westy owner with a few questions
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:01:39 -0600
  ...You would do well (IMHO) to add a backup heating system e.g. Propex or other..... as well as to keep the factory one...
• Re: Fridge; 110 V won't work ...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 May 2006 09:46:58 -0400
  ...You may have a bad heating element or thermostat switch. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf...
• Very cold 2.1l groans in complaint
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 09:50:46 -0500
  ...Anything to be concerned with or just the normeal sound of an old, cold engine? My heating oil ran out overnight as well. The...
• Re: Heating van at night
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 4 Dec 2008 08:36:11 -0500
  I use a propane Platinum Cat heater with a fan built in. The downside is that it produces moisture as well as heat. The...
• Re: HEAT glorious heat!!!
  Historical mailing list - John Baker
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 12:38:15 -0500
  Another huge culprit of poor heating has nothing to do with the heating system, and is usually the problem I have in my buses...
• [OT] Efficiency of electric heaters?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 07:59:19 -0800
  ...I sez, "It doesn't matter whether the heating elements are fifteen one-hundred Watt light bulbs, or whether the heating elements are put...
• Re: Block heaters for Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 10 Nov 2014 16:13:13 -0700
  ...Similar to what was made for the beetles, it is a sheet metal "pan" with a couple of tabs that holds a heating element...
• 1985 fresh air vent clogged?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 13 Apr 2014 13:41:44 -0700
  ...My Bentley does not have a section on the heating system, though it does have a bunch on air-cooled and a bit on...
• Re: Ball Joint removal.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:04:36 -0500
  ...Do I just keep beating up on it from the bottom? Does > heating the metal around it help? Any comment would be highly appreciated...
• Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal..now how to pull drum
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:04:09 -0500
  ...Sometimes you have to give it a little > more heating time than others but it will work believe me. Beats the > heck out of...
• Re: heater
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 09:53:54 -0500
  ...is hosting again?? Thanks, TomC > > > I've enjoyed my propex heater for a few years and a friend is now > > interested in heating his...
• Oxygen Sensor Woes
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Tue, 24 Dec 2002 12:42:36 -0600
  ...Tried PB juice, heating it with a torch, bought a special wrench from Sears... all with no luck. Today I put more PB on...
• Re: Secret of the Exhaust Nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Sat, 12 Feb 2005 23:48:48 -0600
  ...Try heating them as well. this does help. >I doused them with PB, then I prayed, then I cursed, because the >darn things would...
• Re: Heat exchanger for hot showers
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 6 Jul 2007 19:23:31 -0800
  ...That's a lot different than heating up the onboard water. The key is the type of heat exchanger. There are propane units available...
• GAS HEATER Re: Smoke coming from under the van
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Wed, 11 Mar 1998 18:55:55 EST
  ...I've noticed that this only happens when I turn on this small knob next to my regular heating controls. It has a small...
• Re: Mystery Accessory Get Rich$$$! <F>
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 23 May 2002 17:26:21 -0500
  ...The VW engineers speculated that it might cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $2.87 to make the heating system on the air cooled...
• Re: Air cooled heater idea/questions
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 19:17:52 -0800
  ...From what I've seen, the lack of heat in an AC vanagon is caused by two things -problems in the heating system which...
• Auxiliary Fuses
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 11:33:53 -0400
  ...Rear Window Heating, 8 amp Rear Window Wiper, 8 amp Entire auxiliary heater 16 amp Auxiliary heater overheating switch, 8 amp When I look...
• Re: Block heaters for Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Sun, 9 Nov 2014 23:53:12 -0700
  ...It's an under pan heating element like a long "U" shape. Heats the oil and block. I'm sure it would work as...
• Re: O2 sensors brand quality difference?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014 13:01:46 -0700
  ...2014 at 12:19 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: Heating is purely an emissions enhancement for cold running. Sensor is > useless until...
• Re: novel solar shower spotted
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 12 Sep 2010 19:19:36 -0700
  ...Engine heat is often used in yachts for heating shower and galley water. I am surprised someone who's a Westie-gadget tinker er...
• Re: Propex heater
  Historical mailing list - Chris Gibbs
  Sun, 5 Oct 1997 11:28:00 +0000
  ...The exhaust pipe MUST vent to the side of the vehicle and to the REAR if your heating and moving! > You guys are making...
• bleed valve in engine compartment?
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 5 Jun 1998 09:18:28 -0500
  Our '87 has been heating up to the point of the fan kicking in much too early lately and I suspect an air bubble...
• Re: Syncro wheel bearing play?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 12:17:24 -0400
  ...This heating causes the grease to melt and lube the bearing. Unless the bearing in noisy or rough sounding I would not touch it...
• Re: Auxilary air regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Thu, 31 Dec 1998 12:21:36 -0600
  ...When power is applied to the valve, that activates a heating wire, but heat from the engine also does this. This is an auxillary...
• Re: Dometic on 12 volts?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 22 Mar 1999 07:47:49 -0800
  ...Second, the hotter it is, the more the dometic fridge thermostat will keep the heating element activated thus using more power. Third, the colder...
• Re: parking brake adjustment frozen
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 26 May 2011 15:29:37 -0700
  ...I've tried Kroil soaking and heating with a > propane torch, but I can;t move it--either tighter or > looser. > > It looks like...
• Re: Painting the heads...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 3 Feb 2010 15:51:27 +1300
  ...Supposedly if you want > to paint an engine, the proper prep involves cycles of heating and > degreasing. I have painted several motorcycle engines and...
• Re: Another heating/cooling question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 09:20:35 -0600
  Sounds like the thermostat needs replacing. It's an inexpensive try at fixing the problem and even if it turned out you still don...
• Re: rear heater leak
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 29 Nov 2000 16:01:22 -0800
  ...The constant heating and cooling leads to failure after a few years. Closing the valve in summer might gain you a bit longer life...
• Re: Block Heater
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 11:31:00 -0500
  Doesn't look like a hose item (which of course us air cooled guys couldn't use), looks like a solid heating element. Thanks...
• Stuck O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Les Shiaman
  Sun, 3 Feb 2002 11:45:32 -0800
  ...Someone suggested heating up the area with a small torch. There seems to be some promise since there is a little play. Thanks, Les...
• Re: My first Friday post: fix the planet!
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Christensen
  Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:16:43 +0000
  ...Ben http://www.benplace.com/vw2.htm Hey Ben,The keys are heating up!!!Should be in the 80-90 range next week.I...
• Re: Improve comfort of Buddy Heater
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Nov 2022 22:56:22 +0000
  ...lot of air...now a means of > providing convection heating in addition to radiant heating.  Will give it > a good test in winter desert...
• Re: Front blower
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 14:36:20 -0400
  ...I looked in the > bentley and it seems I have to disassemble the whole heating unit to get > at the blower. So, my questions...
• Re: water heaters; also space heaters
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 4 Mar 2005 08:38:24 -0700
  ...Check > out the combo units, but they have dedicated water heating units and space > heaters. The water heaters can be put on a stove...
• Re: Voltage Question
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 4 Mar 2016 13:43:15 -1000
  ...gun and it was not over heating.Thanks Again, Bill 84 Westy >
• Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 17 Jul 2012 19:46:21 -0400
  ...To those of you that view the stove as a device for just heating >chili, this is not an issue. I've had real...
• Re: more heating ideas
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 1 Oct 1995 22:55:31 -0700
  One more thing to consider here is: is this ultimate goal heat source to be used ONLY while stationary, or also while driving? If...
• '85 Westy cutting out in high temp
  Historical mailing list - Ivan Boyd
  Thu, 17 Jul 1997 08:55:47 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Also, there are no other symptoms like over heating indicated on the temp gauge. Thanks, as usual, to the best list serve I've...
• Re: Syncro Rotor Removal
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 02:14:45 -0500
  ...Anyone have any experience with this? I'm thinking of heating up the area with a torch. Not an easy place to get into...
• Re: Boiling water in Westy(f),was: Warm water heating staff Campingstar in Reimo catalog
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 1 Jan 2000 15:12:18 +0100
  kenneth d lewis wrote: > As a matter of fact this was tried several years ago. I believe it was in > a Formula 1 prototype...
• Re: Seeking warmth in my Westy
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 10:39:55 EDT
  ...Reconfiguring the heating elements of a 120 V blanket to run on 12 V is rather straightforward; although easily calculated, whether or not a...
• Re: aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, i don't want to sell my van!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 22:12:49 +1200
  ...Only real faults might have been vaggue steering at straight-ahead and poor heating. Gee, the T1 wasn't bad either, though the hinged...
• RoadHaus - VW Shop needed
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 11 May 2003 14:28:11 -0700
  ...but a camp neighbors Vanagon, here at Bryce Canyon National Park is having some over heating problems. They can drive the Van but it...
• Re: Vanagon 89 Auto Carat Heating Up
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Thu, 9 Oct 2003 12:35:10 -0400
  > Tim, > > How do make sure the circuitry is running normally? > Robert > ------- > > Make sure that your radiator fan and associated > circuitry is functioning properly. The...
• Re: Heating van at night
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 3 Dec 2008 20:57:04 -0800
  How cold are we talking about?� Down to -15C no problem for me with a good sleeping bag.� Colder than that a good sleeping...
• Re: [OT] Efficiency of electric heaters?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 12:31:06 -0500
  ...And think about adding insulation to attics, basements, crawl spaces, and other key areas for savings." Consumers Report This also applies to Vanagon heating...
• Re: Grommet install gas tank expansion ?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 2 Dec 2016 19:09:29 +0000
  ...The grommets are solar > heating as I type here. It's about 60f ambient temperature now. Anyone? >
• Re: Ongoing saga: Dometic and Multimeter . . .
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:23:37 -0700
  ...have you tested the heating element? Common failure point. Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf...
• RE: Cooling Intake Air?
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 20:14:28 EST
  ...The only special ducting VW did was on Vanagons to bring unstinky air into the passenger heating system. People with race experience have told...
• headliner question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Oct 1994 22:24:01 -0700
  ...covering, most of which I peeled and stripped off by first heating it with a hair dryer, causing the adhesive to soften and make...
• Re[2]: The water heater project - Brads concerns
  Historical mailing list
  13 Jan 95 11:58
  ...there must be some sort of relief valve (like on any heating >vessel) in case your water pump fails or your expansion tank isn...
• Re: broken sockets
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 22:54:22 +1200
  ...Try grinding it or heating and slipping a section of garden hose over it. Worked well on my Koken knurled socketwrench grip, which usde...
• Re: O2 sensor in gutted cat question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:08:58 -0400
  ...this also begs the question of just well does the electrical heating > circuit in the O2 sensor works. > > so what are you opinions? anyone...
• Re: H4 European Headlight report
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 13 May 2009 22:20:52 +1200
  ...the > lights or they will not be happy due to over heating.� I run 55 / > 100s in mine so in town and low speed...