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• Re: Custom Cat Heaters
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 21:11:11 -0700
  ...But the last thing I would want to give up is the plat cat vented heater, at least up here in the great outdoors...
• Re: Carpet and Flooring Repair - 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 07:48:10 -0700
  ...On 3/22/2014 12:45 PM, JRodgers wrote: > Coolant has been topped off and the system vented to remove any air. > That silly...
• Eurovan Rebuttal ... :)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 15 Apr 94 20:02:54 CDT
  ric vented his quite righteous defense of his eurovan, and i guess i'd ought to try to talk myself out of a corner...
• Re: heaters and propane
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 2 Jan 1996 23:21:50 -0500
  At 06:04 PM 1/2/96 -0600, you wrote: >Volks, > I've been wanting to install a vented propane heater in my bus...
• Re: Auxillary Heater
  Historical mailing list - Clark Carr
  16 Apr 97 15:52:03 EDT
  ...I swapped mine out for a vented catalytic heater. Sort of the same thing but it has a little muffin fan that draws the...
• Re: Big Brake options
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 10 Jun 2021 14:10:35 -0700
  ...With larger vented discs up > > front I'd be more inclined to do it. > > > > Mark > > > > Jeff Palmer wrote: > > > Is it helpful to install a...
• Re: SLA AC Delco Deep Cycle? (vs Interstate)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 27 Mar 2019 09:19:56 -0700
  ...a wet cell; but I can't find that it is vented anywhere. I > figure it should be, but there is no way to...
• Re: Strongbox center console
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 19 May 2015 10:39:17 -0700
  The battery box is sealed and vented, so that's why it's blocked off. You would need to remove the battery to get...
• Re: Battery placement alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 1 Oct 2010 15:25:05 -0700
  ...So, you think little or no hydrogen would be present, and any that was would be effectively vented if the original vent setup was...
• Re: Life after speedometer, why do they break? -PLASTIC ROT
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 11:20:15 -0500
  ...instruments, I wondered if the brake fluid vapor (the cap is vented) is causing a chemical change in the plastic. I don't remember...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 23:18:39 -0800
  ...So as I drove the > coolant - and any trapped air - was being vented. > > So there it is folks, the hard way to bleed the...
• Tax Refund Ideas for your Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 22:11:13 EDT
  ...Larger, vented front disc brakes for the Vanagon. These require 15" or larger wheels. They can also be seen on the website and help...
• Re: Audi 100/200 dual piston callipers
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Wed, 11 Feb 2004 18:42:51 EST
  ...If I was going to spend money on a brake system I would install Audi 100/200 dual piston callipers and 276mm vented rotors...
• Re: Winter Camping Tips.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Nov 94 17:43:02 AST
  ...leary of any non-electric heating device that isn't properly vented for fresh air. I woke up when cold, with a splitting headache...
• Re: venting, was Re: dometic 182b question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 8 Nov 2005 16:31:12 -0800
  ...I think the >heat from the fins is will stay in the interior unless it is seperately >vented somehow. I did this by removing...
• Re: Propex outside install?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 20 Feb 2017 07:47:07 -0600
  ...The hot air out and return tubes do go into the under seat storage and are vented to the front of that compartment. If...
• Re: Low Top Speed - Help! (revisited)
  Historical mailing list - gbasey
  Fri, 10 Mar 2000 16:07:54 -0500
  ...The exhaust just vented out the apparent leaks. Mostly the left side heater box. the van didn't die, it just choked a little...
• Re: Bucking/Loss of power on HOT days
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 3 Aug 2016 22:50:18 +0000
  ...Another possibility if this is happening after a highway run is that the tank isn't being vented. Most of the engine conversions I...
• Re: Dometic fridge (external) fan replacement...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Aug 2016 14:58:45 -0400
  ...They usually have the fridge guts in an outside vented area with air intake below and exhaust above. Using the fridge as it is...
• Re: SA big brakes: caliper rebuild kit?? UPDATE!
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 19 Feb 2006 13:03:43 -0600
  ...same, is the only "bigness" to the SA brake system the vented >>> rotor? There >>> must be more to it, if the brake disc doesnt...
• Re: From rags to westy in a week.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 18:57:40 -0700
  ...Except when manually operating the air pump to > light the refrigerator in propane mode, the fridge is not power vented, but > relies on natural...
• Re: Custom Cat Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 15:56:39 -0700
  ...Custom Cat Heaters >Arnie (26 years with thermal systems, >inc) has agreed to consider building a >vented, safe and approved catalytic >heater for the...
• Re: Hot Air
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 07:51:05 -0700
  ...is not explosive unless contained)This is why the batteries are vented to the outside in Westies (stoves, etc.). Hydrogen is not hazardous to...
• Re: extra gas (donut tank)
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 07 Mar 1997 21:10:44 -0800
  ...The vented fuel spout attaches the same way without > any fuel leakage or spillage. Special anti-corrosion coating inside > provides lifetime protection against chemicals...
• Re: Propane heaters; Alcohol heaters
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Mon, 10 Sep 2001 05:52:18 -0700
  ...I have a vented woodstove for heat, and no inboard engine. Haven't needed heat in my wooden boat since November of '97 George...
• Re: Creativity needed
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sat, 11 Feb 2023 08:27:11 -0800
  ...This had been mounted in the small cabinet between bench and > > refrigerator. > > It was vented out the side of the van. I now have...
• Re: What winter vanagon projects are you doing?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 2 Feb 2023 13:58:12 -0500
  ...So what might I use it for? > > Also, the old furnace was vented out the side of the van. So, I have > another opening...
• Re: Jerry Cans
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 6 Jun 2020 22:10:52 -0700
  ...truck - use a cruise a day marine tank - these are typically vented properly — Maybe go westy sells an auxiliary tank ? Or Visit aN off...
• Re: Life not in a van (was RE: Parking Matilda) - NVC
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 10 Sep 2006 15:04:21 -0700
  ...of mine! I think my > annoyance, and the fact that I vented it on this list, says more about my > difficulties with re-entry...
• Re: Talk to me about AT's!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:06:38 -0700
  ...THese conditions are > where larger brakes and vented rotors have benefit. Thanks -- this makes sense. My unfamiliarity with auto transmissions had me thinking about...
• Re: looking for dynamat feedback...
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Sun, 21 Nov 2004 11:29:55 -0800
  ...Doors and hatch in a vanagon are well vented, with just the flimsy panels between the interior and the ouside noise. In case of...
• Re: Vanagon Rustworthiness
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Oct 1996 09:33:29 -0300 (ADT)
  ...Vanagons do well against rust due to the body cavities all being well vented. You can aid this greatly by buying a good spray...
• Re: 4-disc-brake
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 22 Nov 2001 10:25:40 +0100
  ...4-disc-brake > > > For all who wanted more Info: > > Front: > -vented discs Audi100/A6 (C4, �92-�97), also A4 (�95 and up) > -front caliper...
• Re: Weekender Second Battery Question
  Historical mailing list - Clint Carson
  Tue, 14 Dec 2010 06:31:33 -0800
  I noticed that the Westy's have a sealed (and vented) battery container and that the Multivan or Weekended do not.? What are the...
• Re: Heat
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 01:19:12 -0500 (EST)
  ...They are not vented though, and after about 10 hours I notice my carbon monoxide detectors go off even if I leave the window...
• Re: Vanagon Subwoofer option(s)
  Historical mailing list - Wognacious
  Thu, 12 Feb 2004 07:58:04 -0800
  ...My concerns there are that the closet itself will block sound and need to be vented, and that items stored in the closet (blankets...
• Re: Vented Plat Cat Heater
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 22 Oct 2000 17:49:13 -0500
  ...2000 10:25 AM >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: Vented Plat Cat Heater > > >Robert, > >I don't have a PlatCat and haven...
• Re: Fuel tank suction...
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Fri, 10 Apr 1998 12:58:24 -0500
  ...Any clues as to where the failure might be? Is the cap supposed to be vented? (and it's plugged now?) Where else is...
• Re: gas can
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 00:16:00 EST
  ...Did hear the hiss of a pressurized cylinder being vented. Oh, yeah, the metal cap on the Mercedes unit has a lip all around...
• Re: Drilled Rotors vs. Big Brake Kit
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 09:21:20 -0500
  ...The SA vented rotors are far superior >in terms of heat dissipation characteristics than the smaller solid rotors, >drilled or not. Drilling can postpone...
• Re: Carrying loose propane tanks?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Fri, 24 Sep 2004 22:46:02 -0700
  ...Propane tanks should be secure, isolated from possible high heat and vented to the outside. That is all I have to say on the...
• Re: 89 + Rear window vents transplanted in an 85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 16:02:57 -0500
  I have a couple of rear vented windows and a passenger side Passenger van slider for sale if anyone is interested. Chris On 1...
• South African Secrets Revealed (Ken comes clean!)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 07:44:22 EST
  ...20 gal fuel tank Vented larger front disk brake setup SA round headlight grille SA lower full width grille (mount some hellas in it...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 7 Feb 2006 13:31:59 -0600
  ...So as I drove the >> coolant - and any trapped air - was being vented. >> >> So there it is folks, the hard way to bleed the...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 09:37:15 -0700
  ...For an RV > application, the batteries should be installed in some type of sealed and > vented compartment, especially if you plan to sleep while...
• Re: windshield fluid reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 5 Jan 2013 19:13:05 -0600
  ...reservoir bottle on the underside of the car. > >>>> Is that thing vented to prevent overfilling and soaking the carpet? > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott...
• Re: Actual burn times with Mr Buddy MH9B (Little Buddy)
  Historical mailing list - courtney hook
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 17:55:14 -0800
  ...I wish I > had a > Propex heater, especially for camping here in the cold moist PNW. > > The Propex (or similar vented heater) would help...
• Re: Westy Fire in Alaska-Propane tanks!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 6 Jun 2013 10:57:50 -0500
  ...Thankfully everything in the van was > shut off and since the tank was small it vented out in about an hour. Let's > just...
• Re: Propex heater question
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:36:33 -0700
  ...Instant warming >> of the camper with the blast furnace and a vented cat that can be run >> all night. The cat is very quiet...
• Re: How Much does a Westfalia propane tank hold?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 15:14:54 -0700
  ...My propane tank vented when it reached the 80% mark and the valve was then shut off. Yet the meter read a gallon more...
• update - all better! (was about various diagnoses of smokey smells)
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sat, 27 Mar 2004 01:52:12 -0500
  ...Once things have cooled and vented, smell goes away. You can't smell what's not there. BenT
• Re: 4-wheel Porsche di$c, Alternative
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Tue, 7 May 2002 17:24:12 +0200
  ...the Porsche setup (around 1700 to 1800 Euro approx.) 288mm front vented, 245mm rear solid rotors. Raimund ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Nadig" <motorbruce@HOTMAIL...
• Re: Cv boots cracking
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:26:28 -0700
  ...After install the boot needs to > be vented so that it is not under vacuum or pressure. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: idle and black tower
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 4 May 2006 03:06:07 -0400
  ...in a car with true pcv (positive crankcase ventillation), the engine is essentially vented to the atmosphere, and when the pcv valve partially closes...
• Re: Gas tank hard to fill, another issue
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 13 Jan 2017 09:23:56 -0800
  ...The air in the tank is vented through the fill neck when filling and is now usually sucked up by a vapor control system...
• Re: was: co/propane RE: propex
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
  Wed, 29 Nov 2006 14:25:49 -0700
  ...I read in the paper today that > tragically,three people have died in this cold snap because they > were using improperly > vented propane appliances...
• Re: small car brake kit
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Mon, 23 Sep 2019 19:58:53 -0400
  I went with rockauto and grabbed akebono pads and pagid vented rotors. wish me luck. On Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 7:54 PM...
• Re: Rear disks in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 21 Oct 2001 14:53:18 +0200
  ...I hope to get this system ready for half the price of the porsche system, using vented discs and calipers on the front from...
• Plat cat heater and dual propane tanks (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Tue, 14 May 2002 11:05:20 -0600
  ...plat cat has some advantages including: -low electricity use -low propane use -vented and safe and some disadvantages: -only 5200 btus which is less...
• Re: Small smart charger with equalize mode?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:39:06 -0700
  ...Small smart charger with equalize mode? > > It's been a while since I equalized my big ol' Trojan vented lead-acid > deep cycle battery...