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• Re: RE: shower in a westy!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Aug 94 11:55:38 bst
  ...Did anyone You can get a 'water heat-exchanger' that replaces the standard air-cooled engine's heater box. This heats water so you...
• RE: Advice Needed
  Historical mailing list - John T. Croteau
  Mon, 11 Sep 1995 11:56:09 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I noticed "SUN" in your message ID, are you located in the Bay Area? > If you are maybe we could hook up and exchange...
• Re: Caravelle?
  Historical mailing list - Ian Hallett
  Thu, 14 Mar 1996 07:54:33 +1000 (EST)
  ...Maybe that, and the favourable exchange rate, is why Australians are buying them. Just my opinion and, as usual, made with absolutely no research...
• News Flash
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 1 Apr 95 06:26:28 -0700
  ...citizen who trades in any Volkswagen vehicle in exchange for an American-made one by midnight tonight. VAN2--Volkswagens Are Nightmares To Work On...
• Re: 1985 Westfalia heaters
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 2 Sep 1996 11:34:49 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The customs duties was $20, but with the exchange rate, the total for everything including the $38 shipping cost was about $590. Youch! :( But...
• Re: Wesipes - pizza in the engine box!
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Tue, 2 Feb 1999 21:48:19 -0500
  ...Perhaps someone can come up with a heat-exchanger we can use the catalytic converter with? You know, cold weather needs are fairly easy...
• Re: Rattling shifter fixed
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 18 Jul 1999 18:40:03 +0200
  Brad Anderson wrote: > After listening to many exchanges, I saw > someone mention a boot where the linkage meets the tranny, and I thought to...
• Re: tranny rebuild: AA Vs. Rancho Performance
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 20:46:05 -0800
  ...Transaxle, Rebuilt, Rancho Performance, Syncro, excl transfer case, Exchange (you send your unit to be rebuilt) $999.95. Daryl of AA Transaxle Duvall, WA...
• Cooling hose #9..........
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 13:22:40 -0400
  ...I got them from Bus Depot - according to their diagram (see below) hose #9 goes from the heat exchanger to the pipe on the...
• Re: Removing front heat exchanger
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 15 Jan 2006 09:48:16 -0800
  Try and explain this to the next owner and see what happens to your van's resale value!! I'll bet that if you...
• Re: Heat won't turn off
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 09:34:27 -0700
  ...The objective is to stop the flow of hot coolant through the heat exchanger. In my case the yahoo who installed the coolant feed...
• Re: Front Heater Core Shutoff
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:12:23 -0500
  ...Fan not withstanding, heat is obviously > >>>> controlled via flaps in heat exchange box. Not the best arrangement > >>>> IMO. Especially if the flaps in the...
• Function of Heater Box Baffle Plate????
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:10:46 -0500
  There is a baffle plate inside the front heater box that appears to block most of the air from getting to the heat exchanger...
• Stopping intake leaks
  Historical mailing list - Aaron J. Wood
  Fri, 12 Apr 1996 19:03:36 +0000
  ...What is the best way to seal the heat exchangers where they bolt to the heads? I think I may have a leak there...
• Re: Auxillary heater part needed
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 13:55:11 EST
  ...It is the "crossover " pipe that goes between the 2 heat exchangers...the > accordion tubes connect to it. What makes it different than the...
• Re: Pushrods - 1.9 vs 2.1 (now lifters)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 7 Dec 2002 12:09:49 -0600
  ...push rods are the same > how many would you like > > going faster miles an hour > Bob Donalds > Boston Engine Exchange > http://www.bostonengine.com
• anther A/C?? Looking for a shop. . .
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 11:18:11 -0400
  ...I'm almost sure I will do this by placing the heat exchange up front in the storage compartment. It's was done this...
• Re: 1986 2.1L carburated 5 speed vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:17:32 -0800
  --- Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US> wrote: > Looks like they've got a heat exchanger to provide preheated intake air for the carb...
• More dblcab Diesel FS
  Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod (Certifiable VW mech)
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 11:43:41 +0000
  ...motor never wrecked Price DM11,300 (roughly $6300 US @1.80 exchange) For sale at dealer in Germany Dealer name:DACHWIGER AUTOHAUS GmbH Lang...
• FS:'90 Carat Edition Veekender in NC
  Historical mailing list - The Henrys
  Tue, 6 Apr 1999 19:53:26 +0000
  I saw a very nice looking '90 Carat Weekender on the lot at Atlantic Auto Exchange in Durham (right off I-85 at Guess...
• Re: need Deutschmarke conversion help
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Mon, 31 May 1999 12:01:55 EDT
  ...The online calculators give you the best exchange rate, but your bank will want to add a couple of points and charge you a...
• Re: Self Vulkenizing tape??
  Historical mailing list - Sheryl Keller
  Thu, 11 Nov 1999 07:42:17 -0800
  ...If your at UVIC, try calling the Oak Bay Marina supply store for a local source, or else the Sailors Exchange in Sidney. Sincerely...
• tranny rebuild: AA Vs. Rancho Performance
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 17:39:23 -0800
  ...Transaxle, Rebuilt, Rancho Performance, Syncro, excl transfer case, Exchange (you send your unit to be rebuilt) $999.95. How does this place compare with...
• remarkable list maturity
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Sat, 1 Dec 2001 15:35:37 -0800
  ...I think there have been some fine opportunities for immature digs at grammar and typing errors in recent exchanges (If you know what I...
• Re: propane tank problem
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 13:37:41 -0500
  ...Is the exchange rate that bad now? I paid about $200(us) for a tank from Bus Depot a few months ago when they...
• 82 Van Trans rebuild
  Historical mailing list - AA Transaxle
  Mon, 19 May 2003 10:32:57 -0700
  I sell my rebuilt DK trannys with a 3 yr warranty for $795 exchange plus shipping. If the trans has enough miles on it...
• Re: Idle Controller Repair Instructions ?
  Historical mailing list - Yosh
  Sat, 4 Oct 2003 15:34:55 +0900
  ...I exchanged transistor and some electrolytic condensers. When I met him, I add mark to the JPG of ISCU, and I will show it...
• Re: TIICO Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Sun, 2 Apr 2006 14:58:03 -0400
  ...about converting to an air cooler instead of leaving the stock exchanger. I've got some pics (below) on the site of both projects...
• Re: hot water heater
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:20:19 -0400
  The only heat exchanger units I've seen are the isothurm and made for marine use. They take up more space then the Atwood...
• Re: [Syncro] Heat in an air-cooled Syncro (long, boring, self-involved)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 17 May 2000 07:47:21 -0700
  ...911 conversion. > >Some folks have apparently used an oil-water heat exchanger to drive the >stock system. Good idea, but the oil temp in...
• Change 1.6 to 1.9 diesel?
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sun, 31 Jan 2021 11:42:11 +0100
  ...And what extra parts to obtain for the exchange? I am in Europe now, but the knowledge is in the Vanagon List and I...
• help please - need "connection for warm air fan" part
  Historical mailing list - al sinclair
  Wed, 22 Sep 2010 19:39:03 -0700
  ...s the piece that goes between the fan and the heat exchanger, and ours has never been there so we've never had heat...
• Web page
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Thu, 29 May 1997 21:25:00 -0500
  ...BTW, does anyone have any pages I con advertise on, or any VW link = exchanges? Dave Filcoff Dfilcoff@stlnet.com http://home.stlnet.com...
• Re: Andrew Grebneff loves them germans prices and soccer players
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 12:44:16 -0400
  > Some americans do not appreciate the exchange > rate. I think ron could easily ship you one from > here for a lot less but you...
• OT: Importing goods from Europe
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 1 Jun 2012 10:13:12 -0700
  ...Does anyone have any experience with this type of activity or know of resources that can illuminate things like dealing with: - customs - exchange rates...
• Re: air cooled heat smells funky
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:09:42 -0700
  ...I also removed the > plastic pipes that connect the heater fan to the heat exchangers and poured > more degreasers and cleaners into them with...
• Re: AT Governor and fluid exchange with final drive
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Mar 2003 22:42:32 -0500
  ...AT Governor and fluid exchange with final drive I'm working on my 86 AT. I looked at the governor, and was surprised by...
• Re: vanagon difficulty
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 3 Sep 2009 13:05:18 -0700
  ...That's about $37,000 at current exchange rates. If it's clean, you could reasonably expect to get $15,000 it today's...
• '90 rear shocks in!
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Thu, 30 Oct 1997 21:05:51 +0000
  ...This is including, shipping, Canada Post handling charges, duty, exchange rate. To buy them here would have cost me $551 CDN. The shocks have...
• 1981 Air-cooled Transporter 'Pooh' is still going strong
  Historical mailing list - Woodcock, Frank
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 13:05:04 +0100
  My 1981 /2.0 litre air-cooled VW transporter campervan is still going strong after fitting the exchange engine. There are stories about Pooh...
• Re: stereo wiring
  Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 10:50:50 EDT
  ...My foreign exchange student was amazed I did not turn off my car while waiting for a train. With the european setup you don...
• Re: Alternator for '91 GL
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 17:18:06 -0800
  ...or not adverse to buying US if the exchange rate and duty end up cheaper either! Thanks for any assistance you can give! Scott...
• 87 westy: preventative maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Wed, 6 Jul 2005 14:09:35 -0400
  ...is there anything else one should exchange while the coolant is out, i mean, are there hoses that typically break? the waterpump was done...
• Re: Porche engine kit available w/ syncro adapted transmission
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Thu, 5 May 2005 21:28:02 -0700
  ...Hooking up the heat exchangers should be a peas of cake for those handy with sheet metal. You'd then have a spiffy 83...
• oil temp; new tires; pipe to heat exchanger
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Jul 1995 22:29:23 -0700
  ...while I was routing the wiring to the temp sender I discovered that the pipe connecting my left heat exchanger to the fan shroud...
• Re: Aftermarket Rooftop Cooling Experiences?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 14 May 2011 11:07:23 -0400
  ...Use one of those freestanding rolling AC units > that has air exchange hoses to connect to a window. Strap it in > place somewhere like...
• Re: Blog post about 85 doka
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 26 Mar 2015 09:33:44 -0700
  ...Ha! So there were only a few clips on the heat exchange box? On 3/25/15, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > Posted...
• Re: Effectiveness of cooling system flush and clean products?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 05:18:32 -0700
  You can also run Redline Water Wetter, a cooling enhancer additive that promotes slightly better heat exchange. It works. On Thu, Jun 6, 2013...
• Re: Vanagon Winter Survival Kit Question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:15:53 -0800
  ...Deal with each other> <privately.> Man you just got to love this list, for not only the "Great exchange of Vanagon Information", but the...
• 89 Westfalia for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Apr 1996 12:38:18 -0700
  ...But 842 is the Bainbridge Island exchange, so I could probably be persuaded to take an initial look at it. I have seen a...
• Re: Vans in europe? (Prices)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Oct 95 12:29:06 EDT
  ...Don't know about current exchange rate; depends on how well Mr Clinton and CO is doing compared to Herr Kohl (or whoever it...
• RE:any eurovans out there?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Dec 1995 19:26:53 -0500 (EST)
  ...separate blowers/exchangers/controls fore and aft, drive you out of the bus heat in short order.....Surely Duane Moore up there in Alberta...
• [WTB] Rocker Panels, 72'...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Apr 95 19:28:28 EDT
  ...Whitney seems like a rip-off (maybe just CAN$ exchange rate?!), and I don't trust off-shore (maybe someone can convince me otherwise...
• Real Equal Length Header
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Fri, 2 Mar 2001 17:08:09 -0500
  ...The website is in english, they post currency exchange rates, and have instructions for shipping to the US. The possible problem is that US...
• Re: communists (still way off topic)
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Mon, 17 Sep 2001 12:43:45 -0400
  ...I welcome the healthy exchange of views. My compliments to both of you gentlemen, and to all, have a wonderful week BTW, TC wanted...
• Re: passing CA emissions?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 4 Sep 2004 17:23:24 -0700
  ...The non-California model had a pretty > straightforward exhaust/heat exchanger layout > with EGR. And a catalytic converter. > The California model had a much...
• Anyone Near Ann Arbor Michigan??
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 3 Sep 2005 15:52:41 -0400
  ...Always trying to hook up With Local VW pervs to Exchange parts, Give a hand or Hold a Cold one. c-ya Jonce Jonce...
• Exhaust don't fit.
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:32:45 -0800
  ...the steel tubes coming down through the tin to the heat exchangers for the interior heat ('80). I checked with the parts guy and...
• Re: Coolant leak...the story continues...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Dec 1994 11:00:21 -0500 (EST)
  ...Carpet wet by rear seat - heat exchanger bleeder screw broken The plastic bleeder screw for the rear heat exchanger may be broken due to...
• Re: Auto Tranny problem Anything else to try?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 7 Oct 2007 14:32:47 -0400
  ...We have a used AT to put in, but want to > > make sure we have tried everything before we attempt the exchange. > > We have...