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• Fuel Tank Weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:46:19 -0700
  After a third attempt to solve the slow filling syndrome, I came across some weirdness in the venting of the tank. The Bentley shows...
• Re: Vanagon heater controls
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Mon, 25 May 2009 15:14:09 -0700
  ...The A/C vents do not control any fresh or heated air. Conversly, no A/C comes out of any heat & ventilation system ducts...
• Sticky vent controls?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 20 Aug 2021 08:39:45 -0500
  ...I spoke with the mechanic and he says he didn’t touch the vents, but the issue is with the cables, right? I’ve...
• How I fixed my Fuel problem
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jul 95 17:21:59 -0700
  ...I believe the problem is indeed lack of fuel tank venting. I couldn't find any venting to unclogg, so I walked out of...
• RE: sunroof or vent for 83 westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 8 Apr 1996 21:12:31 -0700
  ...sunroof or vent for 83 westy In a message dated 96-04-06 16:44:16 EDT, jms@ludwig.att.com (538531000-Sharpe) writes...
• Re: Fridge flue vent cover
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 07:44:18 -0500
  ...I'm going to try the rubbermaid container....I've been having bad luck with the "stock" flue vent covers...they seem to get...
• Proper fridge flu vent assembly?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Lund
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 08:22:04 -0700
  ...I suspect the PO did not reassemble the vent properly at some point. Awhile back some posted the proper flu vent assembly to allow...
• Re: WTB: Passenger Vent Window ASAP
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 11 Apr 2005 15:58:48 -0700
  --- James V <tornadored@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > Okay, per list advice, I'll try sticking w/ the vent window > (vs swapping it > for a stationary...
• Gas Venting Problem?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Cappellini
  Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:50:01 -0700
  I think I may have a gas venting problem? The following things happen:I find when filling my 86 Vanagon, that it easily over...
• Re: Crumbling Flue Vent Cover
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:27:15 -0700
  ...I placed the flue vent cover > >> (original) over the vent to keep out the elements. This afternoon I > >> noticed that it looked kinda crooked...
• Re: Fuel Tank Weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
  Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:14:35 -0700
  Bill, Not sure if you saw but this is a Syncro and the ones that I have seen all have this vent hose in...
• Re: A/C vent question
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
  Mon, 1 May 2000 14:25:50 -0500
  ...Well, there is nothing >coming out of the side vents that run above the sliding door. The vents above >the back seat are working...
• Re: Leaky vent on Propane Shutoff valve?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:35:43 -0400
  ...Leaky vent on Propane Shutoff valve? We just got back from a cross country trip (see separate email) and had to run the fridge...
• 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: Blue slider vents in doors? 84 GL...wazzit these supposed to do?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:33:07 -0500
  ...I am speaking of >the vent panels in the rear lower corners of the front doors in my normal >(non-AC non-Westie) 84...
• Re: High and low pressure zones on a Vanagon - ideas for my intercooler anyon...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 03:18:57 EDT
  David, I read an explanation of what the scoop vents are for on the list a few years ago. The vents are for equalizing...
• Vent Wing & Front Guide Channel
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Kupcinski
  Tue, 11 Apr 2006 07:42:40 -0500
  ...It's actually riveted to the frame for the vent wing which makes it a bit of a pain to pull out. Thanks folks...
• Re: FS: Stationary Front Door Quarter Windows
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Tue, 26 Aug 2014 10:03:48 -0700
  ...How can it be venting when it doesn't... well you know what I mean. BenT sent from my stationary BenT glass > On Aug...
• WTB: Black front vent cover
  Historical mailing list - Bobby Brown
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:22:48 -0400
  ...Anyway, he broke the vent cover liberating my Cobra CB. I had the bracket bolted to it. Looking for a black cover, with as...
• Re: Mice
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Sep 95 13:35:11 EDT
  william killian writes: > [snip...] > > But who'd want a cat stuck in their ventilation system? They'd get wet > from the condensation and smell...
• ventilation levers
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sun, 10 Nov 1996 23:54:07 -0800
  Ref the 4 ventilation levers in the dash of my '87 Vanagon - how the bloody heck does one remove them (as in I need...
• vent& rear core for sale
  Historical mailing list - Monk Bill
  Sun, 30 Aug 1998 10:55:47 EDT
  I have a rear heater core and one of the aftermarket vent that Ron had for sale a couple of months ago I need...
• Re: Custom Scoop Update - Friday Edition
  Historical mailing list - Darren
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 09:27:33 -0500
  Why not just pop the top and open the front canvas screen? The vent could be mounted to the upper mattress. The screen would...
• Re: Oops... did it again! Backed into garage with vent open!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 29 Jul 2020 11:14:29 -0400
  ...If open, I put a Bandanna or some other marker on my Buese shelf so when I lower the top I remember the vent...
• Re: Vanagon Air Intake/Dash Vents
  Historical mailing list - Brenton Tait
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 18:15:46 +0200
  ...yesterday, and it seems after doing this my front top air vent stay continually open. I stripped the glove box, and low and behold...
• Re: ? Rear Plastic Vent ?
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 11:57:46 -0400
  Vanagon.com shows "Plastic vents at the rear of the rear side windows" to be a model year 1988 change, (SEE http://www.vanagon...
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 27 Apr 2016 10:52:46 -0400
  The spring washer is news to me; neither of my vent wings has that washer on it. Thanks for this useful additional piece of...
• Recirculating heat in '74-'79 camper
  Historical mailing list - Morris H. Arthur
  Fri, 1 Dec 1995 16:22:04 -0500
  ...1) Remove the heat direction box underneath the bus and replace with one continuous tube (dryer venting, pvc pipe, abs pipe, insulated: whatever's...
• Re: Custom Scoop Update - Friday Edition
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 10:01:20 -0400
  I don't think I want to cut a hole in my pop top for this vent, could it be routed a different way...
• Re: Eberspacher BA6 gas heaters on canadian waterboxer vanagons...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Feb 2015 13:51:52 -0500
  ...1) In the cab there is a vent in the base of the driver's seat pedestal; I never seen that in my life...
• Re: 1985 fresh air vent clogged?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 15 Apr 2014 18:05:31 -0700
  Pulled the instrument cluster and ran a vacuum cleaner through the hose on blow instead of suck, while fiddling with the vent knobs. Turns...
• Re: wind noise
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Wed, 21 Oct 1998 09:59:06 -0700
  ...It could actually be in the vent inside the door. Play with the vent in the door (while you are driving) and hear if...
• Rear vent filters
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 12:04:22 -0700
  So in the course of my meticulous detailing of my Westy, I discovered the rear vent filters in the back of the bus. The...
• Re: R12 to R134a Air Conditioning Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Greg Pratt
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 17:19:23 EDT
  TJ Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM> wrote: "plug the vents themselves with some foam rubber blocks" Last summer while driving through Redding, CA. in 108deg...
• Re: 89 Westfalia newbie. ?heat xchnger; tires; ventilation; used ...
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 17:57:58 EDT
  ...The absence of a direct vent > for the driver is driving me nuts. On my '88, there's a direct vent for the driver...
• Re: Crumbling Flue Vent Cover
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:06:49 -0700
  ...I placed the flue vent cover >> (original) over the vent to keep out the elements. This afternoon I >> noticed that it looked kinda crooked...
• Re: Wash your back side honey!
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 21:43:25 -0600
  ...This shelter has large screened windows and vents that > provide plenty of ventilation. > > The camping shower tent has a mesh storage pocket and includes...
• Re: Door vents (yes, again.)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Sat, 30 Aug 1997 11:01:48 -0400
  ...79 and Vanagons thru 1987 have Air Conditioning >> while the door vents may aid a/c circulation, they really have nothing to do with...
• Re: Sinky Smell from vents.
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Fri, 6 Nov 1998 16:17:08 -0500
  >Has anyone else experienced a rotten stink coming from the front vent >system?....It is more like a raunchy dead something smell. >Has anyone...
• gas tank overflow/vent line question
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Darilek
  Tue, 15 May 2001 13:15:00 -0500
  ...not sealed would it cause the tank to overflow? I felt all other vent line connections to be tight.. Thanks! Christopher Darilek 81 westfalia
• Propex heaters available
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Mon, 7 Apr 2003 14:50:21 -0700
  I have three more new EX1800 Propex heaters in stock for anyone interested in good safe vented propane heat for your camper. These are...
• Re: Blue slider vents in doors? 84 GL...wazzit these supposed to do?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:24:15 -0700
  ...Blue slider vents in doors? 84 GL...wazzit these supposed to do? | | I haven't been able to figure out exactly what these little...
• flue vent cover: usually unnecessary
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Tue, 16 May 2006 14:19:02 -0700
  ...Why do I need a flue vent cover - I thought the metal one *was* the cover? Maggie, I just grabbed my camper Supplement to...
• Re: Plastic part for the louvered rear vents
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 4 Apr 2017 15:43:49 -0700
  ...the two rear louvered vents >> >> They press fit into the metal and accept the screws the retain the >> louvered vents >> >> parts man says the...
• Cold weather camping, heating, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hartz
  Wed, 31 Oct 2001 14:50:49 EST
  ...If you're relying on a roof vent to provide fresh air, fine, but if you're relying on that vent to eliminate the...
• Re: water pump #4 in a year, vent hole leak
  Historical mailing list - Myers, Thomas A
  Tue, 13 May 2003 09:16:32 -0400
  ...water pump #4 in a year, vent hole leak One thing that has not been mentioned is belt tension. If the belt is to...
• Re: WTB: Passenger Vent Window ASAP
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 11 Apr 2005 16:02:13 -0700
  --- James V <tornadored@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > Okay, per list advice, I'll try sticking w/ the vent window > (vs swapping it > for a stationary...
• Re: 2nd battery; two questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 21:41:59 -0500
  ...Beetles for years had the batteries under the back seat without venting. Later Audis used a battery with a small vent tube. Many group...
• Re: General Question On Battery Venting
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:11:49 -0400
  ...mcneely > > > > > > ---- craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > even with a sealing lid, won't the gasses just vent out to under the > seat > > > > and...
• Re: Vent Block-off Part Number
  Historical mailing list - Rusty Johnson
  Tue, 9 May 2000 16:29:16 EDT
  ...If your biggest concern with your van is over a relatively minor vent cover, then it's running remarkably well. Rusty J. '80 Westy...
• Re: Vent cover
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mueller
  Fri, 19 May 2006 06:04:01 -0500
  Jeffrey, The reason the plastic vent cover is important to use as suggested in your Westfalaia ownwer's manual , is to keep water out...
• Re: Oops... did it again! Backed into garage with vent open!
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Wed, 29 Jul 2020 22:00:50 -0500
  Ugly sock over shift lever while vent is open is a simple reminder. On Wed, Jul 29, 2020, 3:25 PM Richard Smith (Smirby...
• Re: Vehicle Break-ins was Re: Vent Window Adjustment?
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sat, 7 Jan 2006 09:13:21 -0800
  ...The pro who removed my vent window stole all the jewelry I didn't have with me while I was overseas. Fortunately I'd...
• Re: Last air cooled model?
  Historical mailing list - Erik Valeur
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 01:05:46 +0100
  ...Citerat fr�n Myron Lind <mdlind@RICA.NET>: > > The 82 and 83 had the rear plastic vents. The 80-81 had the > steel vents...
• venting, was Re: dometic 182b question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 8 Nov 2005 08:56:46 -0800
  Also on that site is an interesting bit on venting: http://www.rvmobile.com/Tech/Trouble/vent.htm it confirms a discussion i had...
• Re: Need suggestions for SW trip
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Sun, 30 Jan 2005 02:10:45 -0500
  ...We have a furnace with external venting so we can travel to cold weather as long as it's not so cold we can...
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 27 Apr 2016 07:37:02 -0700
  ...If you want to see yours, open your vent and, with a torch driver, loosen the locking handle. The piece in question goes directly...
• Re: Crumbling Flue Vent Cover
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:37:35 -0600
  ...I placed the flue vent cover > (original) over the vent to keep out the elements. This afternoon I > noticed that it looked kinda crooked...
• Re: Gas tank vent line questions
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:27:01 -0400
  It's a vent interconnect that's designed to allow gas to fill both sides of the 'saddle' evenly. As you fill up, the...
• Re: metal cover for refrigerator vent
  Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 18:04:20 -0800
  ...syncronaut/6462855697/in/photostream/lightbox/ >Since I don't use the vent, that cap stays on as-is, held on with the wing >nut...