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• Re: More propane capacity needed
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:32:55 -0700
  A word of caution to those of you who use a cat heater: even if the main LP valve is off, there is enough...
• Vanagon heater controls
  Historical mailing list - Danny
  Mon, 25 May 2009 13:30:19 -0700
  What do each of the 4 heater controls do starting from the top moving down? Danny '84 Westy (Vanny) �
• BA6 Heater Booster - Misc
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 29 Nov 2006 07:40:59 -0800
  BA6 Heater Booster - Misc http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/rogersisler2000/album?.dir=/23d8re2&.src=ph&.tok=phKEF5FBYOw1KzrI
• BA6 heater Booster- electrical
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 27 Nov 2006 14:17:54 -0800
  BA6 heater Booster- electrical http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/rogersisler2000/album?.dir=/4f0bre2&.src=ph&.tok=phRsg4FBozcmqPb5
• Eberspacher heaters
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 1 Feb 2008 17:34:35 -0800
  Thinking of getting an Eberspacher heater. Wondering: ---EV or Vanagon version? ---fuel and amp usage? ---noise? ---other issues? thanks, Jeff
• Re: Gas heaters...was Re: Heater
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Thu, 29 Jan 2015 06:39:48 -0600
  I plan on removing my diesel heater set up and going propane heater Velma 82 1.9L AAZ TD Westy On Jan 29, 2015...
• Re: Propane heaters; Are you SERIOUS????
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Sun, 9 Sep 2001 21:28:47 EDT
  ...I responded with links to some heater maunfacturers. Steve L. responded that the particular heater that this listee was lookng is certified for consumption...
• Re: Heater Leak
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 00:58:17 -0700
  ...Might not be the heater core at all! Check the bleeder plug on the right side of the heater assembly (the 0-ring seal...
• Re: [T2] Exhausts that delete the heaterboxes completely on aircooled Type IV engines?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:32:21 -0500
  ...Re: [T2] Exhausts that delete the heaterboxes completely on aircooled Type IV engines? At 07:57 PM 1/22/2009, courtney hook wrote... >Are...
• Re: gas heater vs. H2O heater
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Dec 1996 21:26:13 -0700 (MST)
  ...The VW is a pretty cavernous space to heat with that one heater. My current '85 has both a front and rear H2O heater...
• BA6 & DA6 aux heaters
  Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 09:36:25 -0400
  I'm trying to get some information on aux heaters for an 86 Syncro. I tried calling Automotive Heater Technology, but they are no...
• Re: Weird coolant leak question
  Historical mailing list - Racer X
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 19:05:17 +0000
  ...Upon checking the rear heater I found no > leaking hoses, but what appears to be a leaking rear heater core. A short > length of...
• Re: What do you think.--aux heater preventative maintenance..
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Sat, 15 Jul 2000 11:28:17 -0700
  ...Could our rear heater trouble be caused by the > "missing restrictor"? I seem to recall that Bentley told me to expect a > restrictor in...
• Fwd: Questions about Gas Heater from 82 Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 12:59:27 EST
  ...SO, as I have already proven on Diesel heaters that have been running on gasoline for years, that it is perfectly safe to run...
• Fwd: Questions about Gas Heater from 82 Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 12:59:27 EST
  ...SO, as I have already proven on Diesel heaters that have been running on gasoline for years, that it is perfectly safe to run...
• Re: gas heaters
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 21:42:39 -0600
  > My experience with gas or diesel heaters has not been good. They were > always giving trouble. My experience has been other.... Well, only with...
• '91 rear heater leak only when heater 'off' - re-send
  Historical mailing list - Pam McIntosh
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 16:34:57 +0000
  Hello and Happy Spring to all! I'm wondering why my '91's rear heater leaks coolant only when heater is 'off' - yes off...
• Re: Front heater motor
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 12:24:42 -0700
  If you have a rear heater, you can try swapping switches. And yes, the motors are a known problem. But the biggest problem appears...
• Aftermarket propane heater?
  Historical mailing list - Travers Fenton
  Thu, 2 Oct 2003 17:43:04 -0700
  ...I mean I've got a sink, stove, fridge, why not a heater. Sorry to be clueless about this but I'd love to...
• PlatCat Heater vented heater and custom box FS
  Historical mailing list - Tim King-syncrowesty
  Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:04:58 -0800
  ...It's getting cold and I'm thinking someone out there will want a safe, vented heater like this PlatCat 6p12. Includes thermostat and...
• heaters
  Historical mailing list - Jay & Kim Schmidt
  Wed, 6 Oct 1999 21:53:14 -0500
  All this talk about heaters. Here's a twist. Go and get yourself a heater only if you drive a real beater or long...
• Waiter! there's a heater core in my rotini!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 10 Oct 2001 20:31:03 +0000
  This evening I did a post mort on a leaky rear heater core that I had lying around. (believe it or not, unlike a...
• Re: Rear heater control
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 18 Nov 2012 13:49:09 -0600
  Harry, that control allows coolant to circulate through the heater core. Summer, off, winter, on. To control air flow, use the knob on the...
• MOBILE WATER HEATERS!
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Sat, 9 Jan 1999 21:24:55 -0500
  Volks, for those who might be interested in an "on demand" LP gas water heater for their Westies or others, take a look at...
• Removing rear heater in Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Wasson
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 09:13:54 -0500
  Is there any mechanical reason not to remove the rear heater (under the seat/bed) in a Westy? I almost never use it, and...
• Re: Alternative Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:12:09 -0500
  Personally, with the ragged poptop I have, I don't worry too too much about the combustion gases from my Mr Heater Buddy. It...
• Re: Purging Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - Dean Paul Karpowicz
  Tue, 17 Jan 1995 17:05:30 -0600 (CST)
  Psssssst, small hint here, if you know that your cooling system has any leaks ANYWHERE (rear heater core included) you will never get your...
• Re: battery powered block heaters? - BBW 46 gas heater on Canadian syncros
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Sun, 5 Oct 2003 15:10:44 -0500
  ...The Webasto BBW 46 gas heater will operate while the van is > running or not. > A timer will turn the heater on in advance...
• Re: advice on installing 72 Eberspacher BN4, into a 67 westy
  Historical mailing list - Chad Morris
  Mon, 27 Oct 2003 08:51:53 -0700
  ...thanks....jay > > ------------------ > > If you need gas heater parts, I have some BN4 and BN2 stuff. > I may also have several complete BN4 heater systems...
• Re: [OT] Efficiency of electric heaters?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 11:33:51 -0500
  ...All heaters are alike in terms of heat output. "Sure, an infrared heater can be `aimed' directly at your body, which is real nice...
• Gas heater (not revisited)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Apr 96 16:29 EDT
  ...Raul Wilma (1982 Westfalia) Larson (1956 Microbus) Automotive Heater Technology, Inc. new and used auto gas heaters, Ark Mirvis German and American; remanufatured 31...
• Re: Subaru wiring harness
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Mon, 23 Mar 1998 18:18:14 -0800
  ...KEP says that VW heater controls will not allow the engine's >| cooling system to work properly and that the front and rear heater...
• RE: Heater motor gone?
  Historical mailing list - william killian
  Tue, 21 Nov 1995 18:57:06 -0500 (EST)
  ...cats in the heater tubes. > > (sorry, couldn't resist) :^) Should have used the ferrets..... :v)
• Chilly Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Michael E. Pidcoe
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 20:54:45 -0500
  My '82 diesel is back up and running with a good blower for the front heater (no rear heater) and the enormous mouse-house...
• Re: Questions about Gas Heater from 82 Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 11:45:43 EST
  ...The heater was already in place when he got the van so I can't tell you what a PITA it was to install...
• Re: Questions about Gas Heater from 82 Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 11:45:43 EST
  ...The heater was already in place when he got the van so I can't tell you what a PITA it was to install...
• aiding cooling system by turning on heater blower
  Historical mailing list - sg
  Tue, 15 May 2001 19:22:13 -0700
  ...i always assumed that turning on the heater would help an about to overheat engine cool down. the idea being that coolant will be...
• Heater Fan
  Historical mailing list - James Ogul
  Wed, 15 May 2013 18:04:27 -0400
  My 85 Westy came with a non-working heater fan. I hear its a nightmare to replace. True? Jim 85 Westy
• heater control lights
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:54:02 -0800
  for those who were unaware they were there http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/11/24/vanagon-heater-control-lights/ alistair
• Gas heater
  Historical mailing list - Allen Soroka
  Thu, 28 Sep 1995 10:28:21 -0700 (PDT)
  The gas heater in my '75 Westy is not performing well. Can anyone furnish me with a schematic and some instructions.
• Gas heater
  Historical mailing list - George J. Lampman
  Sun, 8 Oct 2000 10:48:09 -0700
  Just posted a BA6 gas heater on Brad Snyder's Free Vanagon Auction Site. Cold weather drivers should check it out.
• '91 Front heater blower fit '85?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 08:28:11 -0500
  Dear List, Does a '91 Vanagon heater blower motor fit an '85 model? thanks, Chris '85 Westy
• FYI - Mr Heater Buddy
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 13:44:35 -0500
  This heater seems to be available from Lowe's for about 75 bucks, according to their web site. ...Markus
• Re: Source for Plat Cat heater?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 10:53:32 -0800
  RE: New website for Plat Cat Heaters Thanks for the info, I only had the old link.
• heater box cables
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:03:54 -0600
  Anyone have or know where I can get a set of front heater box cables? Ryan '82 Camper Van "Beethoven"
• Canadian Block Heater, eh.
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Thu, 8 Nov 2007 17:36:13 -0500
  I rarely drive my van in the winter. Who wants my block heater & cord? tabe johnson/87 westy, eh.
• Re: NEED HELP Olympian Catalytic heater installation
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 12 Jan 1997 09:27:31 -0800
  ...The install was extremely easy. > HOWEVER, I'm still cold. . > > The owner heater manual says "the heater is designed to operate with a > manifold...
• Carver Technology to Close (Carver P4 Heaters)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Thu, 11 May 2000 13:33:03 EDT
  Some of you may remember my report last fall that Carver Technology who makes the P4 heaters that I sell, was bought out by...
• Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 20:43:04 -0800
  > > Subaru heater hoses? 1 meter total? Protected from the elements in the > engine compartment. Vanagon heater hoses? 6 meters total? Hanging out > in the...
• Re: Rear under seat heater problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 15 May 2010 10:00:41 -0400
  ...Yours, David ps -- in my experience the front heater keeps the driver's feet warm and deals with the windshield; the rear heater (which...
• Re: Sum' b*tch - Rear Heater Shroud
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 18 Sep 2005 19:22:36 -0500
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver John Rodgers wrote: > Time to fix the rear heater. > > How the devil does one get the heater core...
• Re: Rear heater leak - coolant soaked carpet/pad
  Historical mailing list - nirav patel
  Sun, 3 Jun 2012 10:35:10 -0500
  I had a leaking rear heater core with my first vanagon, an '87 GL. I removed the heater core and a nice guy named...
• Re: Air cooled heater idea/questions
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 10:43:24 -0700
  ...Insulation of the heater boxes will not address the primary issue, which is heat *transfer*, and heat transfer *rate*. Yes, if you had "perfect...
• Re: Question about front heater core removal... blower motor wires
  Historical mailing list - GMac999
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 20:58:12 -0800
  ...Question about front heater core removal... blower motor wires Jim- I faced the same problem. You either have to crack the heater box open...
• Re: Block heaters for Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 6 Nov 2014 17:28:45 -0800
  I used a dip stick heater in a Rabbit in Chicago & it worked well, as long as the end of the heated dip stick...
• Re: Re-introduction & Dash Removal Question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sun, 23 Feb 2014 15:51:09 -0700
  Blower Fan Heater Core Heater Core Valve Heater Box Clips Ignition Switch Brake Master Cylinder (no clutch MC since it is an auto) Wiper...
• Re: Function of Heater Box Baffle Plate????
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:41:46 -0800
  ...There may be a design issue with the Subaru engine >having enough flow to support the two heaters. A booster pump or a plumbing...
• Re: Leaking Rear Heater
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 20:06:08 -0600
  Casey, I don't think anyone would fault you for fixing your heater. Some of us simply don't need it, and the space...
• Heater cable is difficult to move 80 Vanagon Camper
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Nov 1995 13:07:43 -0500 (EST)
  Following up on the thread about the heater cable and the dashboard removal, I have a heater cable that I can move but it...
• Adding a propane heater?
  Historical mailing list - Ben Trumble
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 13:53:06 -0800
  Trying to figure out how I can add a small propane heater to an '87 GL with a Country Homes Camper conversion. Looking suggestions...