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• Re: rear heater core in front, was: New thermostat funky?
  Historical mailing list - --------
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 11:01:04 -0500
  The hieight and width of the heater cores are the same. The length is different along with the connections. Why in the world would...
• Re: Catalytic Heaters.
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 22:46:31 -0800
  ...In our non-direct vented catalytic heater case, all > that additional heat gain goes into the van which is the heat > exchanger, whereas the...
• 85 vanagon heater don't heat
  Historical mailing list - Jesper Johansen
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 01:04:02 +0100
  My Vanagon 85' won't make any heat! I have tried all I can think off I have bleeded it by the book, checked...
• gasoline heaters
  Historical mailing list - ARKADY MIRVIS
  Thu, 26 Nov 1998 06:38:04 -0800
  I thought it will be a good idea to let the listees to know that I have many parts for gasoline heaters, do repair...
• Re: Heat!
  Historical mailing list - Gary Liess
  Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:40:13 -0500
  Matt I put the heater in the rear cupboard (the cupboard aft of the refrigerator). The cupboard where the rear table mounts is located...
• Re: Block heaters for Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - James
  Sat, 8 Nov 2014 22:35:22 -0500
  I had a magnetic oil pan heater for my Rabbit in Nova Scotia in the 1980s - since it didn't have a block heater...
• Re: Front Heater Motor
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 07:04:57 -0600
  Hi Dave, All dash heater control levers in our vans are set up such that they allow flow if they are on. If off...
• Re: Rear heater woes...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 13 Jul 2003 20:41:47 -0400
  David, Testing for rear heater leaks and having a blower motor that will not turn on are unrelated. The on/off valve, located on...
• Re: heater
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 3 Nov 2005 14:46:14 -0600
  ...Jim On Nov 3, 2005, at 2:18 PM, bueses wrote: >> Today i was in Home Depot looked at buddy heaters propane you can...
• re. Heated seats
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Sat, 21 Dec 2002 00:24:17 -0700
  ...Any Canadian members with access to heated seats? --- reply --- I've never seen or heard of a Canadian Vanagon with heated seats. I have...
• Re: Block Heaters
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 09:34:38 -0600
  While living in Alaska for many years, I found circulating engine heaters and freeze-plug block heaters to be a necessity of life. The...
• Re: [OT] Efficiency of electric heaters?
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 10:00:56 -0800
  Yes, 1500W in an electric heater is 1500W. The units is sitting inside the room, so all the heat that is generated, whether it...
• Re: Heat!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:24:15 -0800
  Did I miss the original "Heat!" post?* What heater is this? ============= * Googling "Heat! site:www.vanagon.com" didn't turn up an earlier post...
• Front Heater question
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Dawson
  Sat, 6 Dec 2003 23:25:28 EST
  Hi All, I've taken my front heater box apart to clean and oil the blower motor bushings on my 87' camper. I was...
• Re: Front heater: low heat at highway speed
  Historical mailing list - Inua
  Wed, 29 Nov 2006 19:09:38 -0600
  ...The rear heater would do a good job overall of heating the van. then I sould supplement it with the front heat. With the...
• Re: A hot question...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 21 Feb 1999 22:30:31 -0800
  ...No heat. > Yes I > know about the auxiliary under the bench heater back there that uses heat from > the exhaust, Uhhh, coolant, not exhaust...
• Re: BA6 Heater vs. Regular Heat
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 12:00:07 -0800
  ...BA6 Heater vs. Regular Heat << I then added a BA6 gas heater and everything was beautiful. Not only did I have instant heat, but...
• Re: Aircooled? - building my own interior heating system!
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 26 Nov 2006 12:06:36 -0500
  ...Think about how much heat your little ceramic heater puts out. That's probably 1500w. That gives you some idea of how much heat...
• Re: Replacing rear heater with propane one
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 8 Oct 2012 10:28:06 -0500
  I am not aware of any stock propane heaters in campers. People do install propane heaters, but mainly for camping, not for heating while...
• Almost no front heat but my rear heat is OK... why?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 4 Jan 2008 18:12:15 -0500
  Hi All, My front heater really does not put out much heat but my rear under seat heater generally is putting out enough to...
• Specific heat & Pfeiffer trip
  Historical mailing list - John Huguenard
  Mon, 8 Jan 1996 08:57:16 -0800 (PST)
  ...I looked up specific heat in britannica on line today: specific heat, ratio of the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of...
• Re: Front Heater Fan Just stopped working last week, Any ideas? Need some parts....
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 08:52:21 -0800
  Kevin etc., The switch for the rear heater can be used in place of the front heater switch, same switch (on the '84). Those...
• Re: Rear Heater
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 24 Nov 2002 16:05:13 -0600
  I would keep the heater. I find that the rear heater in winter supplies pleanty of heat - more efficient because of proximity to the...
• Re: '91 rear heater leak only when heater 'off'
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 15:51:09 -0400
  Hi Pam, The rear heater valve is only in one side of the line so the heater is never really shut off. It remains...
• Re: Almost no front heat but my rear heat is OK... why?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 4 Jan 2008 18:23:05 -0500
  ...Christopher Gronski wrote: > Hi All, > > My front heater really does not put out much heat but my rear under seat > heater generally is putting...
• Re: Cabin Heat / Aux Heating / Propane Heater/ camping heater
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Tue, 16 Nov 2004 23:55:18 -0600
  ...on your ideas,, maybe I am not crazy to attempt to construct my own vented heater. Thanks for posting the photos etc.. Jonathan Poole
• Subject: Re: Cold-weather camping/propane heater
  Historical mailing list - Scott LeGear
  Wed, 31 Oct 2001 12:17:24 -0700
  ...Cold-weather camping/propane heater > They always were weak in heat and produced a ton of moisture. The Black Cat produces more heat and...
• Re: need rear heater assy for 1986 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sat, 25 Jun 2005 11:02:06 -0700
  Ron, Before you buy anything, check your rear heater carefully. It is quite normal for these rear heaters to leak at the heater valve...
• Re: Booster heater? was- idea?
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:43:35 +0000
  One '84 Westy (gas) I owned had a gas fired aux heater, I loved that heater! Couldn't be used while camping, but you...
• Re: Cabin Heat / Aux Heating / Propane Heater/ camping heater / pics
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 16 Nov 2004 18:55:33 -0600
  ...And since it runs on mantle heat, you could do the same with aladdin-type mantles and not have to mess with the potential...
• Re: Diesel Heat
  Historical mailing list - Joel Hembel
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 22:44:30 -0600
  I still think that having the correct temp thermostat helps greatly- I even believe that the OEM thermostats produce better heat than the aftermaket...
• Aircooled Heater control box question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Lawrence
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 01:01:25 -0800
  I figured out part of why my heater did not heat very well. In one of the heater control boxes there was no gasket...
• Re: Front heater: low heat at highway speed
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Thu, 30 Nov 2006 23:24:32 EST
  I had a Golf that had no heat one time. The problem ended up being the heater core (gauge and thermostat were working OK...
• Re: The Heated Heater debate
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 12:05:00 +0000
  Adam, I was going to get this heater you mention when I ordered our '90 Syncro Westy back in 1989. It was a $1500...
• Re: Removing rear heater (Putting copper in coolant line)
  Historical mailing list - SBate82659
  Fri, 24 Apr 1998 02:48:39 EDT
  Eric Brown wrote: <I was told the rear heater never puts out much heat in vanagons anyway.> Who told you that!? My rear heater...
• Re: camper heating
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Sat, 16 Oct 2004 12:53:02 -0400
  ...It looks like one could use a radiator / heater core to heat water with a warm air source like a heater which is where...
• Chineses Diesel Heaters Youtube series of technical evaluation
  Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
  Tue, 14 Apr 2020 10:21:00 -0700
  The John Myk 4 YouTube series on the Chinese Diesel Heaters will answer most, if not all, question. They are very thorough, he probably...
• Re: Heat!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:35:47 -0500
  Even though the heater is vented outside, if used while sleeping you still want a CO and propane detector. They can fail and it...
• Re: diesel powered heaters-is there such a thing (dieselspacher)?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 20:50:00 -0700
  Most all of the models of aux heaters are made in both diesel and gas -- in fact the gas is the weird one. In...
• Re: Front heater: low heat at highway speed
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 29 Nov 2006 06:04:32 -0800
  Your problem is likely not the heater, the problem is likely the thermostat for the engine. To put it simply, your bad thermostat is...
• Re: Little heat output in a 85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 08:57:32 EST
  ...So lets summarize what could be causing the low/no heat problem is: 1. Bad thermostat- If heat comes out of your rear heater...
• Re: [OT] Efficiency of electric heaters?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 17:37:25 -0500
  Depending where you live electric heat can be extremely expensive or reasonable. Here on Long Island we pay close to $0.20/kwhr. However...
• Re: Tweak yer heater output!
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 08:46:16 -0700
  Entity George Goff spoke thus: > I reason that the mass of coolant shunted to the engine through an open rear > heater valve is being...
• Re: simple heat for stove top, e-bay
  Historical mailing list - B
  Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:51:45 -0800
  Pick one: "It's not rocket science" or "Reality bites!" ... (1) It is true that this kind of heater is not safe for indoor...
• Re: re. heat in vw vans, block heater for WBX
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 30 Sep 2000 10:03:38 -0500
  >Hydesmith <hydesmith@MAC.COM> >Wrote: > >Also, as far as I know, there is no way to >install a block heater, even in the Vanagon...
• Re: diesel powered heaters-is there such a thing (dieselspacher)?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 23:33:09 EDT
  ...a friend of mine had a '82 diesel vanagon w/ gas (diesel) heater.....it had the stock front and rear heater cores/blowers for...
• Re: catalytic heaters (vented)
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 14:46:55 -0500
  In my earlier notes I forgot to mention that the Platinum Cat heaters from Thermal Systems are vented. Other catalytic heaters on the market...
• Engine heaters
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 26 Nov 2003 22:18:53 -0500
  I remember a while back someone lamented that they couldn't find engine oil pan heaters anymore. Well, today I got my J.C...
• Re: Rear Heater
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 24 Nov 2002 18:10:50 EST
  Bob, If I had to chose only one, I'd take the rear heater. Remember, the only thing the front heater is heating is...
• Re: [OT] Efficiency of electric heaters?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 12:17:12 -0700
  ...you'll put the same heat into the room. >> All heaters are alike in terms of heat output. >> >> "Sure, an infrared heater can be...
• re. heat in vw vans, block heater for WBX
  Historical mailing list - Gary
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 22:09:31 -0600
  ...Block heaters are something you southern folks won't know anything about, but they are high wattage 120volt plug-in heaters which warm your...
• Improve comfort of Buddy Heater
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:24:39 +0000
  I know all you guys are familiar with Mr Heater Buddy propane heaters.  If you live in a humid environment, you probably detest them...
• Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 21:24:49 -0500
  ...I find that in my GL I get heat pretty quickly out of the rear heater, the front takes a few minutes longer. I...
• heater blower project
  Historical mailing list - Michael Wagner
  Mon, 2 Oct 1995 22:00:18 -700 (PDT)
  Anyone installed the JCWhitney heater/blower kit? The 12V heater was an appealing quick-fix and not very serious. How difficult is the installation...
• Re: Heaters for winter camping
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Thu, 4 Dec 2008 17:14:53 -0800
  Actually, that was just a link I found via Google to get a picture of the heater for this discussion. It's not the...
• Propane heater for under the rear seat
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Fri, 3 Oct 1997 12:02:09 -0700
  ...As winter sets in here in the NW, I have been following the propane heater discussions attentively. It sounds like the heater people are...
• Re: [Re: # pumping water through stalled engine (was: heating parked vanagon)]
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 16:43:32 MST
  ...Right now, if I let the cabin heater blower work, it cools the coolant in the heater radiator quite fast because it's stored...
• Re: WTB: Diesel Auxillary Heater (DA6)
  Historical mailing list - Doublecabguy
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 08:14:44 -0700
  John, To find one of these heaters you will have to look on the Germany E-Bay. http://search.ebay.de/search/search.dll...
• Re: [OT] Efficiency of electric heaters?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 08:53:26 -0800
  To be clear, when I said "oil filled" heaters, I wasn't referring to heaters that use oil as a fuel, we don't...
• Re: Aux. heater questions.
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Thu, 13 Oct 1994 18:37:21 EST
  I keep meaning to replace my gas heater exhaust pipe, just using the appro- priate L of exhaust pipe from the FLAPS. I don...