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• Re: Heater hose help
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 14:53:38 -0700
  ...Get a one inch hose > barb with standard one inch pipe threads on the other end. Buy a reducing > coupling to reduce the pipe...
• Emergency engine cooling
  Historical mailing list - Nigel Bennett
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 11:21:02 +0200
  ...This can be a very useful arrangement because the volume of cold, stationary water in the heater pipes appears to be enough to significantly...
• Re: Catalytic Heaters.
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 13:51:39 -0800
  ...Vented heaters dump it out their exhaust pipes. This is the steam you see from your exhaust pipe one those cool high-dew-point...
• Exhausts that delete the heaterboxes completely on aircooled Type IV engines?
  Historical mailing list - courtney hook
  Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:57:09 -0800
  Are there any aftermarket performance/nonperformance exhausts that delete the heaterboxes and just run a header pipe from the exhaust ports out to the...
• Repair kits for 78 Exh. between jpipe & heaterbox?
  Historical mailing list - CAP'N HOOK, THE SOFTWARE PIRATE
  Wed, 22 May 1996 11:20:26 PST
  My 78 has decided to blow the gasket between the j-pipe at the front of the heater box and and the heater box...
• Re: [DIESEL] Coolant Pipes in Vanagon (was Reinhardt Lives!!)
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 22:39:04 -0400
  ...the conduit and truck heater hose. Is the run over the fuel tank straight, or do the metal pipes have bends that I cannot...
• Re: You can blame Me - was: steel coolant pipes 82 diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Sun, 8 Nov 2009 19:43:17 -0600
  ...heater hoses out. two guys, about two hours of trying to figure out this puzzle. No avail, cut them in half. These pipes are...
• Re: [VWVANFULLTIMERS] Propex heaters : group purchase offer
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:33:45 -0800
  ...Re: [VWVANFULLTIMERS] Propex heaters : group purchase offer > Are you referring to the exhaust and inlet pipes for the burner, or the > heat ducting? The...
• Re: rear heater blowout - stranded
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:43:13 -0400
  ...Monday, August 24, 2009, 2:04 PM > > I have the rear heater removed from, and a pipe fitted to the hoses to > connect one...
• 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
  ...What harm do the heater boxes do just sitting there? Actually, used that way, they may give a slight performance increase vs. plain pipes...
• Re: Hoses in a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:08:25 -0400
  I did replace the radiator in July,replaced the plastic pipes with stainless,replaced the plastic t's to the rear heater with stainless...
• Re: Hot Foot Mods -- what's the best?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:48:59 -0700
  ...extra valve to fully shut off the front heater water > * pipe insulation on the coolant pipes under the van > * insulating material on the sheet...
• Re: rear heater coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - jimkim
  Sun, 25 Apr 1999 06:58:48 -0700
  ...rear heater coolant leak > Well I discovered that my rear heater is leaking coolant. It appears to be > coming from the on off valve...
• Removing heater fan from alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Oliver Mueller-Heubach
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 17:04:25 -0400
  ...The engine Craig and I pulled from his '80 Westy donor van had almost everything I was missing- an accordion pipe for the heater...
• Parts, I need some
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 17:30:38 -0700
  I have need of a left heater box for a 1980 van (2.0 L)the heater stand pipe, and the left and right...
• Re: Is blocking off rear heater ok?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Dec 2000 20:52:00 EST
  ...heater > hoses cause damage to the engine by restricting the cooling flow in some > bypass it. make a "U" out of copper pipe. by...
• 86-91 Rear Heater Leak
  Historical mailing list - Richard Dunsheath
  Fri, 14 Jul 2000 13:44:43 -0500
  ...copper pipe, about two inches long, and a couple of elbows to make a little U section. I disconnected the hoses from heater and...
• RE: On the subject of Heat
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Fri, 17 Nov 95 16:45:31 EST
  Replace broken/missing heater duct with aluminum dryer duct pipe, wrapped with insulation. B.
• Re: Vanagon mechanic during the holidays? Or help with burst coolant pipe...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 30 Dec 2006 20:55:31 -0500
  Philippe, If you're talking about the lever on the passenger side of the rear heater, it's on the heater valve and shuts...
• Re: Eberspacher heater documents
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Thu, 12 Jun 1997 14:29:29 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Does your exhaust pipe go all the way to > the back of the vehicle, as shown in the docs? The heater I got didn...
• Exhaust don't fit.
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:32:45 -0800
  ...I brought the van from the US, so did they have shorter heater boxes to allow space for the crossover pipe? Nathaniel
• Re: Heater pipe insulation
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Jan 1995 19:40:29 -0800
  ...What are people using to insulate the pipe that >runs up the center of the body? The pipe on my '59 appears to be...
• The water heater project
  Historical mailing list
  12 Jan 95 14:45
  ...It's got brand-new heater boxes, with new pipes and it's all wonderfully sealed and it's CRAP! I relish the days...
• Special Hoses or NOT 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - niel blackwell
  Tue, 21 Apr 1998 09:43:47 -0400
  ...Seems like two of these (one connects to the metal pipe thing that goes to the water bottle. Are these regular heater hose hoses...
• Re: rear heater blowout - stranded
  Historical mailing list - brady
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:53:05 -0700
  ...rear heater blowout - stranded Ok, if I have a pipe running between the two hoses, it just returns hot coolant to the engine. Understood...
• Re: aiding cooling system by turning on heater blower
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 16 May 2001 14:37:41 -0500
  Why not just get a used heater core out of an old GM or Ford and put it inline somewhere that it is getting...
• Re: Rear heater core during summer
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 10 Jun 2005 04:16:12 EDT
  ...Pipe dream. >> Hardly so, Recardo. I saw the temp gauge go up a little, not much but obviously, whenever I toggled the rear heater...
• Is it Possible to Replace Westy Coolant Hoses with .PVC?
  Historical mailing list - Erik Valeur
  Wed, 27 Jan 1999 23:07:10 EST
  Marshall Ruskin wrote: >?Is it possible to replace rubber heater hoses (expensive) with PVC or >similar pipes? Stay tuned... I replaced the steel pipes...
• Re: Reenforced...Heater Tubes!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jul 1995 14:11:46 -0400
  ...the tube to the rear heater? >> > 3) Is there a kit? >> >> The answer my friend, is PVC pipe! >> I've seen lots of guys...
• Coleman Black Cat mount for Westy & question re elec. ign. of same
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 12:19:46 -0700
  ...The holder for the heater is a piece of 4" PVC pipe (I used elect. conduit, very heavy, with a 3 7/8" ID...
• Carver P4 - Tech. support notes
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 20:09:07 EDT
  ...The heater case gets warm, but not too hot to touch. The shield around the exhaust pipe can get hot enough to slightly melt...
• Re: Help! How get to rear heater?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 12:35:08 EST
  ...need this auxiliary heater? Is > there any way to bypass it? > > yes, you can bypass it with a homemade copper pipe U fitting. if...
• Re: Olympic heater - was Hardwood (pergo)
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 19:37:16 -0700
  ...to last photo you mention your Olympic catalytic heater. Is it just mounted against the wall and propane piped in? Rob becida@comcast.net
• Looking for Charles Bennet aka Mr Rustoleum
  Historical mailing list - Tarheel
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 14:54:58 -0500
  ...a pipe attached at the midpoint that connects to the air blower for the auxiliary heater. when i sold my gas heater stuff to...
• Re: Busted Coolant Pipe
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:07:50 -0800
  ...time factor fix was a length of appropriate diameter heater hose. a year later, the other pipe took a direct hit - puncture wound - same...
• Re: rear heater blowout - stranded
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:06:42 -0400
  ...rear heater blowout - stranded > > Ok, if I have a pipe running between the two hoses, it just returns > hot coolant to the engine. Understood...
• Re: Gas heaters in Splitties
  Historical mailing list - JOHNSON THOMAS H
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 12:51:37 -0900 (AKST)
  > How is the duct-work for the gas heater hooked up in a splittie? Does it > hook up to the main heater tube (and...
• Radiator hose question
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Sat, 23 Aug 2003 15:23:51 -0400
  On an '84, do the hoses from the metal pipes to the radiator go over or under the hoses to the heater? John
• Re: Air cooled heater idea/questions
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 20:33:58 -0800
  ...is this: > > Open up heater boxes, > > wind 3/8" or 1/2" soft copper pipe around each > exhaust pipe, > > assemble/install boxes, (plug hot...
• Re: Help! Problems on the road! Smoke! or something that smells like it, a...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 21:22:45 EST
  ...After checking the headlight switch and fuse box check the front heater blower fan. This fan can sieze up and cause wires to melt...
• Re: Damaged cooling pipe/Avoidance of Hypothermia
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 07:03:19 EST
  In a message dated 3/19/01 11:33:30 PM, turbovans@JUNO.COM writes: << re rear heater, don't know if you are...
• Re: Coolant pipe connection
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:13:28 -0400
  ...pipe" I thought he was talking about that small hose from the bleeder on the big hose connector to the heater crossover pipe that...
• Changing coolant hoses.
  Historical mailing list - Tim Vogelin
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 13:29:30 -0600
  ...I already bought nice heavy duty 1" inner diameter coolant hose to replace the pipes with. I am also going to replace the heater...
• Re: Zip Ties Everywhere (& heater hose in place of coolant pipes results)
  Historical mailing list - Captain Ray Nemo
  Sun, 26 Mar 2000 19:27:48 EST
  ...I used 1" hose red heater hose in place of the pipes. The hose is the same size as the factory pipe. If I...
• Re: Warmer Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 10:41:02 -0800
  ...a mouse had stuffed the exhaust pipe with pine needles. The danger is that if your heater doesn't ignite it's loading up...
• Vanagon Crossover Pipe
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Apr 1996 15:06:37 -0400
  ...the heater boxes back needs to be replaced and I've found most of the stuff. The problem is that the crossover pipe is...
• Re: rear heater blowout - stranded
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:42:57 -0700
  ...Monday, August 24, 2009, 2:04 PM >> >> I have the rear heater removed from, and a pipe fitted to the hoses to >> connect one...
• Re: You can blame Me - was: steel coolant pipes 82 diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 8 Nov 2009 22:46:20 -0500
  ...My own version of that was from replacing the aftermost several feet of pipe with inch-and-a-half silicone heater hose from a...
• Eberspacher diesel heater FS
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 17 Nov 2006 12:01:40 -0500
  ...Complete with all wiring, mounting hardware, exhaust pipes, etc. $600. Awesome little heater, I've been using one in my Syncro m-TDI for...
• Re: Catalytic Heaters.
  Historical mailing list - davidson
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 19:16:34 -0800
  ...Vented > heaters dump it out their exhaust pipes. > > This is the steam you see from your exhaust pipe one those cool high-dew-point...
• Re: Steel coolant pipe removal?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 16 May 2017 07:57:40 -0700
  ...I dont recall if the old plastic pipes were clamped in place above the fuel tank. Cant recall if i installed new heater hose...
• Heater pipe
  Historical mailing list - Karen Gritis
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:29:52 -0500
  ...When we poked further, noticed that it seemed to be very near to rusted through all along the bottom of this pipe (heater hose...
• Re: Propex heater install part two
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 28 Jun 2016 22:15:01 -0700
  Right Karl, the bottom pipes on the 2000 would make an under the floor mount pretty deep, heater profile hang low. But if the...
• how do i flush my heater core?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Clark
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 23:56:31 -0800
  ...But i replaced my radiator and cleaned the pipes out from front to back. I want to make sure the heater core doesn't...
• Re: copper coolant hoses?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 28 Apr 1999 08:50:51 -0400
  ...I used 1.25'' heater hose to replace the pipes, with a piece of copper tubing to connect to the engine outlet hose. This...
• Re: 91 rear heater core-pulled it
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 08:56:13 EDT
  I recently removed my rear heater also. Instead of the U shaped pipe, I chose to simply plug off the two hoses and it...
• coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Fri, 13 Jun 1997 15:27:26 -0700
  ...steel pipe are still good, cut them off leaving about 2-3" of pipe. This will 'just' wedge into the 1" heater hose, use...
• Re: Reenforced...Heater Tubes!
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Tue, 25 Jul 1995 10:15:08 MST
  ...the tube to the rear heater? > 3) Is there a kit? The answer my friend, is PVC pipe! I've seen lots of guys...
• Heat Exchanger Bypass Pipe Question
  Historical mailing list - Saulius Berzinskas
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 22:44:03 -0400
  Hi all- Recently I have been considering replacing the rusty heat exchangers in my 82 westy with bypass "J" pipes. My van is primarily...
• Re: Broken alternator bracket studs
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 8 Feb 2006 12:15:11 -0500
  ...the pipe below it, and use a short > section of rubber hose to reconnect it when finished. > A short section of 1" heater hose...