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  • Stiff Heater Cables when pulling
    Historical mailing list - Woodcock, Frank
    Thu, 18 Feb 1999 13:48:37 -0000
    ...This indicates that there is no problem with the twin cables to the heat exchanger pods which, when doing this, are being pushed closed...
  • Re: Ideas for Replacing POP UP Screen
    Historical mailing list - Yoshi
    Mon, 27 Aug 2001 11:33:14 +0900
    ...Greg, Is it the thing of the mosquito net? I exchanged only mosquito net recently. If you hope, I can explain those processes. I...
  • Heat exchanger wanted, 79-83, 49 state version
    Historical mailing list - Imua Camper Company
    Mon, 13 May 2002 13:39:49 -1000
    Subject says it all- friend needs the above, good used heat exchanger for his 81 Westy. Much Aloha- Shawn -- Volkswagen camper rentals in Hawai...
  • Power steering install to 84Westy.
    Historical mailing list - Yoshi
    Mon, 15 Jan 2001 17:28:48 +0900
    ...Then, he is thinking about exchange to power steering. Is Power steering exchange possible? What part must he prepare? I want to know all...
  • Re: 82 Vanagon Heat Exchanger/Exhaust hangers?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
    Wed, 19 Nov 2003 13:41:57 -0500
    ...82 Vanagon Heat Exchanger/Exhaust hangers? > > > > > > Hi All: > > > > I am getting ready to mount the heat exchangers and exhaust to my new > > engine for...
  • Re: Tents for Vanagons German exchange rates
    Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
    Sat, 07 Dec 1996 09:38:49 -0800
    ...It changes day-to-day, but today's Merc lists the exchange rate as .6467 dollars / mark, so 1800DM would be $1,164. Quite...
  • Re: auto trans cooler busted(trans full of water)... screwed?
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Sat, 14 May 2005 21:14:10 -0700
    The auto tranny heat exchanger, being made of aluminum, is apparently susceptible to internal corrosion. Under ideal conditions, the cooling system is a happy...
  • Re: engine heater blower question
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Tue, 12 Feb 2002 22:27:40 -0600
    ...If you run the van with out the airflow through the heat exchangers the aluminum heat sinks inside the exchangers melt off and ruin...
  • Money
    Historical mailing list - bob kelly
    Wed, 2 Dec 1998 12:16:35 -0800
    ...It will give the current value of any countrys money, exchange rate and convert what ever amount you want. I have contacts in Germany...
  • Re: Hot water system thoughts
    Historical mailing list - David Bogle
    Sat, 9 Jan 1999 05:28:20 -0500
    ...Does the coolant need to be circulating ( engine running)? Seems like it would, otherwise the exchanger would cool off. -- Regards, David Bogle Brooklyn '87...
  • Fridge's heat exchanger fell off!
    Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
    Tue, 3 Feb 2004 23:43:36 -0500
    I looked in the fridge today for the first time in a long time and noticed that the heat exchanger (the finned aluminum thing...
  • Heat exchanger wierdness, repost
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 5 Dec 1995 21:35:22 -0800
    ...Little Martha, my '70 single cab, came with heat exchangers modified for three-bolt flanges rather than slip fittings. But there were no arms...
  • Re: Heat exchanger for hot showers
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
    Fri, 6 Jul 2007 17:49:21 -0700
    ...Heat exchanger for hot showers > I have a Coleman, hot water on demand system, that works pretty well for washing dishes, and a quick...
  • Re: Oil heat exchanger fail.. more
    Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
    Wed, 25 Oct 2017 10:27:12 -0600
    ...Oil heat exchanger fail.. more This style of heat exchange is common in many engines these days. I had heard that they are to...
  • Re: unsubstantiated rumour about wasserboxer engines
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Fri, 20 Jun 2003 09:14:33 -0700
    ...The list price is $2875, exchange (why exchange I don't know). Listee price is $2450.00 exchange. Get them while they're here...
  • Re: Another portable hot water on demand system
    Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
    Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:44:37 -0400
    ...Anybody here used one of the water heaters that uses an heat exchanger on the stovetop? -Wes I've got a hot water heat...
  • Re: Nice WBX....
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:51:36 +0000
    That makes more sence to me, and it would preserve the stock heat exchangers function to help warm up the engine when cold. However...
  • RE: Attachments on digest
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 13 Apr 96 15:18 GMT+0200
    ...The sender was >using Microsoft Exchange to send email. If you're using Exchange, please >turn off MIME formatting for messages: Ah well, all...
  • heat exchanger coating?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Stout
    Wed, 31 Aug 2005 16:12:17 -0500
    ...Is there anything that I can use to coat my heat exchangers in order to protect them from rust? Best Regards, Jim Stout
  • heat exchangers replaced.
    Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
    Thu, 18 Sep 1997 12:58:53 EDT
    Hey all, Got new heat exchangers this morning, courtesy of VWoA. I met Mr. Ron Lipke at the local dealer, Bill Britt Mazda/VW...
  • Re: Moderator???
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Thu, 6 Mar 2003 07:52:24 -0800
    What exchange? Only one of these 2 guys has posted any of this crap to this list. He is the one responsible. Mark "Miller...
  • Maple Syrup?
    Historical mailing list - John Schaper
    Tue, 10 Oct 2000 07:57:35 -0700
    Last winter the smell of maple syrup from the rear heater was getting worse, so I replaced the rear heat exchanger. It was leaking...
  • rear (under seat) heater core
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Tue, 17 Jun 2003 12:25:18 -0400
    ...I unbolted this switch in preparation to put it on the new replacement heat exchanger and noted that the o-ring (?) was pretty darn...
  • Re: westfalia table storage
    Historical mailing list - JonR
    Mon, 9 Feb 2004 16:59:23 -0500
    ...We might be persuaded to modify a few arms and sell them on an exchange basis.... Anyone interested....? $45 each exchange + shipping JonR Amherst...
  • Re: Question about the fluid cooler on the auto tranny
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:09:07 -0700
    ...That being the case, your transmission heat exchanger only starts to exchange heat when the thermostat hits 87degC. When I put in my rebuilt...
  • Re: 80 vanagon heat duct
    Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
    Wed, 20 Dec 1995 12:40:28 -0800 (PST)
    ...I am missing the heat ducting elbow that extends from the heater > blower down thru the sheet metal fitting into the right heat exchanger...
  • Re: Suburban Engine Exchange
    Historical mailing list - B Feddish
    Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:45:21 -0500
    ...Suburban Engine Exchange I'm thinking about replacing my aging engine in the near future. Anyone had any experience with Gary LeBlanc at the...
  • Heat Exchanger Clean-out and BusDepot Thermostat
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
    Tue, 28 Dec 2004 21:28:45 -0600
    ...Does anyone have a technique for cleaning installed heat exchangers? Mine don't seem to be too dirty and they heat really well but...
  • Re: Read: 81 Westy fridge problem
    Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
    Thu, 13 Jan 2000 12:44:12 -0500
    ...The idea is that a MS Exchange server on the other end (since we all run MS Exchange as our mail server, right?) will...
  • Re: Heat Exchanger Clean-out and BusDepot Thermostat
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Tue, 28 Dec 2004 21:52:34 -0600
    In cleaning Heat Exchangers I just fill them with kerosene / gunk cleaner mix and let them leak out the solvent. I then run a...
  • Re: VC: Clinging sound found
    Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
    Mon, 15 Dec 1997 14:10:49 +0200
    >A new VC is $1375 in Sweden. >Strange that VW dont have the VC as a exchange part? Is it unrepairable? >New sealings, maybe...
  • Re: Nice WBX....
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
    Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:37:34 -0400
    ...His is downstream of the heat-exchanger. What do you all think? -- Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/
  • Re: Humid Air - More Comments and a bit of theory
    Historical mailing list - Nancy Hughes
    Sun, 30 Jun 2002 09:23:59 -0700
    ...Any takers? Unfortunately, this is impossible to do *unless* you calculate the result for a *specific* heat exchanger configuration. You would then have calculated...
  • 84 wet rear carpet (leaking rear heater): vw tech bulletin
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Mon, 04 Apr 94 22:18:09 CDT
    ...Carpet wet by rear seat - heat exchanger T-piece leaking A coolant leak in the rear heat exchanger area may be due to poor...
  • Not all Vanagon Heat Exchangers are created equal
    Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
    Tue, 19 Mar 2002 08:09:36 -0500
    I've noticed that my heat exchangers haved rusted through and its time for new ones. I have heard that NOS is better than...
  • Re: Vancouver resident seeks Vanagon exchange with Aussie resident
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Fri, 27 Apr 2001 14:39:22 -0700
    ...Vancouver resident seeks Vanagon exchange with Aussie resident > My little family is planning a 6-8 week holiday in Australia in early 2002 > (exact...
  • Re: FREE carat lowering springs and power steering rack from '89 bluestar
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:35:41 EDT
    ...Well, that's not really FREE if they have to exchange their labor removing the transmission plus load the van onto a trailer for...
  • rear heat exchanger (odor)
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 13 Jul 1997 11:48:15 -0800
    ...My rear heat exchanger produces a strong pungent odor as soon as the blower switch is turned on. I see no evidence of coolant...
  • Re: type 2 heat exchanger
    Historical mailing list - Andrea Berardelli
    Sat, 8 Mar 2003 22:51:40 -0800
    ...Do the heat exchangers for a 411 - 412 type car fit the type 2? They are both pancake engines and we often see them...
  • Re: oil temp problem/solution
    Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
    Thu, 15 Apr 2021 13:07:53 -0700
    ...I installed the larger oil/coolant heat exchanger, but it didn't make a noticeable difference. I'm about to do a big cooling...
  • Reconditioning HEat exchangers
    Historical mailing list - Michael Edwards
    Fri, 9 Mar 2001 09:14:14 -0700
    Can heat exchangers be reconditioned? Mine are a little beat up on the tin, but hte pipes are good---very little rust. They also...
  • Re: Burning oil smell in heating tubes
    Historical mailing list - Bob Wing
    Wed, 19 Jun 2002 15:56:02 -0400
    First of all, check to make sure that the heat exchangers have not rusted through and you are now smelling not only the cooking...
  • Re: AGM group 41 battery choices?
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Wed, 3 Jul 2013 07:33:56 -0700
    ...Got two in the pool, exchanges one at a time > and rotates the pool. But they're pro-rata exchanges, so he has to...
  • Re: '87 Vanagon GL ATF Cooler
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Thu, 15 Feb 2007 19:50:51 -0800
    ...Yeah, that's just like the OEM setup, basically, only with a better heat exchanger. I did mine a little different, with the stock...
  • Seat exchange-driver's & jump seat?
    Historical mailing list - W. Silva
    Sat, 30 May 1998 09:18:22 -0400
    Is it possible to exchange the bottom only of the seat that slides in behind the passenger seat in an '85 Westy with the...
  • 3rd bleeder valve rear heat exchanger
    Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
    Tue, 25 Apr 2000 20:16:56 -0400
    ...the engine compartment, there is also one on the secondary heat exchanger under the rear bench. There is no reference to this valve in...
  • Re: water inlet, HEAT exchanger
    Historical mailing list - Zoltan
    Wed, 14 Mar 2001 13:20:29 -0800
    For the heat exchanger I used "ALUMINUM &METAL" calk bought at Home Depot. It is for up to 400 degrees and fills well and...
  • Heat exchanger wierdness
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 4 Dec 1995 22:20:15 -0800
    ...The heat exchangers from Little Martha (70 single cab) have no arms to operate the flap valves. Its apparent that the arms have been...
  • Re: Heat exchanger for hot showers
    Historical mailing list - John C...
    Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:27:57 +0000
    ...Heat exchanger for hot showers > > > > I have a Coleman, hot water on demand system, that works pretty well for > washing > dishes, and a quick...
  • Real heat in an '82 Aircooled
    Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
    Mon, 29 Jun 1998 13:01:58 +0100
    ...It uses a home made water heat exchanger mounted on the old air heat exchanger. This heats water which is electricaly pumped through 0...
  • How long is long enough!
    Historical mailing list - Joe Hunt
    Sat, 8 Aug 1998 00:28:10 EDT
    ...necessary for the exchange! Can anyone tell me how much fuel vent hose I should have on hand for the exchange, I would like...
  • Test message
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Thu, 27 Mar 2003 07:52:54 -0500
    ...Please use current exchange rates to find the price in US dollars. The exchange rate is fluctuating too rapidly these days to post a...
  • Exchange
    Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
    Thu, 25 Nov 1999 00:27:54 -0800
    ...I would also rent my Westys for those who want to see the western US, if there is no exchange. So please let me...
  • Re: Heater to cool question
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 10 May 1996 10:54:59 -0400
    ...When the heat is off, air still flows through the exchangers and is dumped out the back of the control valves,(flaps). That is...
  • Re: 82 Vanagon Heat Exchanger/Exhaust hangers?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Young
    Wed, 19 Nov 2003 14:49:20 -0800
    ...82 Vanagon Heat Exchanger/Exhaust hangers? > > > > > > > > > Hi All: > > > > > > I am getting ready to mount the heat exchangers and exhaust to my new > > > engine for...
  • Re: Function of Heater Box Baffle Plate????
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:28:04 -0500
    At 03:10 PM 2/16/2012, Derek Drew wrote: >Only about 1/4 of the heat exchanger is actually getting air because >of...
  • Heat exchanger for hot showers
    Historical mailing list - Troy
    Fri, 6 Jul 2007 16:11:08 -0800
    ...I came across this link for a heat exchanger that uses the engines coolant to heat water--see: http://www.hotcampshowers.com/new51788.html...
  • Comments on the Oil Cooler Upgrade Issue
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Sat, 19 Nov 2005 04:30:07 EST
    I've just noticed the exchanges on upgrading the oil cooler (ne heat exchanger) and thought I would add a few comments. As has...
  • Free trade my arse, was Back-of-Seat organizer
    Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
    Sat, 1 Jan 2000 13:46:18 -0800
    ...And the merchants in Canukland got some heafty exchange rate ideas for US currentcy, 20% over par typically, when you exchange in the brickandmortor...
  • Anyone want this heat exchanger? (83.5 Westy)
    Historical mailing list - Joe L.
    Wed, 18 Nov 1998 08:24:53 -0500
    ...There is, however, the heat exchanger which should be in good shape. If anyone wants the heat exchanger alone I will try to remove...