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• Rear window vents
  Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 09:00:53 -0500
  After searching the archives, I haven't found anyone who has successfully refurbished the rear window vents. I'm putting a used set into...
• vanagon rear window vents
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 01 Nov 1995 12:42:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I've seen rear side window vents on some newere vanagons and would like to mod my van with these vents. -has anybody ever...
• Re: It's cold out there
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 3 Jan 2018 14:54:41 -0500
  ...At about 2000 rpm, windshield vent 160F rear blower vent 165F. A couple years ago in the summer I had an aluminum dryer vent...
• Re: COLD Air Vents
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Fri, 24 Nov 2000 09:21:46 -0500
  I took my dashboard fresh air vents out yesterday to see if I could stop the air leakage on mine. Getting them out of...
• Leaf debris in my fresh air vents
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:28:33 -0400
  I opened the vents on the dashboard and got lots of leaf pieces out. There's so much junk in there, I can't...
• Re: stove=heater=safe?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Nov 1994 09:59:13 -0800
  ...I haven't run the stove - yet! :) The reason it seems that the stove in a westy is vented (at least to me) is...
• FYI - Venting for mobile refrigerators
  Historical mailing list - Todd P. Last
  Thu, 5 Jul 2007 08:03:06 -0700
  ...venting - might be good for generating ideas.<br> <br> <br> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rvmobile.com/Tech/Trouble/vent.htm...
• Re: vanagon rear window vents
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 5 Nov 1995 17:39:09 -0500
  ...Air might come into the van through the windows, dash vents, defroster vents, dash floor heater vents, or the vents placed above the windows...
• Re: Battery Box Vents
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 15:29:48 -0400
  ...Battery Box Vents > The battery box under the front passenger seat on my '87 Westy has two circular > vent holes on the front side...
• Battery Box Vents
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 14:14:23 -0500
  The battery box under the front passenger seat on my '87 Westy has two circular vent holes on the front side of the box...
• Re: aux. battery ventiliation
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 17:40:21 -0800
  John, If you use the Optima battery it is sealed and does not need to be ventilated to the outside air. Or any other...
• Re: Looking for support...
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 8 Jul 1996 08:06:24 -0700 (PDT)
  And Ken Hooper thus wrote: > > >Barndoor panels have the upper vents, which are for venting the cargo area > > Ah. How do they open? Just...
• Venting With Propane Heater
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Mon, 9 Jan 2006 22:27:47 -0500
  Westy campers, Does anyone have a preferred venting method while using a propane heater? Side widows? Vent windows? Skylight? Combo? How do I know...
• Re: Vanagon Heat Vents.....
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Jan 1997 10:08:25 PDT
  ...When the heat turned on, heat comes out of the > vents up front. If I open the fresh air vents (the ones that can...
• Removing front vent windows & hardware
  Historical mailing list - Dr.Chris
  Wed, 20 Dec 2006 21:56:10 -0500
  ...I want to take the vent windows off completely and have them re do them. How easy is this to do? Chris
• 1980 Model Confusion, lights update
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Haskins
  Thu, 27 Mar 1997 12:22:57 -0500 (EST)
  ...It should only have the three hook-ups, and the refrigerator vent. Though I have another vent, same height as the fridge vent, but...
• vented gas cap...
  Historical mailing list - John Gladu
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 16:56:27 -0500
  One of the viable suggestions that I received for a temporary cure to the suction killing my gas tank was to install a vented...
• Re: vented battery with venting hose
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 12:43:48 -0700
  ...David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US> > >When I bought a battery for my van at Wal Mart, it came with a little >L-shaped vent...
• Re: frosted windows at the edges in -15 to -5C real hard to
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:18:05 -0800
  When you move the third climate control lever to the right, do the vents right in front of the shifter close completely? I just...
• Re: Defroster vents always open?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:03:07 -0900
  If like Neil mentioned you find that the problem is deteriorated foam on the vent doors the cheaters fix is to put something over...
• Re: stove=heater=safe?
  Historical mailing list - David Garth
  Mon, 14 Nov 1994 19:32:42 -0800 (PST)
  ...if non vented (and the gas stove in the Westfalia is non-vented) emit all of the products of combustion including water vapor and...
• venting question
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 3 May 2000 10:14:27 -0400
  Hi All! With all the mail pertaining to venting, I thought I would add my question. I have an 84 GL. There are the...
• Vent Shades?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 10 Feb 2000 06:34:52 -0600
  Does anyone have, or know where, I can locate a pair of Ventshades, ( or they may be called ventvisors,not sure) for the front...
• Re: Side Vent window retrofit?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 21:40:56 -0400
  FWIW, On my CDN 91, the vent windows rotate only 90 degrees - perpendicular to the van. Malcolm S > I am not sure that I...
• Re: Door air vent was taped over?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:20:50 -0400
  ...the rear vents on both sides in the ceiling? Or would it cause more >air flow in the front 2 vents on the sides...
• info needed on crancase ventilation systems (mostly I4)
  Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
  Tue, 1 Dec 2009 02:04:51 -0500
  ...Most VW I4's have the block vent blanked off. Can I do that? Or, should I input fresh air into one vent and...
• Re: vent question
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 20 Sep 94 8:36:24 PDT
  > > > In my '81 westy, there are four vents on the horizontal part of > the dash. The two towards the center are I assume for...
• Re: Door air vent was taped over?
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:18:41 +0200
  IIRC this vent is the exit channel. It's not connected to the channel coming from the dash, but to the gap near the...
• Re: Air leaks in ventilation system
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Feb 1995 15:41:24 -0600
  >> >> Regardless of where I set the levers on the fresh-air and heat controls, air >> continues to come through the vents in my '85...
• Re: Air leaks from heat vents
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 10:06:25 -0800
  Dan, Sealing up the footwell vents is fairly easy. If you remove the plastic cover in front of the shifter, you can look up...
• Re: Vent Question
  Historical mailing list - chris and/or ruth
  Sun, 7 Mar 2010 11:22:40 -0800
  Jeff, Ford Pick-ups have�one way rubber vents on the back of the cab--covered by the box or service body. They are...
• opening stuck vent windows
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Aug 96 22:55:00 EDT
  hey now, anyone got a good way to get a stuck vent window open? on the passenger side of rumba the vent window knob...
• Re: stove=heater=safe?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Nov 1994 06:18:39 -0700
  ...I haven't run the stove - yet! :) > >The reason it seems that the stove in a westy is vented (at >least to me) is...
• SoCal - Ventura County Repair Shops?
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Howald
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 14:59:34 PDT
  Anyone in SOCAL know of reputable repair shops in the Ventura County (Ventura, Oxnard, Camarillo) or Santa Barbara area. Thanks. Gregg ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private...
• solar fans for the roof vent?
  Historical mailing list - Andy Stalick
  Fri, 16 Jul 2004 18:54:37 -0500
  I know I've seen them for RVs, but has anyone seen a solar-powered vent fan kit that fits into the square roof...
• Installing Nicro solar vent in Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Sat, 2 Jun 2001 18:58:50 -0500
  I want to install the 4" Nicro solar vent in my '86 Westy. I've seen some discussion on the list but no specifics...
• Re: Air recirculator
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 3 Feb 2019 20:36:10 +0100
  You probably have the black vents in the rear side windows? In that case yes, the door vents are taped shut, and no blue...
• Converting Doka to Auto trans... Questions regarding late model floor vent/tunnel
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 26 Oct 2005 09:21:24 -0700
  ...My question has to do with the center floor vent. This is that plastic housing which goes between the front seats and vents rearward...
• Re: A/C vent question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 May 2000 10:42:21 EDT
  In a message dated 5/1/00 2:20:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time, OuiSki1@AOL.COM writes: << Are the side vents supposed to...
• Stock fridge vent delete option
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 23 Jul 2022 18:55:13 -0700
  ...And I repurposed the stock fridge vent . https://shufti.blog/2022/07/23/vanagon-stock-fridge-vent-delete-option/ Alistair
• Nicro Solar Powervent--The Acid Test
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Sun, 3 Jun 2001 07:25:57 -0700
  ...My vent exchanges 600 cubic feet of hot/stale air per hour. Nicro vents are designed to ventilate, not to create a "breeze." Each...
• 87 Westy Roof Vent
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Sep 1995 07:59:25 -0400
  Hello all, Can someone help me with the Roof Vent on my 87 Westy. I fiberglassed the roof vent and it doesn't leak...
• Re: vents
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 11:59:04 +0200
  These are fresh air vents. I have 4 ventilation control slides, the bottom one controls fresh air. The air flows through the front doors...
• Re: Primary battery ventilation?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 22:38:24 -0700
  ...The battery has a vent, but Sears didn't connect it >to anything, and it's not apparant to me where it would connect...
• Anybody have a set of rear quarter window vents?
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 10:41:08 -0800
  Anybody have a set of the black plastic rear quarter window vents they are willing to sell me? These are the plastic vents at...
• Free Plastic Vent Cover
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mighton
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 19:59:26 -0400
  I f you just want a plastic vent cover for your exterior fridge vent and you aren't too worried about the looks EH...
• vented vs not vented batteries
  Historical mailing list - steve guzzi
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 11:55:33 -0700
  ...i assume the standard primary battery on westies is unvented, meaning it doesnt need venting to the outside world. is this right? from what...
• NTB Refrigerator vent
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Thu, 13 May 2004 17:06:38 +0000
  Does anyone have all the little goodies for the refer vent? I need everything from the inlet and exhaust tubes to the outside of...
• Need to Replace Vent Window... Use Non-Vent Window?
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Mon, 11 Apr 2005 00:00:23 -0700
  ...Can the front vent windows (88-91) be replaced w/ a regular, non-moving window? Did some vans come this way, so that there...
• olympian plat. cat heater info request
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 23 Nov 2010 08:41:56 -0800
  ...I know there is a vented version and i wonder if any listmembers have one, and if they do can they tell me how...
• Re: Vent windows on later model Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Fri, 18 May 2012 16:09:46 +0000
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Hey Everyone, I recently made an impulse buy as I thought it would be nice to have some added ventialtion...
• vent flaps on 87 won't seal
  Historical mailing list - Bob McMain
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 17:08:37 -0700
  I have a problem with the fresh air, windshield ventilation flaps on our 87 Westy. The flaps won't seal off the air when...
• Re: Subject: getting cooler air to the front in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 09:26:21 -0700
  On my '88 and '90 Westys, only the driver-side air vent to the rear is plugged (under the dash). The rear air vents...
• Re: Converting Doka to Auto trans... Questions regarding late model floor ven...
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 26 Oct 2005 19:30:24 -0700
  ...my '85 Automatic Doka 6 seater never came with the floor vent, or a rear heater for that matter.. :<( thus the plastic auto trans...
• Venting... at front...
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:26:52 -0700
  I remember that some people would seal their front vent so there wouldn't be any leakage.. that they would put something in front...
• Re: heater vs fan
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 16 Nov 94 00:47:42 CST
  On Tue, 15 Nov 94 17:46:53 CST Mark Chandler said: >the dash vents and/or the foot vents. My question is this...
• Middle (top to bottom) vent question
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Wed, 25 Oct 2006 21:02:44 -0400
  ...The heat was on, upper and lower vents open. I rolled down the passenger window to let the dog get some air. It got...
• Re: leading vent windows
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Tue, 28 Sep 1999 13:39:42 -0600
  ...Close the vent window, fold up a >>>piece of paper, shove it between the latch and the vent frame, never open the >>>vent again...
• Re: fresh air vents
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 23:29:05 EDT
  ...When I put the vents back in, the edges of the bags sealed against the headliner. Much warmer and no cold draft on my...
• FW: vent for the batter--Q's--why not aux too?
  Historical mailing list - Phillip Bouton
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 10:04:25 -0500
  ...vent for the batter--Q's--why not aux too? Philip, My vent opens pretty much straight down into the rear part of the...