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• Re: Rear heater - stay or go?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 7 Apr 2007 22:04:41 -0400
  ...All my Vanagons have operable rear heaters and they're going to stay that way. Mike Houlton, Maine '84 GL 7 pass '84 GL...
• Compleat idiot's heater question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:00:20 -0400
  Is it possible to get hot air through the vents if you hook up the heater coolant lines backwards? I ask because before the...
• Re: Temp gauge/coolant Saga Con't.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 09:01:44 -0700
  ...As a side note, in newer models VW designs the heater circuit so that coolant ALWAYS flows at maximum through the heater core, even...
• Re: heater question (bad interior smells)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 13:01:44 -0800
  Oil in the heater boxes. The only fix is new heater boxed or take your old ones off and get them "dipped" at your...
• Re: [ was Winter heating - now new Coleman heater]
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 10:37:11 -0800
  > Relied on an open window and a coleman heater and a CO alarm instead > of cutting holes in the car and buying a $800...
• Hot deal on Heater Cores!
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 11 Jul 2006 07:39:02 -0400
  ...Heater Cores! No we don't think about them now, but we do when fall rolls around and we turn on our heaters to...
• Heater hose ball valve behind glove compartment?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams (Contractor)
  Fri, 30 Jun 2023 15:52:35 -0600
  Hi, I have a fairly severe case of my front heater valve leaking hot water by and constantly heating my wife and I up...
• Re: Friday, what is wrong in the US
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 5 Dec 2009 14:26:22 -0600
  ...Buddy is a brand name propane heater and probably the original. Mr. > Heater is is the identical generic available many places ( we got ours...
• Dan H's Heater
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Tue, 14 Feb 1995 15:20:48 -0500 (EST)
  If it's not air in the system, it could be that your heater core is all plugged up with crud. You really should...
• Re: Rear Heater core leaking (help)!
  Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
  Mon, 29 Sep 1997 09:33:14 -0400
  Jamie, When I had the problem I first cut a piece of 1/2in? copper tubing and completly bypassed the rear heater core. (until...
• Re: Exhausts that delete the heaterboxes completely on aircooled Type IV engines?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:17:22 -0800
  ...What's wrong with your heaterboxes? On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 4:57 PM, courtney hook <courtneyhook@shaw.ca> wrote: > Are there any...
• Re: Mr. Heater buddy now under $40 at Lowes
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 4 Feb 2009 13:02:04 -0500
  ...The Portable Buddy uses an Oxygen Depletion System (ODS) which is a safety device used to light the heater as well as shut it...
• Re: Carver Heater info Please Read.
  Historical mailing list - George Lyle
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 20:53:00 -0700
  ...If you are interested in purchasing a > Carver P4 propane heater, p-mail me for pricing and information. Has anyone installed a Carver heater...
• Re: rear heater blowout - stranded
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:04:32 -0400
  ...What's the problem? Is the >> thinking >> that the cooling capacity of the heater is important? But if the >> heater is >> not functioning (as...
• Re: Air Cooled Heat
  Historical mailing list - Javier Saenz
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 06:02:15 PDT
  ...I would have to sell this car just to pay for your heater. My was $10 and has worked for 8 years with no...
• Re: Aux Heater-Do I Feel Stupid!
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 2 Dec 2007 17:24:01 -0500
  At 01:27 PM 12/2/2007, Vdub Guy wrote... >heater. Got out the owners manual and found the section on Aux. >heater. When...
• Re: Coolant leak. Rear heater control valve?
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 20:49:29 -0600
  I've changed two rear heater cores that leaked. In both instances the leak was attributable to the heater core assembly itself, not the...
• Re: Turning off rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:49:28 -0700
  ...is this getting overthought or what ? Remove or plug hoses to rear heater, end of story. just connecting the two hoses and bypassing the...
• Re: heater fan whine
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:41:29 -0600
  ...The bad news - the front heater blower�is installed on�the front heater assembly tucked under the dash.� It is extremely hard to get...
• 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...
• Re: anyone know of a source for an oil pan heater ?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 7 Dec 2002 23:49:11 -0600
  You can still use an oil pan heater on a WBX! I have one on my 85. Cats like to sleep under it (guess...
• Re: Aux. heater questions.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Oct 1994 16:31:16 -0500
  ...I can also tell you to not go to VW for new, as the money they want for the heater exhaust would double the...
• BN4 Heater in Vanagon - Is it possible?
  Historical mailing list - Jim T
  Tue, 18 Jun 1996 22:36:13 -0600
  I have an 85 Vanagon Westfalia, and have the opportunity to get a BN4 heater out of a 73 Westfalia. It is complete and...
• Re: Rear heater leaking
  Historical mailing list - Graham Challis
  Tue, 11 May 1999 12:44:48 -0700
  ...I did do was to cut the bottom off of the cover that surrounds the heater so that next time it happens I don...
• Re: after market heater
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 18:03:02 -0500
  http://www.cabelas.com/texis/scripts/store/+/CatalogDisplay/displayPOD/CabFALL1998/CabFALL1998/XA396B?format=search Has anyone ever tried a heater like this one in...
• Front heater: low heat at highway speed
  Historical mailing list - Andy Highland
  Wed, 29 Nov 2006 00:46:31 -0800
  ...When I'm at freeway speeds, the heater is blowing cold air. When I close the floor vents, (3rd lever pushed to the right...
• Re: heater install
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 24 Apr 2015 17:55:27 +0000
  ...heater install Any suggestions for a shop in Washington state for a propex heater installation in a 1990 westy? stan
• Re: Block heaters for Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Thu, 6 Nov 2014 14:53:22 -0600
  Not sure where to by them but these are the only block heaters I have seen for the Type IV engine. http://www.thesamba...
• Re: Heater Fan
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 15 May 2013 15:14:59 -0700
  ...Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 3:04 PM My 85 Westy came with a non-working heater fan.� I hear its a nightmare to replace...
• Re: Gas Heater
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Feb 1995 11:54:54 -0500
  ...I've used a catalytic heater (years ago) camping, though, and >it worked great. Heated the interior of the Bus in nothing flat. I...
• Eberspacher Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 11:33:24 -0800
  Hey All, I have an opportunity to purchase a handfull of Eberspacher Vanagon heaters. These are used units that come complete with all the...
• Re: Not another heater fan!!!...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Jan 95 10:18:02 CST
  Actually it's not the cooling fan but the front heater/defroster fan that's giving me fits. Steve
• heater fan
  Historical mailing list - Paul D. LaMarche
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 19:44:20 -0800
  New to list, so hope not repeating. Looking for info on difficulty of changing front heater fan on 87 syncro [text/html]
• heaters
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Wooten
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 09:24:28 EDT
  can a heater from a type 4 be fitted in to a 81 vanagon????? is it hard to do???? chuck 81 vanagon (jack)
• canadian heater
  Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
  Thu, 20 Sep 2001 18:12:22 EDT
  Anyone out there convert (or even recomend) the built in gas heater to run intermitantly off of a second battery? tia, Mark
• Re: BAQ6 heater with a wall mount themostat possible ??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 22 Nov 2006 22:12:25 -0800
  Tim, The very nature of this BA =-6 heater defies the use of the wall thermostat. It's designed to run continously instead of...
• 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...
• Real Block heater for Frost-plug-Challenged Westies!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 00:53:09 -0600
  ...They connect between the engine drain plug and the heater hose, or 3. They connect between the lower rad hose and heater hose; 4...
• Re: Anyone use this Heater for their Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:35:19 -0400
  ...Saw that the heater was still glowing, opened the door, >killed the heater. Within moments I was feeling better; let the place >fill with...
• Re: Need help with project for front heater core
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:40:19 -0800
  The iltis heater core is a direct sub for the vanagon rear heater core. I bought 3 at a govt auction, fits heater box...
• Re: R rear heater blowout - stranded
  Historical mailing list - RICHARD KOERNER
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:03:48 -0700
  Don, Most EXCELLENT job of describing what is going on with the rear heater circuit (and for that matter, the front heater circuit as...
• Re: Any repair recommendations while dashboard is removed? --- Now A/C upgrade discussion
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 30 Jun 2017 16:49:39 -0700
  Steve, Flow through the heater hoses should be more than adequate, are you sure the control valve in your system is adjusted properly? Is...
• Re: [OT] Efficiency of electric heaters?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 12:31:06 -0500
  ...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: Rear heater, Operation
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 4 Sep 2015 11:14:48 -0700
  ...Rear heater, Operation The rear heater air isn't warm at all. Is there a second control on the dash required to control the...
• Auxilary heater switch/fuse
  Historical mailing list - Chad
  Wed, 27 Dec 2000 19:28:13 -0400
  ...I recently installed my rear heater. I noticed that one of the auxiliary fuses (located to the right of the main fuse box) was...
• Re: BA-6 gas heater repair/part needed
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 11:18:15 -0800
  Hello Richard, I sell and service gas heaters and have several good used combustion blowers and other parts for sale. E-mail me for...
• Sum' b*tch - Rear Heater Shroud
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 18 Sep 2005 13:59:11 -0500
  Time to fix the rear heater. How the devil does one get the heater core shroud off? I pulled the screws, tried to lift...
• Gas heaters...was Re: Heater
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 Jan 2015 19:31:14 -0500
  ...the watercooled diesel vanagon used a Eberspacher gas heater, but it was called the DA6. You can add a BA6 to a waterboxer vanagon...
• Re: Mr. Buddy propane heaters on sale @ Home Depot
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 17:42:53 -0900
  ...Buddy portable heaters on sale for $39. This is > the 4000 and 9000BTU heater w/ the low o2 cutoff. Only saw one, > but other...
• Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:25:23 -0700
  ...I really must try out this 110 AC heater unit I have that goes inline in a 5/8 heater hose on a vanagon...
• Re: 1982 Westy auxillary heater
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 06:16:14 -0700
  ...This includes the fuses in the extension that is added to the fuse box for the auxillary heater. I have also checked the inline...
• Fwd: Heater lines under vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 24 Apr 2019 16:50:20 -0400
  ...vanagonlist a <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> Would take five minutes to splice in a section of 5/8" heater hose. Yrs, d On Wed...
• Re: Solar Panel Mount -Flexible Panels?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 2 May 2010 20:47:06 -0700
  ...Heat For heat where you have shore power have you tried one of the small cube heaters? I've carried one around for about...
• OFF TOPIC ~Re: Catholic heaters
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 01:38:31 -0600
  By that subject line, I gather you're suggesting Carver heaters are indeed UNIVERSAL, which is what Catholic means. A theologian once explained to...
• heater problems
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Wooten
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 21:22:08 EDT
  ...switch or should I jest get electric heaters for it what about defrosters with electric heaters..........is there anyone who works on them it...
• 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: Rear heater on off coolant valve
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 13 Jan 2004 06:19:50 EST
  ...Fill the heater core to the brim whenever it is installed again. This can be done with almost no loss of coolant nor introduction...
• Re: Mr. Heater buddy now under $40 at Lowes
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Wed, 4 Feb 2009 19:42:19 -0800
  ...We're much better off - statistically - running the heater but never starting the engine or venturing onto a highway. Matt -----Original Message----- From: David...
• Re: pelonis ceramic heater
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 5 Feb 2003 22:55:36 -0500
  At 07:34 PM 2/5/2003, Mark Dorm wrote: >I saw a pelonis ceramic heater for sale at camper world for about 80...
• Re: Heater under back seat
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 22:32:23 -0400
  ...I > removed the small cover to get access to the heater. I was trying to unscrew > all the heater assembly to clean the unit...