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• Re: Heat exchanger flapper
  Historical mailing list - Leavitt
  Sat, 22 Mar 1997 22:39:11 -0500
  ...of the van) that > connects the flexible duct to the heat exchanger was gone, missing, completly > dis-de*#@! appeared. It seems strange that it...
• Re: used propane tank for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:37:39 EDT
  ...them to refill customer painted tanks. > > your talking about the generic exchange tanks you buy at your local gas station or home depot for...
• Re: Gas Heat in a Splittie...
  Historical mailing list - Don Bowen
  Thu, 14 Dec 1995 20:42:38 -0800 (PST)
  ...Also the heat exchangers can be connected >to this system via port to the systems blower motor. > >christian > Where do i get one of...
• Re:was Diesels now Ice Age Glacier Dwellers
  Historical mailing list - Bob Polys
  Thu, 14 Sep 1995 10:51:27 -0500
  ...conditioning the whole downtown? Something about using the isotherms that stay at 45 degrees year round and pumping lake water to huge heat exchangers....
• Re: importing a EV Westi
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Mera
  Tue, 23 Sep 1997 08:46:39 -0700
  ...for several years now prices and exchange rates have made it impractical to buy and import from Germany Andy Mera
• Re: AVP in Sacremento?
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sat, 13 Mar 1999 09:34:13 -0700
  ...me an incredible amount of tech support as I did the exchange (my first on a VW) myself. Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill@freeholder.com...
• Re: Pacesetter muffler
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 3 Mar 2001 11:07:19 -0500
  ...Fits '72-74 bus, '79 bus, and aircooled Vanagon. (Fits' 75-78 if heat exchangers are changed.) - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www...
• Re: No spark, help
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Mon, 31 Jul 2006 14:03:23 -0700
  ...Turns over fine. I checked for spark > from solenoid, no spark. Exchanged solenoids, still no spark. I'm 'corn-fused'... did you mean 'solenoid...
• Re: O2 Sensor Idea (long)
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 09:27:05 -0700
  ...in July of this year it was running about five and a half dollars a gallon (considering the rate of exchange.) Charles '85 Westy
• reinstalling gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sat, 3 Feb 2007 17:24:19 -0800
  Hi all, just dropped the gas tank and put the reseal kit in, and while there, exchanged the long radiator and heater lines. put...
• Re: Help! installing new muffler - 1st time
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Sep 1994 23:03:02 -0500 (CDT)
  ...This allows you to access the top bolt which runs into a little >crevice on top of the heat exchanger. It adds a little...
• Re: Oil heat exchanger fail.. more
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 24 Oct 2017 16:42:12 +0000
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• Re: Vanagain for rent
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sun, 19 May 2013 22:25:43 -0700
  ...In Exchange for time in your van etc. spent away I will let you borrow my 2013 optioned out golf R, and some monies...
• 78 Engine Rebuild Fragen
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Apr 96 20:12 PDT
  ...I plan on upgrading to at least a 70Amp Alternator, new exhaust, probably just have the heat exchangers cleaned (man they're expensive new...
• Re: New (used) Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 13 Apr 1999 01:44:26 +0200
  ...at least early models (not sure about Syncro) uses an heat exchanger on the right muffler, for pre-heated air for the carb. Maybe...
• Re: Mark Stephens
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 19:27:38 -0500
  ...They sent me a bad head, and finally agreed to exchange it. It took 7 phone calls to get them to credit me for...
• A good idea for stone chip protection
  Historical mailing list - mike and shari
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 20:57:16 -0700
  ...The web site is www.stongard.com, someone needs to volunteer some web design time for them though, maybe in exchange for the guards...
• Portland, OREGON Diagnostic shop needed!
  Historical mailing list - Craig Spaeth
  Thu, 15 Feb 2001 20:22:23 -0800
  ...I have been sick all day (slid in to hopefully gain some pity in exchange for my stupidity). It has been brought to my...
• For Sale Eberspacher Parts:
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 14:32:37 -0600
  ...I also have a pair of heat exchangers 80-83 for Square Port heads on Vanagons. Air cooled parts for sale http://williamwareagency.com...
• Re: right sized tires, wrong speed indication
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 00:13:02 EST
  ...Anecdotal exchange with another list member: Changed tires, mileage dropped by 12%. There follows a discussion of friction, tread slip, possible belt misalignment. I...
• Bus Depot Beta Test
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sat, 14 Jun 2003 13:25:02 -0400
  ...I wrote them about getting a discounted or free kit in exchange for correcting their logo and site. I even sent them an Illustrator...
• Re: Mysterious Coolant Drip 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 5 Oct 2008 12:47:17 -0400
  ...tube runs off to I believe the under-seat rear heat exchanger. Anyway -- I have a pinhole leak at that junction, and it looks...
• Re: naive A/C lines question
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sat, 10 Jul 2010 09:46:12 -0400
  ...It's your basic fin and tube heat exchanger. ID is probably like 1/4 - 5/16". The condenser itself, other than having a...
• Re: Solar charger NOT to buy
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 10:14:50 -0800
  ...it put out a whopping 5mA. > > Exchanged it. > > Installed it. Battery recovered enough to operate the central > locking. Just. Had it checked. In bright...
• Re: Auto Tranny problem Anything else to try?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 7 Oct 2007 14:51:40 -0400
  ...We have a used AT to put in, but want to make sure we have tried everything before we attempt the exchange. We have...
• Re: Front heater valves, another junk part
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:28:55 -0500
  ...others - way expensive!! Finally bought a rebuilt from NAPA - $170 - no exchange, lifetime warranty. If it breaks - take it back and get another. Hard...
• Re: My latest Acquisitions....
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:18:38 -0700
  ...A good buff and wax > will have it looking ok. �Anyone have a good used driver side heat > exchanger? > Jason Ewing > 82 & 83 Westies >
• Re: Tires (Aaaaaaaagh!)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:54:32 -0500
  ...If they do, any special fitment issues? If they don't, recommended size to exchange them for? -- Bretts 1983 1.9l WBX Ivory Westfalia...
• Syncro Air Filter CDN $$$
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Fri, 21 Feb 1997 11:30:06 +0000
  ...I bought a Syncro air filter off Kyle a few weeks ago, and it arrived with all charges (exchange, shipping, duty, pst, gst, customs...
• Are New Bentley's "Knock Offs"?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 14 Jan 1999 11:28:45 -0600
  ...as the manual cost $70 US, plus about $30 in currency exchange, $30 for customes brokerage and $10 for shipping, and it isn't...
• Re: Haynes manual for diesel vanagon? (buyer beware...)
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 16:38:35 -0600
  ...I can tell, after all the first half-dozen mails we exchanged had the manual description in the subject!), kept the excess when I...
• Re: Heat in an air-cooled Syncro (long, boring, self-involved)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 18 May 2000 19:08:53 -0400
  ...ISTM that using heat exchangers on the exhaust and using either air or water/antifreeze as a working fluid would be the way to...
• Re: Anybody tried this car cooler?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 6 Jul 2004 22:11:56 -0500
  ...out cool air. > > Apparently it doesn't have any sophisticated heat exchanger, just blows > air over ice or frozen bottles. > > Has anyone tried it...
• Re: 1980 1.9 WBX VANAGON on EBAY
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Thu, 2 Mar 2006 20:08:28 -0500
  ...You can sort of make out the heat exchanger on the rear pics. Someone else on the list said they've seen air-cooleds...
• Dielectric
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Sun, 13 Jan 2019 15:50:41 +0000
  ...Exchange<https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/19774/what-do-you-do-with-dielectric-grease-on-spark-plugs> Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Stack Exchange is...
• Re: COOLANT SYS. LEAK
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Nov 1995 08:50:25 -0600
  ...Anyway, this supplimental/auxiliary >>heat exchanger has a black plastic housing, and includes what appears to be >>a white plastic bleeder valve. My leak...
• heater core & fan replaced 91 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Trevor Reynolds
  Sun, 14 Jul 2013 10:13:59 -0700
  ...If I mis-wired that fan would it turn backwards? �And bigger question, if I exchange the hot with the ground can I make...
• Re: aircooled dash removal prep - what to get, and where?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:50:25 -0700
  ...if you have the heat exchanger removed and on the bench. >...I found > that the relay arm bushings Edit: "relay rod bushings" Boy. Sure...
• Web site update
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Jul 1996 21:38:40 -0500
  ...I was looking for people to do a business card exchange. If you have a business card would you send me one. I'm...
• Re: 87 Vanagon- Antifreeze smell
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 26 Oct 1996 00:07:10 -0400
  ...Requires some clearancing of the shrouding around the heat exchanger to make it fit. You lose the ability to turn it off in the...
• Re: aircooled transaxle with 1.6NA diesel
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Fri, 18 Jan 2002 12:37:11 EST
  ...Can they just be > exchanged and have all the mountings line up? Yes yes yes! the cases are all different and gears are different...
• AARGH! Failed NJ inspection!
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Thu, 24 Jul 2003 12:46:43 +0000
  ...I'm sure the vendor will allow me to exchange it for another one, or at least credit, but it sure is a PITA...
• Re: Considering scrapping my project van after forking out over $26 grand
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 1 Jan 2008 22:26:01 -0500
  ...Then you have to deal with payment using some instrument that is acceptable to the currency exchange folks in the other country. All in...
• Re: vanagon exhaust systems
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Tue, 26 Nov 1996 17:40:11 -0800 (PST)
  ...a)left side exhaust manifold (cracking is a chronic problem) and b)left side heat exchanger (poor design results in wear where exchanger meets...
• Re: Hot shower on a Westy Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sun, 30 Jan 2000 10:38:02 -0800
  ...The > cylindrically shaped heat exchanger is mounted on a > flat aluminum plate that I made, which is then mounted > with pop rivets to the...
• Re: heater core & fan replaced 91 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 14 Jul 2013 17:07:36 -0400
  At 01:13 PM 7/14/2013, Trevor Reynolds wrote: >that fan would it turn backwards? �And bigger >question, if I exchange the hot...
• Debate: Freeze Plugs in Fan Shroud!
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Wed, 28 Jun 1995 14:29:17 MST
  ...A friend put Freeze Plugs (1 5/8") in the holes in the fan shroud where the hose to the heat exchangers usually go...
• if you liked Unimog, you'll LOVE this ...
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Sat, 08 Oct 94 00:56:54 CDT
  ...Target price is (take a deep breath) $100,000 at the July exchange rate. Contact: Mercedes-Benz AG Unimog Div. D 76567 Gaggenau Germany...
• Re: fixing old heat exchangers
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 12:03:47 -0600 (CST)
  On Mon, 13 Nov 1995, Sami Dakhlia wrote: > ... Cleaned them up in hot, soapy, water and let > them dry for a couple of days...
• Exhaust parts for CA '80 2.0l FI needed!!!
  Historical mailing list - Marcus Doherr
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 08:41:19 -0800 (PST)
  ...left side to the front and parallel to the left heat exchanger, rather than to the left rear and parallel to the muffler. Any...
• Re: Problem when backing up
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Wed, 20 Sep 2000 19:19:53 -0700
  ...most likely...A bad pinion bearing is the usual culprit...$995 exchange for a rebuild with 3 yr warranty. p-mail me if any...
• cold draft from fresh air vent
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 22 Oct 2000 11:16:17 -0700
  ...cause a problem when using the heat? Like, will the heat exchanger over heat the unit somehow? 2 What will be missed if the...
• Re: Paging VW Van Full Timers
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 09:33:40 -0700
  ...Van Full timers. > > A place we could: > > Have a forum to exchange information unique to fulltiming. > > To build a private email distribution list that...
• Re: hot water help
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Aug 94 10:03:45 EDT
  ...The last time I built one of > these heat exchangers, the water would sometimes get to boiling. Not very > safe for a shower. > > David...
• heater tube
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Nov 1995 16:56:33 -0500
  ...tube (the tube that runs from the junction >>>>of >>>> the heat exchangers and the front of the van). It was a litttle more rusty...
• Buy of the day
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Fri, 15 Nov 1996 17:23:52 -0700
  ...There were two outlets for the exhaust about a foot apart and had two very small heat exchanger type structures. Any one interested in...
• Re: 84 Westfalia losing power
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Tue, 4 Aug 1998 15:42:06 -0700
  ...Other than the fact either Bentley or Haynes suggests that the > exchange > >life of a CC is 60,000 to 100,000 miles, and...
• Re: Dometic parts
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Theodore B. Hoekman
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 13:31:55 +0000
  Jim and the list, We had an offlist exchange, and I too have had a singular lack of success, except at the VW dealer...
• Yeeha!
  Historical mailing list - Alain Pierre Hovasse
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 08:55:51 -0400
  ...tools or if there's any special technique to do the exchange. Also got a couple of window cranks and these look like they...
• Re: how to change alloy and steel wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 03:28:51 EDT
  ...recall that something else besides the lug nuts need to be exchanged.... >> The alloys would have a thicker mounting pad which (I surmised) requires...