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• Re: Heating system
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Sep 94 10:11:53 PDT
  > > I hate to bring this thread up again, but I never did hear an answer to > this question. > > Can someone tell me exactly what...
• Glow Plug Warning Light-Glo
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  17 Jul 1995 11:56:00 -0700
  ...Had the wife stop the van and leave it running (just in case battery was weakend by extended glow plug heating) jumped out, popped...
• Re: Generators et al
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 20 Nov 2002 22:01:32 EST
  ...old lady and the hounds. Just like the good old days. Heating requirements: one wife and 135 lbs of greyhounds Cooling requirements: ventilated tent...
• Re: The Ultimate cooker...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 18 Oct 2002 19:43:57 -0500
  ...a Coleman Griddle >> > > An utterly useless device for anything other than heating frozen > waffles. > Especially when I cant cook worth a darn! > Now then...
• Re: Westy Winter Camping Suggestions..
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:58:10 -0700
  ...fittings and would be a great > add on to the > camper heating systems to keep the water circulating after the engine is off > > I...
• Re: 5 amp fuse?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 26 Feb 2021 19:27:52 -0800
  ...And the 5 amp fuse for the crankcase heating element. OK - I think that solves that. Thank-you very much. Bruce On Fri, Feb...
• Re: ECU Monitor
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 5 Oct 2013 16:17:24 -0700
  ...Does the sensor ground through its mount into the exhaust, or along with the heating element ground wire? If through the exhaust, how can...
• Re: Issue w/ 90 Euro spec doka heating levers
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 25 Jun 2013 21:52:01 -0400
  At 07:09 PM 6/25/2013, Tom Buese wrote: >Dang if I can figure out the heater controls on my syncro doka! Yes...
• Re: Oil drain plug washer?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:23:04 -0700
  ...If you are really anal you can anneal the > thing by heating it with a propane torch or use your Westie stove burner. > Supposedly...
• cooking on the road in your VW
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Aug 1994 11:45:04 +0800
  ...money cooking AND eating while you drive! Harness the otherwise lost heating potential of your engine! Recycle food sources others would only throw away...
• Re: diesel over heating?????
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Mon, 13 Jan 1997 18:33:37 -0500
  At 02:31 PM 1/13/97 -0600, David Bayer wrote: >>| how hot on the temp guage should my 82 vanagon diesel register?? >>| >>| ..it...
• Re: Mouse stuff (not so funny)
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:23:59 -0800
  I have had really good success with spraying a mixture of lavender oil and distilled water through the heating ducts to a. deal with...
• Re: Frig on 12v
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 13:12:38 -0700
  ...A volt meter reading of the voltage that is actually reaching the fridge heating element will tell the tale. The early Vanagon models in...
• Re: electrical experts: voltage drop and the fridge theory.
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 23:00:40 -0500
  ...Maybe you got 1,000 marine cranking amps? The 12 volt and 110 volt heating elements are both 70 watts. Both will work the...
• Re: 2003 Eurovan Weekender - heating and power for camper
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 19 Jan 2017 20:35:24 +0000
  There are active Eurovan forums on both www.thresamba.com and www.vwvortex.com, with latter possibly hipper and the former more camper-y...
• Re: Frozen locks
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Wed, 15 Dec 2010 10:20:01 -0500
  ...to simply frozen). > > One can also use the old trick of heating a key with a lighter, then > inserting it to thaw a lock. >
• Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal..now how to pull drum
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:54:57 -0800
  ...I also tried gently heating the area around the hub (where it is apparantly stuck) with a propane torch. I've only spent a...
• Re: How do I get the #&(*&!$# distributor gear on the crank?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Feb 1999 23:39:31 -0500
  ...air-cooled engines) and haven't succeded yet. > >I first tried heating the gears in oil, the second time I tried boiling >water. But...
• Re: Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 14:40:01 EST
  ...do your mirrors work at all? they all have heating elements in them. Cruise, power windows, power doorlocks, alloy wheels, and EVEN AIR COND...
• Re: Engine swap over heating problem (F)
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 31 Aug 2001 11:52:54 -0700
  > >HELLO . I AM FROM GREECE AND I WANT TO ASK YOU FOR A PROBLEM I HAVE WITH >A VANAGON SYNCRO ENGINE SWAP. > I HAVE...
• Re: thermostat temp vs thermo switch temp - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 02:47:02 +0000
  Hi Mike, The 87*C thermostat will give you better heating and I believe that a properly operating cooling system DOES NOT need the...
• Re: Coolant Pipe repair
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 7 Nov 2013 17:08:18 -0800
  ...if it was me and my van ..I might try heating the end of the plastic pipe with a heat gun ... with the idea...
• Re: Heat exchanger for hot showers
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Sat, 7 Jul 2007 13:49:20 -0300
  ...That's a lot different than > > heating > > up the onboard water. The key is the type of heat exchanger. There are > > propane units available...
• Re: Vanagonginity lost...
  Historical mailing list - Matt Thyer
  Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:02:08 -0700
  ...how the h3!! do i persuade it to stop heating my feet or face? I have all the levers all the way to the...
• gas heaters
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 21:29:08 -0300
  ...These heaters normally have a large tin belly pan bolted over the frame rails underneath, to keep the elements off them and improve heating...
• Re: Overheating problem 91 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 5 Mar 2011 13:39:24 -0600
  ...forever to heat up or to instantly overheat randomly with each heating/cooling cycles. And sometimes it ran normally. What a booger to locate...
• Re: stove=heater=safe? + update
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Mon, 21 Nov 1994 23:32:16 -0700 (MST)
  Hello vanagon gang and those still camping in the cold, Here's a little update on the method of heating slightly from the fridge...
• Re: Before I buy an engine ...
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 23:57:11 -0400
  ...are you over heating? I have been following this tread, wondering what could be wrong, when all the sudden something struck me. My friends...
• Smoke coming from under the van
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Wed, 11 Mar 1998 19:50:06 -0500
  ...I've noticed that this only happens when I turn on this >small knob next to my regular heating controls. It has a small...
• Re: Westy Cookware
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Sat, 26 Aug 2000 14:17:47 -0400
  ...Other than that we carry a cast iron rectangular griddle that fits over both burners and a percolator (stainless steel) for heating water and...
• Re: Strange Ignition Problem
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 24 Aug 2002 16:20:22 -0700
  ...fuel pump ECU relay OX2 heater temp gauge sender coolant level sensor crankcase vent heating element brake lights, tail lights, turn signals, lic plate...
• [Q] coolant light blinking/heating problem?
  Historical mailing list - Chris
  Sun, 4 May 2003 16:57:20 -0700
  Hello Vana-guru's, I have a 90' westy. recently I went on a trip of 3,500 miles. Now my coolant light, the...
• VA to VT and back - trip report
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Tue, 7 Mar 2006 23:17:42 -0500
  ...Buddy portable propane heater worked VERY well for heating up the interior before bed and in the morning (windows cracked, of course). Van ran...
• Re: European gasoline $$$$$$$$$
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:43:50 -0400
  ...European gasoline $$$$$$$$$ Want to fill the 100 gallon tank in my motor home? How about people filling their home heating oil tanks? Now here...
• FRIDGE MOD. 12V electrical idea + question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:30:59 -0700
  ...This activates relay so switch inside closes and allows 12V to go to heating element. Engine on: relay on. Engine off: relay off. When...
• Blue slider vents in doors? 84 GL...wazzit these supposed to do?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:06:04 -0800
  ...The Vanagon heating and ventilation system, it's controls, it's basic design, the way the heated coolant is routed and the valves that...
• Back on heating
  Historical mailing list
  3 Feb 95 16:47
  Hi all, You may remember the water heater box idea a few weeks ago. Well I didn't get a J-pipe from the...
• Re: Gas prices (NPR 4/22/96)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Apr 1996 10:17:04 -0700
  ...NPR's report also mentioned that an inordinate amount of crude was diverted to the production of heating oil via demand in both northern...
• heater hose
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Wed, 28 Oct 1998 20:03:39 EST
  I would like to replace the heater hose on my 84Gl which feeds coolant into the heating system but I am having trouble locating...
• O2 voltage when cold
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Mon, 18 Dec 2000 16:36:19 -0500
  ...Perhaps the slow rise from 400 mV to 650 is only due to it heating up? Thanks, Jim Creech 87 Westy 2.1
• Re: Coolant flow question
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 22 May 2005 21:22:39 -0700
  ...Water runs through the heating system regardless of thermostat status. Benny's site has a nice little diagram <http://www.benplace.com/cooling_system...
• Re: Oil Pressure Switch
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:52:20 -0400
  ...again) by placing it on a brick or some such and heating it to red hot. You can either let it cool naturally or...
• Re: Warming the oil in cold weather? Other options.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 3 Jan 2016 23:24:20 -0500
  ...I see no need for engine pre heating. Especially with street parking and the use of long extension cords I see this as something...
• Re: Substitute for the RM182B
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 13 Aug 2012 22:33:29 -0400
  ...You will either have the change the 220v heating element > to a 110v one or get a 220v to 110v converter as I did...
• Re: Shower for vanagon westfalia ???
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Sun, 10 Oct 1999 16:46:58 -0600
  ...sun for an afternoon the water will be warm enough without heating) . I hope the environment people don't come down on me too...
• Removing the rear heater, flusing tees, and heat in general
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 09:06:29 -0700
  ...This allows for quicker heating of the cabin with the thermostat closed as the coolant heats up during engine warm up. Bob Donalds wrote...
• Re: Damaged cooling pipe/2 "T" connectors present (long)....
  Historical mailing list - Scott D Foss
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 19:33:27 -0800
  ...I was unable to push the metal sleeve back into the plastic pipe, although i did not try heating it with a heat gun...
• Re: Questions from a Vanagon Newbie
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 22:57:42 -0600
  ...thought this was the case of uncooled water in the radiator > heating the > fan switch back up after the air stops flowing over it...
• Re: Attn: Fellow Westy owners with shrinking vinyl trim on cabinets
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 05:50:12 EDT
  ...Try heating it with a heat gun, stretching it, let it cool reinstall with glue. The glue is the trick to keep it from...
• Re: van value
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 08:31:23 -0700
  ...My friends offered $7k, but the mechanical inspection revealed nearly $2k in repairs (brakes, shocks, cooling/heating), so they'll keep looking. If anyone...
• Re: Need input on radiator problem
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 10:28:55 -0500
  ...lady a few month ago, now, she is stranded with > over-heating > >>>> problem deep into Mexico (near Acapulco), most coolant componants > were > >>>> replace, heads...
• Re: [WetWesties] Quick Air Cooled 2.0 Bay-Vanagon parts question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:19:20 -0700
  ...Engine tin is obviously different. > > Vehicle heating fan is different (vanagon is mounted on alternator pulley, > baywindow 2.0L is electric fan in the...
• Re: tire pressure for BFGs on Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sun, 16 Apr 2000 11:58:10 -0400
  ...I occasionally bump them up a bit if I have heavier loads, I notice no undue heating of the tires and believe me, sidewall...
• Re: strange intermittent engine miss
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 16:31:48 -0600
  ...the hot exhaust from the leak (right by #3 cyl) be heating up the > injectors causing them to fail? > Both times, after shutting the...
• Re: Air Getting into Cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 21:01:14 -0500
  ...Inner gaskets usually fail due to an over heating event or for some reason the head studs lost the ability to hold the clamping...
• Re: Help--Stuck in Mammoth Lakes
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:09:27 -0800
  ...It will prevent the gear from sliding an > > engaging. > > > > You could try heating the starter up, or, as I've done before, tap on...
• Re: Gasoline
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 28 May 2008 12:28:27 -0700
  ...Haven't gotten mine yet, but when it does come, I'm saving it for home heating oil. If you > think filling up a...
• Re: Bleeding Coolant on a 2.1L syncro
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 06:35:21 EST
  ...If you have poor heating then there are other problems. Possibly the front heater core is blocked from corrosion or the fins are blocked...
• Re: Thoughts on Mr. Heater Buddy?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 10:39:01 -0500
  Geza, I have a MR Buddy and it's a great moderately safe heating option, BUT for 2 adults, a pit bull and child...
• Re: O2 sensor type problem after replacing O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sat, 29 Dec 2012 01:04:24 -0500
  ...O2 sensor type problem after replacing O2 sensor The O2 heater is powered by the FP relay in 1990 so it should be heating...