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• Re[2]: '90 Rear Heater Leak Fixed :)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Mar 1996 11:42:16 -0800
  There should be a "square cross-section" o-ring that makes the seal between the heater core and the valve assy. Pat S. ______________________________ Reply...
• Re: cat platinum heaters
  Historical mailing list - Bob Bellanca
  Tue, 21 Oct 1997 08:49:42 -0700
  Steve, Tell me more about this cat platinum heater. How big, how many btu's, etc? Where'd you get it? Bob Bellanca ---------- > From...
• alternate front heater core options?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
  Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:10:51 -0400
  My Westy's front heater core has a slow coolant leak and the replacement cores are spendy at $350+. Has anybody tried fitting a...
• Re: Combustion heaters FS
  Historical mailing list - ARKADY MIRVIS
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 09:43:55 -0800
  ARKADY MIRVIS wrote: > > > > > Gasoline burning heaters for sale: > > Heat output - 60,000 (high), 30,000 (low) BTU/HR > > Volts - 24 > > Length - 24.37 in...
• Re: Catalytic heaters
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 13:16:06 EST
  In a message dated 11/3/98 9:26:24 AM, scote@PTBO.IGS.NET wrote: <<With all this talk about heaters, can anyone...
• Re: Gas Heater?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Mon, 18 May 1998 02:19:25 -0400
  JordanVw wrote: > this all should be in the archives, but you have a Eberspacher BA6 gas > heater. the little green knob on the dash...
• Lights behind heater controls
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 19:11:59 -0800
  I have a light behind the rear heater control. Is there a light behind the front heater control? William
• Excellent Catalytic Heater at Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 21:59:13 -0500
  ...Check out this catalytic heater with an oxygen depletion sensor at Ebay - it's a good one. Search on "Catalytic Heaters". The site for...
• Eberspracher heaters
  Historical mailing list - ChriStenSen DeSiGn iNc.
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 17:38:48 -0400
  ...Regarding heater size, the old B2L was a 2.0 kilowatt heater. The new B1LC is now a 2.2 kilowatt heater. (it started...
• Re: Smelling coolant suspect rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 23 Nov 2014 14:58:59 -0500
  With regard to the heater valve, the plastic turn thing not the metal flipper on the side of the heater cover but the plastic...
• Re: Tweak yer heater output!
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 17 Nov 2002 15:56:04 -0700
  ...Busch spoke thus: > The insulation on the 'hot' cooling > line going forward from the engine to the radiator (and front heater) This is a...
• Re: Heater hoses
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Thu, 15 Mar 2001 08:55:01 -0500
  William I used 5/8" heater hose for mine. The metal "T"'s going to the rear heater can be replaced with plastic T...
• FS Air Cooled Heater Flappers
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 5 Dec 2002 22:57:09 -0600
  ...5 passenger side heater boxes, condition ranges from just OK to very good condition. $35-80 each 1 California only driver side heater box...
• Re: Catalytic heaters
  Historical mailing list - davidson
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 10:02:33 -0800
  Regarding the water cooled Vanagons: (I don't know how air cooled Vanagon heaters work.) The stock heater under the rear bench seat uses...
• Re: Looking for dash removal procedure
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 8 Jul 2009 18:25:21 -0700
  ...Anybody have a > link to to a good one? > > Thanks, > > Jim Disconnect battery Remove instrument cluster Remove heater levers Remove heater switch knob Remove...
• Re: Eorovan Rear Heater Question
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Sat, 13 Dec 1997 08:14:29 -0800
  Don't know why VW lost the rear heater on the campers but: The rear heater is mounted behind the passenger seat (you know...
• Mr. Heater Buddy - Follow Up
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Wed, 4 Feb 2009 13:24:30 -0700
  Volks, Wanted to follow up on the tread on vanagon.com about purchasing a Mr Heater Buddy. While $39.50 is a great value...
• Re: Platinum Cat Heater
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Wed, 10 Oct 2001 08:13:02 -0700
  ...Unless you can place the fuel canister outside >and bring the fuel to the heater using a hose. permanent heaters in RV's >are...
• Re: rear heater core in front, was: New thermostat funky?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 11:26:32 -0500
  ...I cranked the rear heater > (my front heater blower is dead), the engine temp went down to > acceptable levels, and I made it to...
• Re: Smelling coolant suspect rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 23 Nov 2014 08:55:19 -0800
  The heater valve, an inline plastic thingy, sometimes gets leaky and a little coolant will cause a big smell. On mine, when I still...
• Re: heater core, bushings, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Tue, 26 Dec 2000 21:32:48 -0500
  >I have a question about the heater core...I understand I can buy one >fron Bus Depot for about 70$, the local shop wants...
• Re: Front Heater Fan Just stopped working last week, Any ideas? Need some parts....
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 21:59:54 -0500
  ...al., Good heater info. My 84's heater switch just seized Monday while driving through the Great White North, er, Western PA. So, my...
• Re: '81 Vanagon heater advice
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Wed, 27 Oct 1999 12:36:10 -0500
  ...Looks like 12 would be needed to >>provide the same heat as a gas heater. I know my '82 could never supply >>the power...
• Heater Hose routing
  Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
  Tue, 30 Sep 2014 15:49:05 -0700
  Last summer a mechanic by-passed my front Heater Core due to a small leak. I have installed a new heater core and fan...
• Re: Ongoing saga: Dometic and Multimeter . . .
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:25:09 -0400
  At 07:01 PM 7/26/2008, Thomas Jefferson Kitts wrote... >When directly touching the heater core with the probes I get: > >on 20k...
• Re: Getting at rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:11:59 -0800
  ...Access to Rear Heater Very easy. Prop open the rear seat. There is a box covering the heater. It's held in place with...
• Re: Heater Hoses
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 08:33:18 -0800
  > > Herbie has developed a leak in the heater hoses (at the Tee to the rear > heater) Has anyone tried replacing them with bulk hose...
• Heater hoses
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Clayman
  Sat, 9 Feb 2008 11:03:49 -0500
  What have people done for heater hose replacement in 87 vanagon. Use FLAPS standard heater hose or custom ones from bus depot? Jeff
• Re: Rear heater - sweet smell
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:54:14 -0700
  This assumes, of course, that your front heater works... until last month, my front blower had been dead for ~10 years, so it was...
• Re: Repair glue for heater box
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Tue, 12 Apr 2016 15:53:21 -0700
  ...I need a glue that binds well to the heater > box plastic and possibly to metal. > > Now, to find that heater core… > > > Ed
• Re: removing heater
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 03:18:09 +0000
  EARL J SMITH <r2d2@ISLANDNET.COM> said The blower motor on my 86 vanagon front heater has died. I have removed all the gubbins...
• Re: FREE 1985 VANAGON * (with eberspacher gas heater)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:29:58 -0700
  This is a Canadian market van...� we got gas heaters 'cause it's cold here!� Come on guys - no one has stepped up to...
• Repair kits for 78 Exh. between jpipe & heaterbox?
  Historical mailing list - CAP'N HOOK, THE SOFTWARE PIRATE
  Wed, 22 May 1996 11:20:26 PST
  My 78 has decided to blow the gasket between the j-pipe at the front of the heater box and and the heater box...
• Rear heater core hose connection.
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Woo Kim
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 19:12:21 -0800
  On my 87 GL Wolfsburg Edition, previous owner bypassed the rear heater core by disconnecting the two hoses and putting straight plastic connectors to...
• Mr. Heater Buddy - Follow Up / Part 2
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Wed, 4 Feb 2009 16:02:27 -0700
  ...the MR Heater is the leader in it's class and much safer than a standard Coleman type propane heater. We can debate till...
• Air-Cooled heater modifications
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 00:15:13 -0500
  ...If you don't buy one of my heaters, you might as well kill yourself with a BBQ" Hmmm... I'd get the heater...
• Re: Two Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:59:56 +0000
  what if (assuming the ECU relocated) there were two heaters and two > propane tanks. .... and the battery power to drive those two heaters?
• Re: Block heaters for Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - James
  Sat, 8 Nov 2014 22:35:22 -0500
  I had a magnetic oil pan heater for my Rabbit in Nova Scotia in the 1980s - since it didn't have a block heater...
• FS Front Heater
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Thu, 30 Nov 2000 17:53:42 -0800
  Cold Listees, I'm selling the complete front heater assembly to fit the watercooled Vanagon between '83 and '91. The heater came from a...
• Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:02:18 -0700
  A kind listee provided a link to this "tank type" engine heater: http://www.jcwhitney.com/ZEROSTART-TANK-TYPE-ENGINE-HEATERS/GP_2000837_N...
• Re: Booster heater? was- idea?
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:43:35 +0000
  One '84 Westy (gas) I owned had a gas fired aux heater, I loved that heater! Couldn't be used while camping, but you...
• eberspacher BN4 gas heater for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 05:54:45 EDT
  winter is coming - time to think about keeping warm! :<) i have a Eberspacher BN4 gas heater (gasoline fueled furnace, taps gas from your gas...
• Re: replacing heater hose
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 27 May 2003 17:10:14 -0700
  --- TJ Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > I redid mine and removed the rear heater, I got 25' > of 5/8" heater hose, had about...
• Re: Looking for heater for my 85 Westy.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 18 Jul 96 23:44:37 CDT
  ...HEAT!!! (How to stay warm in winter, extra heaters, etc.) GASOLINE AUXILLIARY HEATERS --------------------------- Automotive Heater Technology, Inc. new and used auto gas heaters, Ark...
• Re: Coleman Propane Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 12:02:41 -0600
  ...The main problem is that the catalytic heater manufacturers market their heaters for use in enclosed spaces but then in the instructin manual it...
• Re: Oil Pan Heater (immersion vs. stickon)
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Wed, 29 Sep 2004 20:28:40 -0600
  Several claims here are a little hard to believe, I'll respond to them itemwise. > Our oil pan heaters are thin, flexible heating pads...
• Re: rear heater bypass ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 9 May 2013 17:22:04 -0400
  ...That flow capacity is lost to the front heater and also the radiator when really needed. Just cap them off or if the heater...
• Re: Copy of: QUIT BLASTING THE GAS HEATERS!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 30 Oct 1996 08:03:48 -0800 (PST)
  ...QUIT BLASTING THE GAS HEATERS!!!! > > propane tank. If you have gasoline in your gas tank then your heater will run. > Simple. The Eberspachers are...
• heater lights
  Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
  Sun, 23 Apr 2000 17:08:46 -0400
  I've always thought that VW could have done a better job of lighting the heater controls. Far as I can tekk, only the...
• Propane heater question - Portable Buddy Heater
  Historical mailing list - Sharon Mendonca
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 14:12:51 -0700
  While we're on the subject of heaters, has anybody tried one of these? They say they're safe for indoor use, but you...
• Re: Heaters for winter camping
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Thu, 4 Dec 2008 17:14:53 -0800
  Actually, that was just a link I found via Google to get a picture of the heater for this discussion. It's not the...
• Heater Cold
  Historical mailing list - J. Meade
  Mon, 2 Jan 1995 20:32:39 -0600 (CST)
  Well, I purged the air from the coolant system, but on occasion, the heater runs cold. My guess would be a continued air blockage...
• Re: '81 Vanagon heater advice
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Oct 1999 10:30:46 -0400
  At 09:28 10/27/99 , Chris Smith wrote: > The typical output >of a 12v electric heater is 5000 BTU. Looks like 12 would...
• Re: Rear heater issues (84)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:13:45 -0800
  ...Meds aren't going to help now! Me? Expert? Hey I've got a rear heater assembly lying around in the basement. Surely that...
• Re: Removing rear seat heater?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 14 May 2001 08:37:21 -0700
  If you jump the two lines like this, you will get reduced flow to the front heater box (path of least resistance). Probably better...
• Re: removing heater
  Historical mailing list - Erik Valeur
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 03:27:29 +0100
  ...The heater valve is in the line to the heater and there is an inline fitting at about the same place for the return...
• Re: OK to disconnect heater core.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 30 May 2001 19:59:23 EDT
  It may help a bit to disconnect the heater core.........but. What I found was that a lot of hot air comes in through...
• Re: Attn: Successful Subaru transplants: heater control solution?
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Sat, 20 May 2000 18:18:31 -0400
  The vehicle in question here has no rear heater core, as it is a doublecab truck. I am first going to try just adding...
• heater control panel backlight replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 17:55:38 -0500
  i need to replace the bulb that lights up the heater control panel. i've searched the archives and found one method where you...
• Re: Lights behind heater controls
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 22:11:57 -0500
  > I have a light behind the rear heater control. Is there a light behind the > front heater control? William Yes there is. MIke