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  • Re: Maple Syrup?
    Historical mailing list - PSavage
    Tue, 10 Oct 2000 08:09:31 -0700
    ...Maple Syrup? " Last winter the smell of maple syrup from the rear heater was getting worse, so I replaced the rear heat exchanger. It...
  • Re: Mailorder rebuilders? AVP, Bost Eng, Fast Germ..?
    Historical mailing list - Vince P.
    Mon, 10 Jan 2000 11:47:08 -0800
    ...Vince, '85 Westy _____________________________ On Fri, 7 Jan 2000, t obrien wrote: > I was quoted $2995 w/exchange at least 6 weeks lead time by...
  • Re: Tents for Vanagons German exchange rates
    Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
    Sat, 07 Dec 1996 09:56:34 -0800
    ...It changes day-to-day, but today's Merc lists the exchange rate as 0.6467 dollars / mark, so 1800DM would be $1,164...
  • Re: The Vanagon Wave (was Vanagonitis Cured!)
    Historical mailing list - Lawrence Dongilli
    Sat, 29 Aug 1998 12:37:30 -0700
    ...Is there a "Transporter Wave" > out there I haven't witnessed yet? ....actually, the "wave", "hang loose" or "peace" signs have been exchanged between...
  • Re: Reminder
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Thu, 12 Aug 2004 15:58:28 -0500
    ...Reminder > Stan > > The exchange rate right now is > 1$US = 0.79 EURO > or > 1 Euro = 1.19 $US > according to FOREX one of...
  • Re: 82 Vanagon Heat Exchanger/Exhaust hangers?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
    Thu, 20 Nov 2003 12:09:50 -0500
    ...I am assuming that both brackets use the one of the three bolts that attach the heat exchanger to the crossover pipe? Regards, --Jeff...
  • Power steering kit for sale
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 15 Jan 2001 13:52:37 EST
    ...Then, he is thinking about > exchange to power steering. Is Power steering exchange possible? > What part must he prepare? I want to know all...
  • Re: Physics phun
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Mon, 27 Dec 2010 12:52:09 -0800
    ...And, having one heat exchanger flap open to bring hot air to cabin, and blocking the other, may cause an cooling imbalance in engine...
  • Re: "Thieves Cashing in on Stolen Clunkers in Germany" (shows a Vanagon being heisted)
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:41:57 -0700
    ...I traveled to Telluride for a week-long exchange..same deal with domestic areas..and I took along our French/German exchange patroller, Girard...
  • Re: Rear Wheel Bearing Options
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 2 Apr 2012 22:33:12 -0700
    ...bearing housing with new bearings and seals in it on an exchange basis? Yes... just too busy to deal with another task right now...
  • JCW Heat Exchangers Quality?
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 10 Feb 1997 21:07:03 +0000
    Anyone buy a set of late Bus exchangers from them recently? Last set I bought was back in 88 or so, and have held...
  • Re: [Q] Bypassing Rear Seat Heat Exchanger
    Historical mailing list - Eric Small
    Mon, 20 Oct 1997 10:16:37 -0600
    > The rear seat heat exchanger on my 89 westy is leaking. I have not > priced a new one but I suspect that it may...
  • Re: Vancouver resident seeks Vanagon exchange with Aussie resident
    Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
    Sat, 28 Apr 2001 07:24:51 -0500
    Mick, I would like to explore an exchange, I would come to Hawaii in January and you could use Sammy in Lincoln, Nebraska! :-))))) Fred...
  • Re: Suburban Engine Exchange
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:26:03 -0500
    ...Suburban Engine Exchange I'm thinking about replacing my aging engine in the near future. Anyone had any experience with Gary LeBlanc at the...
  • John Wallace Day clearance sale
    Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
    Wed, 27 Jul 2005 19:07:44 -0400
    ...reground 2.1 cam reground $85 exchange Crankshaft 2.1 STD / STD $200 with grindable core- exchange 86 to 91 oil cooler $45 digijet...
  • Maple syrup from the front
    Historical mailing list - John Schaper
    Sun, 29 Oct 2000 09:44:55 -0800
    ...I looked in bentley for a schematic of any heat exchanger or hoses for the front and couldn't find any. Looked at Ken...
  • Reconditioning Heat Exchangers????
    Historical mailing list - Michael Edwards
    Fri, 9 Mar 2001 09:06:31 -0700
    Is there any way to recondition beat up heat exchangers? The pipe in decent shape---little rust, but the tins are pretty beat up...
  • Re: Lotus Mail Exchange/Brian Gapco
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 2 Mar 1995 18:58:26 -0700
    Let's call it dueling lotus-mail......dean
  • Re: problem with add. heat exchanger
    Historical mailing list - Ed
    Sat, 26 Feb 2005 15:35:10 -0500
    ...Ed > on my watercooled Caravelle (1989, 2.1) the additional heat exchanger > doesn't work. I found a valve on it, in the water...
  • Re: Oil heat exchanger fail.. more
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Wed, 25 Oct 2017 11:02:37 -0700
    ...Oil heat exchanger fail.. more > > This style of heat exchange is common in many engines these days. I > had heard that they are to...
  • Re: Asbestos Resurrected
    Historical mailing list - Bill Nolan
    Tue, 15 Feb 2000 10:09:33 -0700
    I got my heat exchangers replaced under this program in, I think, September of 1997, and I believe (I was told by the VW...
  • Re: AGM group 41 battery choices?
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Wed, 3 Jul 2013 10:32:05 -0500
    ...Got two in the pool, exchanges one at a time > > and rotates the pool. But they're pro-rata exchanges, so he has to...
  • Re: Stiff Heater Cables when pulling
    Historical mailing list - Victor Montgomery
    Thu, 18 Feb 1999 13:47:10 EST
    ...This indicates that there is no problem with the twin cables to >the heat exchanger pods which, when doing this, are being pushed >closed...
  • Re: Read: 81 Westy fridge problem
    Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
    Thu, 13 Jan 2000 12:59:14 -0500
    ...The idea is that a MS Exchange server on the other end (since we all run MS Exchange as our mail server, right?) will...
  • WBX Front Heater Core Mystery Sheet Metal
    Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
    Wed, 7 May 2014 11:01:20 -0700
    This part doesn't appear in Bentley, unless it's a non-pictured part of the heat exchanger itself. Inside the heater box, sandwiched...
  • Re: Oil filter flange Coolant/Oil heat exchanger...works.
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Wed, 6 Oct 2010 19:27:38 -0700
    ...to the top of the oil filter, the > oil/coolant heat exchanger deal. It brought my oil temp down by about > 35degrees on the...
  • Re: Heat Exchangers replaced by VWoA
    Historical mailing list - Gary Mceachern
    Wed, 27 Aug 1997 09:14:47 -0400
    ...Tomorrow my heat exchangers are scheduled to be replaced by a fellow by the name of Nick who is coming to my neck of...
  • Re: 12volt electric heaters
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 8 Feb 1995 14:53:30 -0500
    ...The fan draws cold air from inside of the bus and pumps it through the heat exchangers. Another fan up front sucks the heated...
  • aircooled part needed.
    Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
    Sun, 14 May 2000 06:03:15 -0400
    List members, Looking for a piece of the heat exchanger ducting off a 2 liter air cooled. I need the metal pipe on the...
  • Vanagon Parts
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Wed, 26 Mar 2003 07:05:40 EST
    ...Please use current exchange rates to find the price in US dollars. The exchange rate is fluctuating too rapidly these days to post a...
  • cost of heat exchangers
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 11 Aug 1994 12:32:09 -0500 (CDT)
    Just a few days ago someone wanted to know if there is a difference among the various heat exchangers which sell at different prices...
  • Re: Comments on the Oil Cooler Upgrade Issue
    Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
    Sat, 19 Nov 2005 09:08:41 -0500
    ...So you think the heat exchanger is maxed out? I was toying with the idea of adding a radiator, like the heater under the...
  • for you UK folks ...
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Sun, 03 Dec 95 22:38:41 CST
    ...Split screen camper in exchange for VW camper 1972 4 berth, blue/white, elevating roof, very good condition bodywork, interior very clean and original...
  • inverter exchange program PC300
    Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
    Tue, 15 Jul 1997 13:42:58 -0400
    ...Customer Service PTG Industries/Clearline Concepts Corporation 85 Fulton Street Boonton, New Jersey 07005 Enclosed is a PC300XT inverter for exchange for a PC300HS...
  • Re: Seat exchange-driver's & jump seat?
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 31 May 1998 00:37:24 EDT
    In a message dated 98-05-30 09:23:57 EDT, wsilva@CAPECOD.NET writes: << Is it possible to exchange the bottom only of...
  • Burning oil smell in heating tubes
    Historical mailing list - Steve Selin
    Tue, 18 Jun 2002 18:39:27 -0400
    > 1981 westy, automatic. > > Previous engine blew, and presumably got oil in the heater system (heat > exchangers mostly). > > What's the best way to clean...
  • Re: FREE carat lowering springs and power steering rack from '89 bluestar
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:24:29 -0700
    Well, that's not really FREE if they have to exchange their labor removing the transmission plus load the van onto a trailer for...
  • Re: Oil mist/ leak on rear hatch and back of motor
    Historical mailing list - Mike Conlon
    Mon, 7 Feb 2000 16:00:48 -0800
    ...Then he said convincingly: "It's the seal inside/underneath the heat exchanger. Pull off the oil filter and then pull off that water...
  • Re: Whats the price of an AVP engine?
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Thu, 10 Jul 2003 20:33:23 -0700
    Try: http://www.avp-worldwide.com/engines.htm Looks like $1775/exchange
  • Grumpy update to '81 Westy project
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 27 Jul 1995 15:02:50 -0400
    ...But the heat exchangers, @#^%^% heat exchangers. We tried to get used ones. The people from CA we got the rebuilt from UPSed a pair...
  • Re: 1979 heater boxes
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 1 Mar 1995 16:25:50 -0400
    ...I'm not sure about the heat exchangers being as widely swappable, is your supplier willing to let you try one set for fit...
  • Re: Make your own shower ideas AGAIN
    Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
    Wed, 4 Sep 2002 14:08:52 -0700
    ...Might work but I imagine a water to water heat exchanger would be more efficient and more resistant to corrosion. Anybody tried this or...
  • Bentley CD manual
    Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
    Tue, 15 Feb 2005 12:05:11 -0700
    ...Anyway, the techie said that Bentley would exchange it for "the current version"--which is the paper version. Other Bentleys are coming on CD...
  • Re: Diesel Assembly Confusion.
    Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
    Fri, 15 Jun 2001 22:38:19 -0500
    ...There is a heat exchanger between the oil filter mount and the filter. Q: What exactly does this exchanger do? This metal box has...
  • Raceware Exchange w/ Diesel Engine in Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Milo
    Thu, 11 Oct 2001 18:24:07 -0500
    Howdy again volks, The raceware arrived tonight, but there were no instructions for a "cylinder head still on car" exchange included... Searched the archives...
  • Re: Gottabus!
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 11 Dec 1995 10:37:19 -0600 (CST)
    ...One of my older buses had the same problem of the rusted up heat >exchangers and cables. Aquick fix until the spring is to...
  • Re: Catalytic Heaters.
    Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
    Tue, 3 Nov 1998 00:07:27 -0600
    ...By precipitating water from combustion gasses inside the heat exchanger, condensing furnaces gain the latent heat of vaporization. You are familiar with the caloric...
  • secondary heat exchanger
    Historical mailing list - Dave Vieira
    Tue, 8 Oct 2002 06:05:11 -0700
    Hello, My secondary heat exchanger only spits out cold are no matter what way the value is goin, i looked under the van (84...
  • Re: aiding cooling system by turning on heater blower
    Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
    Wed, 16 May 2001 12:54:45 -0500
    ...Besides, when you open the heater valve, you instantly dump whatever cold coolant is in the heat exchanger into the cooling system. Chris, '85...
  • Re: Comments on the Oil Cooler Upgrade Issue
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Mon, 21 Nov 2005 03:06:06 EST
    ...As far as cooling the oil with coolant, there will be no measurable change in reversing the direction of coolant through the heat exchanger...
  • Re: Do you use GPS mapping gismo?
    Historical mailing list - wb6otg
    Fri, 8 Nov 2002 14:13:43 -0500
    ...He called Magellan when it failed after several years of use and they said they they would exchange it for a new unit for...
  • Re: Oil heat exchanger fail.. more
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 24 Oct 2017 16:52:30 +0000
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  • Re: Seized Engine? Is there something I can do?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
    Thu, 19 Sep 2002 09:37:32 -0400
    Its time for a Boston Engine Exchange longblock Bob Donalds http://www.bostonengine.com
  • Re: Shady Boy awning, US dollars
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Bey
    Wed, 21 Oct 1998 17:49:52 EDT
    ...Actual credit card exchange rates may be a penny or two different as well.>>
  • Re: Asbestos Resurrected
    Historical mailing list - George A Lehman
    Sat, 12 Feb 2000 12:29:00 -0600
    I also had my heat exchangers replaced by VW. The replacements were not the original aluminized type but are painted steel. They do not...
  • Extractor & Heat
    Historical mailing list - Jacob Shaun Dustin
    Mon, 11 Dec 1995 14:00:43 MST
    ...What I want to know is if anyone has ever had any sucess hooking up heat pipes from the fan hosing to the exchangers...
  • Re: Ultimate Oil Cooler
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
    Wed, 14 Aug 2002 14:41:24 -0500
    ...Remove hose clamps from coolant lines at the oil cooler/heat exchanger. Take coolant lines off of stock oil cooler/heat exchanger. Put new...
  • Re: Removing front heat exchanger
    Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
    Sun, 15 Jan 2006 09:50:31 -0800
    ...Removing front heat exchanger > Looking for feedback... thanks group. > > As part of my project I'm planning to take out the rear heater core...
  • Re: Removing front heat exchanger
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
    Sun, 15 Jan 2006 10:49:41 -0700
    ...Removing front heat exchanger > Looking for feedback... thanks group. > > I'm in the process of planning an entire fresh of the mechanicals of my...
  • Oil Cooler
    Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
    Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:24:29 -0300
    ...It seems to be relatively straight forward, remove the oil filter, remove the nut on the oil pipe, lower the exchanger and replace the...