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• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:59:06 -0600
  ...a heat exchanger - > > I am thinking about removing it too ... > > but I am not sure.... > > is that stock oil cooler/heat exchanger get the...
• One-piece exhaust for '78 Transporter?
  Historical mailing list - Jay Goldberg
  Wed, 20 Mar 1996 11:31:00 -0500
  ...It handles everything rear of the heat exchangers. I need to replace most of the equipment rear of my heat exchangers, so I was...
• Re: fixing old heat exchangers
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 20:53:06 -0700
  >Hey now, > This thread got me to thinkin' bout the bad exchangers I pulled >when I put on the Jtubes. Anybody ever taken these...
• Recirculating heat in '74-'79 camper
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 1 Dec 95 19:24:55 EST
  ...now attach a flew from rearmost vent to the output side of the disconnected exchanger. Replace the current fan with an inline blower connecting...
• Re: rear (under seat) heater core
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 12:43:05 -0400
  ...I unbolted this switch in preparation > to put it on the new replacement heat exchanger and noted that the > o-ring (?) was pretty darn...
• Re: [Q] Bypassing Rear Seat Heat Exchanger
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 17 Oct 1997 19:12:20 -0400
  > 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: VW recall (exhaust/heat components) 82 Westi
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Apr 1997 19:05:18 +0000
  ...I figure this will net me enough sets of heat exchangers to keep the '77 in exchangers for life as I'm going to...
• Re: [VWVANFULLTIMERS] Propex heaters : group purchase offer
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:16:57 -0500
  ...The motor, (brushes, >bearings) the burner and the heat exchanger. The heat exchangers life is >determined by duty cycle and the failure is usually...
• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 22:44:51 -0400
  ...Oil Temperature?? I think Dennis has a point by removing the stock oil cooler - which I call it a heat exchanger - I am thinking...
• cleaning the heat exchanger
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Thu, 20 Nov 2003 08:59:19 -0800
  ...It is a thin layer of white/grey material that resides between the exaust manifold and the body of the heat exchanger. Does anybody...
• Re: Crazy Oil leak-86 2.1 L Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Mar 1997 13:55:47 -0500 (EST)
  Check the seal around the oil heat exchanger. It's at the real drivers side, near the water pump, right under the oil filter...
• 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: [VWVANFULLTIMERS] Propex heaters : group purchase offer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:40:35 -0500
  ...The motor, (brushes, bearings) the burner and the heat exchanger. The heat exchangers life is determined by duty cycle and the failure is usually...
• Re: oops- (was: Heat exchanger wanted, 79-83, 49 state version)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 14 May 2002 11:44:39 -0400
  ...Heat exchanger wanted, 79-83, 49 state version) I forgot to add that it is the left (driver) side unit we are seeking..... Shawn...
• Re: Back heater problem
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 18 Dec 2005 00:07:51 -0500
  heater valve in the correct spot? barring a blocked heat exchanger or a leak, that's the only thing I could think of as...
• COOLANT SYS. LEAK
  Historical mailing list - Casey, Tim
  Mon, 06 Nov 95 15:01:00 PST
  ...Anyway, this supplimental/auxiliary heat exchanger has a black plastic housing, and includes what appears to be a white plastic bleeder valve. My leak...
• Re: vent question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Sep 94 20:44:02 EDT
  ...This means that you will have to adjust both heat exchangers. Fortunately there is an easy way to do this. Unfortunately it entails lying...
• Warning - Avoid Fiberglass Wrapping Air Cooled Headers
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:57:11 -0500
  ...That work included wrapping the exposed header pipe that runs from the heads to the heat exchanger cover. I see this sort of wrapping...
• Re: Hot water system thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Michael Avrea
  Sun, 10 Jan 1999 14:07:17 EST
  ...Does the coolant need to be circulating ( engine running)? Seems like it would, otherwise the exchanger would cool off. >> Nathaniel, That's correct, so...
• Re: Fridge's heat exchanger fell off!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 22:56:08 -0600
  ...first time > in a long time and noticed that the heat exchanger > (the finned aluminum thing) has fallen off of the > cooling tube at...
• Re: Asbestos Resurrected
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 10:44:38 -0800
  ...Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf >Of George A Lehman > >I also had my heat exchangers replaced by VW. The...
• Re: Rear Heat Exchanger
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sat, 10 Feb 2001 08:24:30 -0500
  ...Rear Heat Exchanger Hi Fellow Vanagoneers; I'm brand new to the list, and my first request for help concerns my "Rear Heat Exchanger...
• Re: replacing old pop-top screen
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 28 Nov 94 15:35:54 PST
  ...The 71-74 heat exchangers are down from $200 to $165 and the tents range from 200-300. -David ============================================================================= David Schwarze '73 VW Safare...
• Re: Heater or Heat Exchanger?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 21:45:37 -0500
  ...me that the think under my rear seat is a heat >exchanger. What is this? I was at first wondering if this was the...
• Re: Oil filter flange Coolant/Oil heat exchanger...works.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Oct 2010 18:47:58 -0700
  ...Oil filter flange Coolant/Oil heat exchanger...works. > geez Don, so the VW engineers were not just blowing smoke after all? > > :) > > Added benefit of...
• Heat Exchanger repair
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Jan 1996 11:45:25 PST
  Howdy, While working on my 78 westie I noticed that the heat exchanger tin is corroding around the front of the unit. The flanges...
• Re: 2 buses and other VWs for sale or trade
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 06:58:05 -0500
  ...exchanger on the passenger side (connects 2 perpendicular ovals) -I am missing the flexible ductwork on the driver side from the heat exchanger forward...
• Re: Rescue tape: Amazing stuff.!
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 4 May 2016 10:08:04 -0700
  ...I fixed the small elbow coolant hose out of the heat exchanger on a trip and forgot about it till 4 years later... :-)
• RE: Inline Heaters
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Fri, 13 Jan 1995 16:27:41 EST
  ...off, then split it to send it to the two heat exchangers. Regarding drawing air from inside, my Vanagon has a fan that draws...
• tranny on 90 carat
  Historical mailing list - Robert P Sharland
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 19:47:34 -0400
  ...six months ago we replaced a ruptured heat exchanger . can the sludge be part of the problem caused by the heat exchanger? any info...
• Re: Removing front heat exchanger
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Jan 2006 13:28:51 -0500
  ...Removing front heat exchanger Looking for feedback... thanks group. I'm in the process of planning an entire fresh of the mechanicals of my...
• [Q] Bypassing Rear Seat Heat Exchanger
  Historical mailing list - Jeff W. Bourdeau
  Fri, 17 Oct 1997 11:48:10 EST
  The rear seat heat exchanger on my 89 westy is leaking. I have not priced a new one but I suspect that it may...
• hydralic valves & push rod tubes
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Wed, 29 Oct 1997 11:37:13 EST
  ...any way to clean out the heat exchangers w/o removing or is this wishful thinking? heat exchangers seem complete and not rusty. thanks...
• heat
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Wooten
  Sun, 3 Sep 2000 08:16:19 EDT
  its chuck some of my dampers in the front their sprins do not return to well the ones at the exchangers I can not...
• Re: [Q] Bypassing Rear Seat Heat Exchanger
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Tue, 21 Oct 1997 17:04:01 +0100
  The heater core is available in the UK for about �30 which would be about US $50. It is for the VW Polo. Lionel...
• 1982 motor mount replacement
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 08:16:52 -0400
  On a 1982 air cooled, Can the rear motor mounts be replaced without removing the heat exchangers, plumbing, muffler? What is the easiest way...
• Re: rear heater leaking coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 5 Jan 1999 13:05:37 CST
  ...Carpet wet by rear seat - heat exchanger bleeder screw broken The plastic bleeder screw for the rear heat exchanger may be broken due to...
• Re: Diesel Assembly Confusion.
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sat, 16 Jun 2001 07:15:57 -0700
  ...Diesel Assembly Confusion. > > Please advise: > I am now assembling my '83 1.6D engine but have a snag. > There is a heat exchanger between...
• 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: Ultimate Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 16:31:47 -0400
  ...Remove hose clamps from coolant lines > at the oil cooler/heat exchanger. Take coolant lines off of stock oil > cooler/heat exchanger. Put new...
• heater leak?
  Historical mailing list - Carol Sussman
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 10:57:13 EDT
  The heat exchanger under the rear bench seat in my '89 Westfalia emits heat even eith the valve turned off. Is this normal or...
• 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: [Q] Bypassing Rear Seat Heat Exchanger
  Historical mailing list - Redwood
  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 12:53:10 -0700
  At 10:16 AM 10/20/97 -0600, you wrote: >> The rear seat heat exchanger on my 89 westy is leaking. I have not...
• 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...
• Backwards Flow Through Heat Exchanger OK?
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Sat, 27 Nov 2021 08:23:59 -0500
  Is the heat exchanger in the heater box indifferent to which hose is hooked up in the forward/lower position and the rearward/upper...
• Re: Heat exchanger for hot showers
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 6 Jul 2007 17:32:30 -0800
  ...The key is the type of heat exchanger. There are propane units available such as the one I have (Coleman) and I believe there...
• Re: fixing old heat exchangers
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 18:06:11 -0600
  Hey now, This thread got me to thinkin' bout the bad exchangers I pulled when I put on the Jtubes. Anybody ever taken these...
• 1978 Volkswagon Bus for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 03 Jun 1994 18:03:09 -0700
  ...Standard Transmission Fuel Injection Runs Well New Starter New Heat exchangers $900 neg If interested call 718-886-7161 in evening or 515-466...
• Re: Rear heater woes...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 13 Jul 2003 20:41:47 -0400
  ...In other words, when the cooling system is up to operating pressure, the heater hoses and heat exchanger are pressurized regardless of the valve...
• Re: What is a Westy Weekender?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Nov 1996 13:18:14 -0800
  ...There is this little heat exchanger type thing under the back set and to the left of the water driven rear heater (left is...
• Re: Coolant/Oil that oil filter interface.. reasons
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 20:45:04 +0300
  ...It can do both, oil/air exchangers usually can just cool. The more evenly the heat is spread through the engine, the better. Those...
• Re: heater boxes
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Wed, 15 Apr 1998 06:06:35 -0700
  ...The Vanagon heater boxes will only fit '80-'83 > Vanagons and Bus heat exchangers will only fit Buses up to '78. The > differences are...
• Re: camper heating
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 16 Oct 2004 14:25:14 -0700
  ...Don't think you're goin to get that much from > heat exchanger on exhaust. > Al Brase > > tmiller wrote: > >> Maybe you can hang a...
• Re: Stinky Heat
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 14 May 2002 17:17:23 -0400
  ...My best guess is that its an oil leak that is dripping onto the heat exchangers Find the leak and fix your problem. Thanks...
• Oil coolers...The stock ones, are they all the same?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 6 Sep 2015 12:04:09 -0700
  ...At first it appeared to be a leaking hose adjacent to the Oil/coolant heat exchanger,,The one that sits between the oil filter...
• Aircooled Rear Heater Hose Assembly
  Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 08:36:30 -0000
  ...I have no hose assembly between the fan on the back of the alternator (1600 aircooled) and the two heater exchangers. Must have been...
• Re: ATF down, coolant up and over... radiator?
  Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 23:18:01 EDT
  ...On the front of your auto tranny is a small ovalish heat exchanger with two hoses attached to this. I'd bet dollars to...
• Re: Heat exchanger wanted, 79-83, 49 state version
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 13 May 2002 20:27:19 -0500
  ...Subject says it all- friend needs the above, good used heat > exchanger for his 81 Westy. Much Aloha- > > Shawn > -- > Volkswagen camper rentals in Hawai...
• HEAT EXCHANGERS ARRIVE
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 27 Jun 1997 21:32:27 +0000
  Well here's my official report, Nick Sinoeitz (sp?) came on over with the exchangers for the '77 tonight. I had already removed the...
• Re: 5+years on Rescue Tape.. Fri post
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 1 Sep 2017 09:07:57 -0700
  I once use rescue tape on the small coolant hose (the one on the heat exchanger near the oil filter) at a campsite and...