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  • Re: Location for Propane Alarm
    Historical mailing list - Jvk
    Fri, 4 Dec 2015 10:53:53 -0800
    ...It's a dual carbon monoxide / LP alarm that's hard wired. Sent from my mobile > On Dec 4, 2015, at 8:05 AM...
  • Tool & CO Detector
    Historical mailing list
    13 Dec 96 08:07:23 PST
    ...I'm gonna getta new toy! Other threads have touched on the subject of Carbon Monoxide detectors/alarm. Coast to Coast sale price for...
  • CO vs CO2 One's poisonous, the other's not.
    Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
    Fri, 13 Nov 1998 22:43:14 -0600
    ...I agree, but you want a CO detector (carbon monoxide) rather than CO2, which, while harmful in that it displaces oxygen, won't take...
  • Re: Performance Exhaust for Vanagons (F)
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 12 Mar 1999 15:03:07 EST
    ...all of North America's Pollution problems, all caused by my carbon monoxide spewing VW Vans and audis... :<) i havent had enough flames from...
  • Re: Get a load of (or under) this! (F)
    Historical mailing list - Wally Schneider
    Fri, 3 Dec 1999 10:40:06 MST
    ...A weight sensitive microswitch so the vehicle can't be started or running while the device is in use (carbon monoxide or wife driving...
  • RE: DASHBOARD ALTARS
    Historical mailing list - Gregory Schmidt
    Thu, 14 Dec 1995 16:49:24 -0600 (CST)
    ...It's out-of-the ordinary, anachronistic, and nothing but pure carbon monoxide-buzz insanity (must replace those heater boxes soon). I drive her...
  • Re: Cabin Air Flow
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Wed, 2 May 2012 13:48:07 -0700
    ...I would like to come up with a way to achieve this air > flow without the complication of carbon monoxide poisoning. Has anyone > come...
  • Re: CO Detectors
    Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
    Sat, 17 Apr 1999 23:22:46 -0400
    > I am considering installing a battery-operated carbon monoxide > detector (a First Alert home model) in my '88 Westy. Does anyone > have any experience...
  • Re: Cold weather camping, heating, etc.
    Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
    Wed, 31 Oct 2001 11:53:35 -0800
    ...carbon monoxide is >heavier >than air, ie, builds from the floor up. If you're relying on a roof vent >to >provide fresh air...
  • re hot air for cold nights
    Historical mailing list - Graham Mingst
    Fri, 3 Nov 2000 11:16:52 -0500
    ...It provides 10,000 btu's of hot air with no odor, carbon monoxide, or moisture. The unit needs to be located outside your...
  • Re: Propane power...anyone know about that?
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:27:42 -0500
    ...and is not from oil production. >They give off carbon dioxide > and carbon monoxide, just as does gasoline. They do tend to burn cleaner...
  • Re: Venting With Propane Heater
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
    Thu, 12 Jan 2006 19:56:38 -0700
    ...and not from coal miners syndrome? I'm all for > venting carbon monoxide, but would like to retain a little heat, too. > > I use...
  • Re: ...its alright ...if you wanna get down .... propane ... (apologies to eric c.)
    Historical mailing list - BA
    Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:14:09 -0800
    ...one morning with serious carbon monoxide poisoning). I figure we'll be out in Esme more often, to more places, in more extreme weather...
  • Re: engine heater blower question
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Tue, 12 Feb 2002 22:27:40 -0600
    ...the fresh air duct, else you breathe dirty air and possibly carbon monoxide from your exhaust. I've got some of the parts you...
  • Re: Emissions failure Nox
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:13:30 -0400
    ...It passed on hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide by a wide margin. There is only one VW specialist in the Phoenix area that I know...
  • Re: My 85 just passed Maryland emissions inspection
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Wed, 5 Jul 2006 17:13:09 -0700
    ...follows:Hydrocarbons- .4602 GPM ,where state standards are 2.8000 GPM------- Carbon Monoxide 3.8427 GPM ,where state standards are 80.000 GPM------ Oxiides...
  • Please, put this in P-mail: Toxic plastic?
    Historical mailing list - Bulley
    Thu, 7 Oct 1999 15:12:06 -0400
    ...Although the standard culprits on burning are cyanide related compounds, carbon monoxide, chlorines etc. Try burning some acrylic plastics for a change(lucite, plexiglas...
  • Re: Aircooled Heat inline fan?
    Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
    Fri, 25 Oct 2002 08:55:47 -0500
    ...Carbon Monoxide poisoning. By pushing air through the system like the standard VW OEM blower, any leaks in the system will leak air out...
  • Re: Rear Hatch Gasketage
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:51:05 -0700
    ...It's not the dust you have to worry about, it's the carbon monoxide! If you get a headache during a long drive...
  • Re: Hydroflame suit- Totally erroneous information
    Historical mailing list - Samuel L. Walters
    Mon, 23 Oct 2000 04:12:10 -0400
    ...Arnott's conjectured "headache" to the Durden's child April being left in a coma by the carbon monoxide. We probably can assume that...
  • Re: Running without a cat
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Mon, 18 Jul 2005 23:11:54 -0400
    ...For emissions, your NOx and carbon monoxide output > > will go way up. Generally you won't see any significant improvement in > > power when removing...
  • Walmart Camping: Safety
    Historical mailing list - Jack
    Sun, 11 Jul 2004 11:14:03 -0800
    ...In regard to air furnaces, keep a carbon monoxide detector installed in your unit. Dont leave RV unattended. Dont carry large amounts of cash...
  • Re: Cabin Air Flow
    Historical mailing list - J Stewart
    Wed, 2 May 2012 20:16:09 +0000
    ...I would like to come up with a way to achieve this > air > flow without the complication of carbon monoxide poisoning. Has anyone > come...
  • Followup to last month's "Thar I was"
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:25:09 -0800
    ...Catalytic heaters don't generate carbon monoxide though they do consume oxygen and create carbon dioxide. "Crack your window," is the advice given if...
  • Re: [VWVANFULLTIMERS] Propex heaters : group purchase offer
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:40:35 -0500
    ...This is why these installations should always be used with carbon monoxide and propane sensors. Operating them for short cycles will reduce the heat...
  • Re: Bad fuel economy (solution) Ethanol, LVC
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sun, 1 Sep 2013 06:35:37 -0700
    ...The oxygenate helps > reduce carbon monoxide emissions particularly for short engine cycles and > cold climate areas. In addition ethanol is a cleaner burning fuel...
  • So let's talk about carrying green 1 LB Coleman cylinders
    Historical mailing list - Troy
    Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:32:19 -0800
    ...Probably a good time to mention too that we should all have carbon monoxide and propane detectors on board, which reminds me I need...
  • Smog test redux
    Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
    Mon, 7 Jul 2003 13:09:32 -0700
    ...cleaner at 2500 and idles cleaner (lower HC) but emits more carbon monoxide at 2500 but less at idle...possibly due to the bottle...
  • Re: Suburban Heater
    Historical mailing list - Chris Gibbs
    Sat, 4 Oct 1997 14:17:51 +0000
    ...I've had mine since 1992 and would not be without it!!! I also fitted a carbon monoxide detector above the lower bunk, under...
  • Re: Just wondering
    Historical mailing list - simon glen
    Sun, 28 Jul 2002 12:52:55 +1000
    ...The occupants would soon develop headaches, fall asleep and die from carbon monoxide poisoning if they didn't first get wrapped around a tree...
  • Re: "Klunker", Revisited (long)
    Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
    Wed, 17 Aug 1994 11:02:19 -0700 (PDT)
    ...And diesel exhaust is way worse than gas - containing along with carbon monoxide and the witches brew of nasties in addition to benzene, formaldehyde...
  • Re: Cabin Air Flow
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Wed, 2 May 2012 12:08:49 -0700
    ...I would like to come up with a way to achieve this air > flow without the complication of carbon monoxide poisoning. Has anyone > come...
  • Re: Coleman Propane Heaters
    Historical mailing list - Christensen
    Fri, 24 Oct 2003 17:31:47 -0500
    ...I also had a professional type, > > small CO(carbon monoxide) detector. Even so, I chickened out and turned > > it > > off after a half hour...
  • Re: Converting Coleman Catalytic Heater to LP tank? (fwd)
    Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
    Thu, 14 Oct 2004 01:29:49 -0700
    ...opinion. > > > > Search the archives for a 5 Apr, 2004, post titled: > "Carbon Monoxide Test Colman Cat heater", by Chris > Christensen <populuxe@QWICS.COM> > > Chris...
  • Re: Mr. Heater buddy now under $40 at Lowes
    Historical mailing list - jon
    Wed, 4 Feb 2009 16:41:13 -0800
    One thing I forgot to mention is that we have a CO (Carbon Monoxide) detector in our van. Never has alarmed using the Mr...
  • Re: Cabin Air Flow
    Historical mailing list - Roland
    Wed, 2 May 2012 12:45:13 -0700
    ...I would like to come up with a way to achieve this air > flow without the complication of carbon monoxide poisoning. Has anyone > come...
  • Re: Failed emissions testing
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Thu, 30 Dec 2010 22:26:32 -0600
    ...CO emissions are carbon monoxide. And just like HC, there can be many causes - failing catalytic converter, bad O2 sensor, bad temperature sensor, etc...
  • Re: Dometic RC2000 propane consumption?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 24 Aug 2013 21:03:02 -0400
    ...It makes some heat, moisture, carbon monoxide and it consumes oxygen. If you plan to use it at night the vehicle should have sensors...
  • Re: Cold weather camping, heating, etc.
    Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
    Wed, 31 Oct 2001 19:46:57 -0600
    ...ch4, h2) > Density is 1.2250 at sea level and 25C > > Carbon-Monoxide weights 28.005 grams/mole and has a density of .301...
  • Re: Followup to last month's "Thar I was"
    Historical mailing list - John C...
    Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:33:06 +0000
    ...Catalytic heaters don't generate carbon monoxide though they do > consume oxygen and create carbon dioxide. "Crack your window," is the > advice given if...
  • Re: EVLN(Matsushita Develops Fuel-Fired EV Heater) (fwd)
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 06 Dec 1996 11:53:08
    ...Because the >process is flameless, it does not emit nitric oxide or carbon monoxide >emissions. By using such a heater, battery energy is preserved...
  • Re: Cabin Air Flow
    Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
    Wed, 2 May 2012 22:06:12 +0000
    ...I would like to come up with a way to achieve this air > > flow without the complication of carbon monoxide poisoning. Has anyone > > come...
  • Re: Cabin Air Flow
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 2 May 2012 12:11:32 -0700
    ...I would like to come up with a way to achieve this air > flow without the complication of carbon monoxide poisoning. Has anyone > come...
  • Re: Failed emissions (DEQ)
    Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
    Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:40:53 -0800
    ok the numbers i failed were in the carbon monoxide realm idle results were 3.6639 and 2nd (high idle) idle was 2.8594...
  • Re: '85 Vanagon fails smog - diagnosis help requested
    Historical mailing list - Graham Freeman
    Sat, 13 Apr 2002 14:42:33 -0700
    ...You don't > state what the CO (carbon monoxide) reading is. This would be very > helpful to help with a diagnosis. You need to...
  • Special Design Catalytic heater for westies
    Historical mailing list - Robert S. Williams, MD (laptop)
    Tue, 11 Apr 2000 03:43:46 -0500
    ...This lets you convert your stovetop to a CO-free (carbon monoxide free) catalytic heater by removing the wire potholder and popping this box...
  • All catalytics are not create equal
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Wed, 13 Oct 2004 12:12:05 -0500
    ...opinion. > > > > Search the archives for a 5 Apr, 2004, post titled: > "Carbon Monoxide Test Colman Cat heater", by Chris > Christensen <populuxe@QWICS.COM> > > Chris...
  • Re: Co alarms
    Historical mailing list - zzIML-VANAGON
    Sat, 20 Dec 1997 09:21:02 -0800
    ...Home Base is the place to get Carbon Monoxide testers! Unlike JC Whitney and Home Depot, they have a battery operated DC unit! For...
  • Re: Power Cat versus Buddy Heater
    Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
    Mon, 31 Dec 2001 08:31:37 -0600
    ...and I do have a carbon monoxide detector in the Westy. Chris. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On...
  • Re: Aircooled Heat inline fan?
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:52:44 -0400
    ...Carbon > Monoxide poisoning. Before I started the Bus Depot, I tried one of these inline heater fans in my '76 Westy, but the results...
  • Re: Aircooled Heat inline fan?
    Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
    Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:57:30 -0400
    ...Carbon Monoxide poisoning. By pushing air through the system like the standard VW OEM blower, any leaks in the system will leak air out...
  • Re: Bad fuel economy (solution) Ethanol, LVC
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 1 Sep 2013 10:56:45 -0400
    ...The oxygenate helps reduce carbon monoxide emissions > particularly for short engine cycles and cold climate areas. In > addition ethanol is a cleaner burning fuel...
  • Re: 85 Westfalia Weekender fails Evap test.
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 16 Jun 2015 17:44:15 -0400
    ...What did it fail for? Carbon monoxide, (CO). Fuel began to burn but could not complete due to lack of oxygen or the oxygen...
  • Re: Wheel strenght and CO Detectors
    Historical mailing list - ARKADY MIRVIS
    Sun, 18 Apr 1999 21:36:16 -0700
    ...CO Detectors > > >I am considering installing a battery-operated carbon monoxide detector > >(a First Alert home model) in my '88 Westy. Does anyone have...
  • Oxygen sensors
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 31 Oct 2014 18:22:31 -0400
    ...The 3 way catalytic converter has to actually support oxidizing (lean mixture) reactions to reduce carbon monoxide and unburned hydrocarbons and reduction (rich) reactions...
  • [w] AMC head questions, leaky head diagnostics
    Historical mailing list - Dave Johnson
    Wed, 14 Jun 1995 08:17:46 -0700
    ...The mechanic used a neat test to confirm my worst fears -- he tested for the presence of carbon monoxide in the cooling system. Used...
  • 5000 BTU propane fueled catalytic space heater offered, first $75 owns it.
    Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
    Thu, 14 Jan 1999 23:28:14 -0600
    ...around 700 to 800 degrees F with no flame and no carbon monoxide. But it will make heat, water vapor, and compete with humans...
  • Re: So let's talk about carrying green 1 LB Coleman cylinders
    Historical mailing list - Chris S.
    Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:53:19 -0400
    ...a good time to mention too that we should all have carbon monoxide and propane detectors on board, which reminds me I need to...
  • Re: Heh -- I'm such a ninnyhammer
    Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
    Sun, 3 Aug 2008 17:37:36 -0700
    ...forth across > stoich, which is what the three-way (nitrogen oxides, carbon > monoxide, hydrocarbons --> nitrogen, CO2, water) CAT requires. It > prevents tuning the motor...
  • Smog tests.
    Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
    Thu, 6 Jun 2002 18:20:01 -0700
    ...Vanagon runs cleaner at 2500 and idles cleaner (lower HC) but emits more carbon monoxide. Here are the numbers C = '91 Carat, V = '93...