Skip to main content
Gerry | Vanagon
Checking account...
← vanagon.com home · Continue the discussion in the forum
VanagonEuroVan

Search messages and discussions

Clear search

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 4+: 60 results shown for Heating.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

  • Phrydae: Super-computer soon to use water-cooled system for heating occupants
    Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
    Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:20:37 -0700
    ...the collected heat will then be passively released back into the heating system of ETH Zurich." ....Which implies that the building's occupants will...
  • Re: Heating up a motor
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Wed, 19 Jan 2000 22:03:13 -0800
    ...COM> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 7:41 PM Subject: Re: Heating up a motor > Probably one of the fuel lines from the rear...
  • Re: Stuck O2 Sensor
    Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
    Sun, 3 Feb 2002 19:15:20 EST
    ...Someone suggested heating up the area with a small torch. >> Les, If you can move it, it is broken loose already so heating it...
  • Fw: Proer and bepane
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Thu, 1 Nov 2001 23:13:05 -0600
    ...it's created only by the heating of dead human brain cells to a constant temperature of 98.6F for several days. ;)
  • Re: Dometic Fridge Lit? 1991 Vanagon Westfalia
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:58:18 -0700
    ...flame in heating mode, some ambient light. Pt 2: Flame switching between heating and pilot mode. You can hear the "click" from thermostat Pt...
  • Re: 84 Vanagon heating problem/T-5 Microbus PowerPoint
    Historical mailing list - lauterba
    Wed, 1 Jan 2003 17:25:00 -0500
    ...I recently put up a post on my > heating problem....actually a 'lack of' heating problem. There is no heat at > all but the...
  • Re: '78 Bus heater Project (continued)
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 30 Jan 1997 23:01:30 +0000
    ...The complexities and impracticalities of > attempting to draw excess heat from the exhaust system led me to the > recirculating heating system. There has been...
  • # pumping water through stalled engine (was: heating parked vanagon)
    Historical mailing list - d t
    Sun, 2 Jan 2000 22:11:32 MST
    ...Then, I'd like to continue a thread I started about heating a parked vanagon: I want to circulate engine coolant through the engine...
  • Re: Friday - Ethanol Production Costs - biodiesel and WVO
    Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
    Fri, 21 Apr 2006 18:58:17 -0400
    ...Put some chemistry to work and sell the result to the local heating oil company so they can sell a cheaper grade of heating...
  • Re: Help w/ Electrolux 3-way fridge with 220V
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Wed, 9 Oct 2013 06:17:38 -0400
    ...If you can find the 110v replacement heating element that could be neater but you need to find it. The converters are easy to...
  • Need help for heating system
    Historical mailing list - Andy
    Tue, 7 Dec 1999 20:11:01 -0800
    Back to the heating system. I have an 82 westy aircooled 2.0litre and I can not get hot air to blow out through...
  • Re: Need help for heating system
    Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
    Wed, 8 Dec 1999 23:39:08 EST
    In a message dated 12/8/99 6:57:07 AM Eastern Standard Time, gmbulley@bulley-hewlett.com writes: << The "Vent Controls" Section on...
  • Re: Over heating problem
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 9 Dec 1997 18:49:29 -0500
    ...Over heating problem I've been lurking for a whole week now. Time to ask some newbies questions. I have tried to find the...
  • Re: Porsche 6 cyl, was conversion
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 5 Jan 2000 22:19:10 -0800
    ...And one minus is heating...To heat a little Porsche is one thing, >but heating a huge T3? > >IMHO best bet when installing a...
  • Re: Winters in the van... HYDRONIC HEAT
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Tue, 19 Nov 2002 16:31:26 -0600
    ...writes: > Except with Radiant heat, you're not just heating the air, you're > heating > the surfaces of the van, which won't lose...
  • Re: Oil reservoir heater
    Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
    Fri, 16 Nov 2001 22:46:03 -0600
    ...the copy... "The oil reservoir heater helps reduce engine wear by heating the important parts of your engine and helps provide faster engine cranking...
  • Re: Purpose of "Voltage Stabilizer" in Instrument cluster?
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Sat, 5 Jul 2008 23:36:44 -0700
    ...There's a heating coil wrapped around tha piece > of metal. 10 volts from the regulator goes to one end of the heating coil...
  • '75 Westy refrigerator question
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 25 Mar 1996 10:54:49 -0600 (CST)
    Howdy, would anyone know what the correct resistance is for the 12 volt heating element in this absorption type fridge? (Perhaps this info can...
  • Oil pressure guages
    Historical mailing list - Jonc
    Sat, 20 Jan 2001 23:33:54 -0500
    Gauges used in #2 fuel oil heating units are calibrated 0-150 PSI ... they are cheap and available in plumbing supply shops and at...
  • Re: Here is a source of biodiesel fuel
    Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
    Wed, 26 Oct 2005 09:12:22 -0700
    I have been heating my shop with an old home oil heater for years...My solvent guy brings me whatever old heating oil he...
  • Re: no heat
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Tue, 13 Dec 2005 20:35:18 -0800
    > my heating system decided to not blow out hot air on the day it is > into the single digits...the only thing i can...
  • Re: more heating ideas
    Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
    Mon, 2 Oct 1995 08:18:03 CST6CDT
    On 1 Oct 95, Cetin Seren wrote: > However, 1500 watts of continuous heating is enough to bake the > insides of a VW van almost...
  • Re: .... Porsche 6 cyl heating van
    Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
    Fri, 7 Jan 2000 06:51:04 -0600
    ...Porsche 6 cyl heating van > In a message dated 1/6/00 8:56:06 PM Pacific Standard Time, tbf@PACIFIER.COM > writes: > > > have...
  • Re: Replacing rear heater with propane one
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Mon, 8 Oct 2012 10:29:06 -0500
    Is the Propex for heating while driving? I thought it was for camping, not driving. mcneely ---- george jannini <georgejoann@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > >> Do westies...
  • Re: What has happened to gasoline prices?
    Historical mailing list - Erik W. Burtis
    Thu, 18 Apr 1996 20:37:22 -0400 (EDT)
    ...This, according to the segment, is because of the cooler spring causing the oil companies not to convert production from heating oil to gas...
  • I did it
    Historical mailing list - Chuck Wooten
    Mon, 28 Aug 2000 21:27:49 EDT
    ...as my daily trans.....it needs a lot of work the heating system has been removed the controllers and all well to work I...
  • Re: power mirror glass
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Mon, 22 Jan 2001 18:25:30 EST
    Keith, It's probably expensive because they come with a heating element for defrosting. Well, at least mine does. I wonder why no one...
  • Re: Cabin Heat / Aux Heating / Propane Heater/ camping heater
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
    Tue, 16 Nov 2004 23:55:18 -0600
    Nice work,, I have been considering a similar design myself, and it is good to see you execute on your ideas,, maybe I am...
  • Re: Cabin Heat / Aux Heating / Propane Heater/ camping heater / pics
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
    Wed, 17 Nov 2004 01:28:26 -0500
    Doug maybe i'm a little greedy, but i would be interested in hearing/seeing more about those rear slider windows :). nice work the...
  • Re: European gasoline $$$$$$$$$
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Tue, 25 Apr 2006 01:40:23 +1200
    >I was referring to home heating oil burners. Instead of fluids I guess I >should have written liquids. Details! Yep, details are devils. But...
  • Heating van at night
    Historical mailing list - Slloth
    Wed, 3 Dec 2008 19:43:08 -0800
    Any advice or links on "affordable" ways to heat my van at night for Winter camping? -- '84 Westfalia, 1.9L '73 FJ40, 2F ------------------------------------------------------------ + To...
  • Re: more heating ideas
    Historical mailing list - Joe Clark
    Mon, 2 Oct 1995 22:47:36 +0000
    Quoth Trace Choulat: >Actually the airplane has two heating systems, one for the carburetor (to >keep ice out) and the other for the cockpit...
  • Re: Warm water heating staff Campingstar in Reimo catalog
    Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
    Thu, 30 Dec 1999 14:32:22 -0800
    ...Warm water heating staff Campingstar in Reimo catalog I saw that one, perusing through a friends catalog, and I was also interested in it...
  • Re: Back on heating
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Fri, 3 Feb 1995 10:47:15 -0800 (PST)
    I like the rad idea Lee, I guess it is stating the bleeding obvious to say be carefull not to impede the flow. What...
  • The Shower thread.........
    Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
    Wed, 26 Apr 2000 13:27:56 -0400
    ...It's a heating coil that I'll bet would work very nicely on the Westy stove. Anyone ever used one of these?? Cheers...
  • Re: how to remove driver's side "engine tin" pushrod cover
    Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
    Sat, 23 Jul 2005 13:08:41 -0500
    ...One look at them and I didn't even try to yank on them without heating them up. The rest of the exhaust bolts...
  • Re: Heater Fans
    Historical mailing list - CAP'N HOOK, THE SOFTWARE PIRATE
    Wed, 11 Jan 1995 10:34:29 PST
    Please keep us posted on your project, as up here in the frozen north, any improvements in heating is a bonus! (Especially when the...
  • Re: air cooled to 5cyl=heat?
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 25 Jan 1999 15:05:34 EST
    ...You would have to install some heater cores in order to get the nice water heating of the watercooled motor. Probably need to scrounge...
  • Re: Need help for heating system
    Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
    Tue, 7 Dec 1999 23:52:50 EST
    In a message dated 12/7/99 11:14:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, easoars@EMAIL.MSN.COM writes: << Does any one know the...
  • Re: [ was Winter heating - now new Coleman heater]
    Historical mailing list - Davidson
    Wed, 8 Dec 1999 08:08:52 -0800
    "That means you'll have unbelievable condensation and dampness in your van after running all night." I think that depends on other things too...
  • lighting that damn fridge
    Historical mailing list - Dan Johnston
    Wed, 6 Sep 2000 21:22:07 -0400
    ...I got the heating tubes hot by running the dc circuit for about 45 minutes, then switched over to gas. Pumped that damn pump...
  • Re: Diesel Conversions
    Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
    Mon, 13 Mar 2006 18:25:14 -0800
    ...I dunno,but I still think salvaging heating oil from houses where the owner is convertiong to natural gas is a source of overlooked...
  • Re: AC in the winter
    Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
    Tue, 29 Nov 94 7:31:34 PST
    ...I believe the other water-cooled VWs have slide controls for heating/venting/ac. But the Vanagons slide controls are only for heating/venting...
  • More list glitches? Re: Re: New heating system for the vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Sat, 11 Dec 2004 12:31:49 -0800
    ...New heating system for the vanagon > Looks like a conflagration waiting to happen. I've heard enough stories > about burned up Vanagons, why encourage...
  • Re: Mirror glass for fiberglass mirrors
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Thu, 4 May 2006 08:46:19 -0500
    ...them to me said that it happens because of > leaving the > heating element on in the mirrors over extended periods...The heat causes > the...
  • Re: water heaters; also space heaters
    Historical mailing list - Ed
    Thu, 3 Mar 2005 22:15:21 -0500
    ...Check out the combo units, but they have dedicated water heating units and space heaters. The water heaters can be put on a stove...
  • Vanagon Eberspacher BA-6 gas Heater for sale
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 24 Dec 2001 03:07:36 EST
    ...this is an auxilliary heater, works independant of your stock heating system. has a preset timer too. no need for aux fuel, at it...
  • Re: Heating van at night
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
    Thu, 4 Dec 2008 10:29:26 -0500
    A good sleeping bag and feed the wife chocolate before bed. Now to only patent my "Biological Furnace" idea.... -- Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m...
  • Re: Winters in the van...
    Historical mailing list - Isaac Taylor
    Sat, 16 Nov 2002 09:14:49 -0500
    ...This conserves the heating work that's being done by your bodies, and allows incremental heating without drawing new cold air into the van...
  • Re: Diesel Fuel vs Gasoline
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sun, 24 Apr 2005 17:54:17 -0500
    ...Demand for home heating oil competes directly with diesel fuel, and not gasoline, because the former come from the same type of crude oil...
  • Issue w/ 90 Euro spec doka heating levers
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Tue, 25 Jun 2013 19:09:27 -0400
    ...have the print out of how the controls work & have the heating cooling wired in my 84 westy, but they don't seem to...
  • Re: more heating ideas
    Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
    Sat, 30 Sep 1995 06:42:15 -0700 (PDT)
    ...would do > a good job of melting ice on the windows & heating up the interior. > then he'd unplug & drive off, toasty & warm. Hey...
  • heating air sound dampners?
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 9 May 1996 09:50:06 -0700
    ...that there are a couple of sound dampners (apparently) on the heating air ducts above the transmission. I don't remember my '72 having...
  • Subject: More list glitches? Re: Re: New heating system for the vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
    Sat, 11 Dec 2004 18:11:39 -0600
    ...New heating system for the vanagon> > > > Looks like a conflagration waiting to happen. I've heard enough stories > > about burned up Vanagons, why encourage...
  • Re: They said it couldn't be done....
    Historical mailing list - James
    Sun, 24 Aug 2014 21:12:30 -0400
    ...Given their success with that system, I'm surprised that Toyota wouldn't use it on the Prius - the heating component saved on electricity...
  • Re: camper heating
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Sat, 16 Oct 2004 14:46:14 -0700
    ...camper heating > Guess the next time I go camping I should drag my pressure washer along. > Continuous flow of 200F (+/-) degree water at 4...
  • Re: Behr Radiators
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Tue, 22 Aug 2006 23:38:41 -0700
    ...ebay and having an issue with > the interior cabin heater not heating up to the normal, hot, temp? > > I am considering replacing mine and...
  • Re: Gas heaters...was Re: Heater
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Thu, 29 Jan 2015 07:28:03 +0000
    ...Heater I’m confused.  Is the Webasto BBW46 for heating the cabin or heating the coolant?  Jeff 85 Westfalia with cabin gas heater > On...
  • fixing old heat exchangers
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 13 Nov 1995 11:56:22 -0600 (CST)
    ...I noticed a considerable improvement in heating output while driving around in close to freezing weather. -- Sami ('75 Westf.) dakhlia@wuecona.wustl.edu http...
  • ECU Monitor
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Sat, 5 Oct 2013 12:50:50 -0600
    ...Does the sensor ground through its mount into the exhaust, or along with the heating element ground wire? If through the exhaust, how can...