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• Re: Front Heater Motor
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 13:07:48 -0600
  Your heater message prompts me to send out my own query to the membership. The heater/vent controls on my 85 Westy are totally...
• Re: back heat removal, comparative experiences among my vans
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 12 Apr 2004 10:41:05 -0700
  ...The heater hose "T" connectors have a smaller feed pipe inside diameter on the legs that go to the rear heater than they do...
• Re: Favorite Mods
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 18:36:10 -0500
  <<My favorite mod would have to be removing the rear heater and using its feed hoses for the auto tranny cooler, thus saving 300...
• Eberspacher BA6 gas heater for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 21:39:45 EST
  i have a complete Eberspacher BA6 gas heater for sale. fits all aircooled buses and vanagons, (same heater) tho this one was from a...
• Re: rear heater smells like syrup
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 18:31:00 -0500
  My site is partially up, there is a section on the rear heater core. Here it is: http://www3.sympatico.ca/huotx/rear_heater...
• Re: Cabin Heat / Aux Heating / Propane Heater/ camping heater / pics
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 16 Nov 2004 19:18:29 -0500
  <snip> The completely "HOME GROWN Primus Lantern mantle fresh air heater". "Ta-da!" <snip> Now THAT is a nifty bit of imagineering! Mike
• Re: Propex alternative?
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Thu, 31 Oct 2013 08:31:08 -0400
  Right, I have a Mr Heater too. I've actually used it overnight with the windows cracked. On a "lantern-sized" bottle of propane...
• Re: Turning off rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:39:42 -0700
  ...Turning off rear heater > At 7/29/2010 03:52 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >>I often take out rear heaters because they are...
• Re: Looking for dash removal procedure
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 8 Jul 2009 21:02:57 -0500
  ...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: Smelling coolant suspect rear heater
  Historical mailing list - silcarr
  Sun, 23 Nov 2014 09:13:42 -0800
  ...Coolant that flows to >> the rear heater is not available for the front heater and it needs all it >> can get since it is...
• diesel powered heaters-is there such a thing (dieselspacher)?
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 23:04:52 EDT
  We all know about the VW type II gas-fueled heater and the various propane heaters, but has anyone ever heard of a diesel...
• Re: Auxiliary Gas Heater Power
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Nov 1998 08:13:50 EST
  In a message dated 98-11-06 05:15:12 EST, sh@interlog.com writes: << If the gas heater can already be used when...
• Re: Unusual Achilles heel discovered...
  Historical mailing list - walt spak
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 19:32:03 -0500
  ...The present rear heater hose is 1/2 on > > the T end and 5/8 at the heater core end. There are usually good...
• Re: Use heater core from different vehicle for front heat?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:36:26 -0400
  The Vanagon front heater core is simply huge. About 50% larger than the rear or that of most cars. A good radiator shop may...
• Re: Webasto "Blue Heat"
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 18 Nov 2005 23:10:19 -0700
  i examined them and others when i was looking at heaters. the idea of a coolant heater with a separate heater coil and coolant...
• Heater for a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 17:44:39 -0700
  Anybody interested in a Eberspacher DA6 Diesel Heater for a vanagon? I recently purchased one for my Syncro, but recently realized it won't...
• Re: Thoughts on Mr. Heater Buddy?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:20:05 -0500
  ...Hard to justify an expensive heater for a car that only cost $1900. I'm going to stick with the Mr Heater but only...
• Re: Heater hoses
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:46:01 -0800
  On Feb 9, 2008 8:03 AM, Jeff Clayman <jclayman@massmed.org> wrote: > What have people done for heater hose replacement in 87 vanagon...
• Re: Dave's rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Dave Ohlemacher
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 14:32:23 -0500
  ...Is it common to have the rear heater core clog? Dave Karl Batzler wrote: > Sure Dave,Check to see if the valve on the...
• Re: rear heater location (was Battery placement alternatives)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 1 Oct 2010 09:33:24 -0500
  Annie, there are two fan switches on the dash, one for the rear heater, and one for the front heater. Rear heater switch is...
• Re: Front heater: low heat at highway speed
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:18:16 -0500
  ...IF the system is not holding pressure, sutch as a bad cap., the output of the heater will be low. Mark Drillock wrote: > Your...
• Re: '82 Westy Diesel Aux. Heater
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Sep 2000 11:50:57 EDT
  ...Thanks, >> you have the Eberspacher DA-6 diesel heater.. there are 2 places that i know of that work on gas/diesel heaters, JB...
• hot summer w/ heater blues
  Historical mailing list - brian Honan
  Sun, 30 Jun 2002 20:20:16 +0000
  Hi folks, I am aware of the valve that needs replaced to fix the heater from being constantly on. However I don't understand...
• RE: '90 Rear Heater Leak Fixed :)
  Historical mailing list - Alan Yamada
  Thu, 28 Mar 1996 09:06:37 -0800
  i've had rear heater problems too, only the leak was between the control valve and the heater itself...on mine ('84) the valve...
• Re: rear heater core in front, was: New thermostat funky?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 20:39:36 -0500
  Replacing the front heater core does not require pulling the dash. Remove the glove box, cut the side of the housing, slide the core...
• Re: 91 Westy rear heater core smell - no leak!
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 21:34:12 -0500
  ...I did not rip open the heater box to examine the heater core. Still no sign of leaking underneath. So where is it coming...
• Electric instantaneous water heater question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 08:40:00 -0600
  George, I'd like to know more about the electric water heater you mention below. Jim On Jan 25, 2005, at 7:07 AM...
• Heater Hoses
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Thu, 2 Mar 2006 16:55:22 -0800
  Greetings All Herbie has developed a leak in the heater hoses (at the Tee to the rear heater) Has anyone tried replacing them with...
• Re: Attn: Successful Subaru transplants: heater control solution?
  Historical mailing list - John Fleming
  Sat, 20 May 2000 19:12:48 -0500
  Karl, I suspect it won't allow enough through the heater when you need it as it will try to find the path of...
• Re: heater control panel backlight replacement
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Rafferty
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 22:45:55 -0700
  ...heater control panel backlight replacement > i need to replace the bulb that lights up the heater control panel. i've > searched the archives and...
• Re: 1985 Westfalia heaters
  Historical mailing list - Chris P. Gibbs Photography
  Sun, 01 Sep 1996 18:55:52 +0000
  For all interested, Here is a post with reference to VENTED PROPANE HEATERS from a while back. For those who have seen it, sorry...
• Re: CONT: Rear heater core continued
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 Dec 2001 17:34:43 -0500
  The heater system does not need any help getting bleed if the hoses are flowing the water in the right direction. Elimination of that...
• Re: Questions about Gas Heater from 82 Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:25:07 -0800
  At 11:43 AM -0500 3/6/01, Andrew Fox wrote: >Can the aux heater from the diesel run on gas. The seller thinks...
• Re: Questions about Gas Heater from 82 Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:25:07 -0800
  At 11:43 AM -0500 3/6/01, Andrew Fox wrote: >Can the aux heater from the diesel run on gas. The seller thinks...
• Re: Heater Hose routing
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 30 Sep 2014 19:23:06 -0700
  ...Heater Hose routing Last summer a mechanic by-passed my front Heater Core due to a small leak. I have installed a new heater...
• Re: Rear heater issues (84)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:14:56 -0800
  ...Rear heater issues (84) I have an 84 Vanagon on which the rear heater valve just failed. I am pondering repairing or just eliminating...
• Re: 1982 Diesel Vanagon: Heater Core / Fan
  Historical mailing list - Will Taygan
  Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:45:03 -0800
  ...Be sure to fix/replace the foam on the heater flaps when you're in there. There's 2 brands of heater blower fan...
• Interior Camping Heater
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 13 Apr 1997 13:32:18 -0400
  ...Interior Camping Heater >X-UIDL: 810ffdf58ff1ef7c55b61ac01d25a593 > >Hi >With all this talk about heaters, could somebody recommend a small 120V >portable heater to warm the...
• gas heater vs. H2O heater
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Mon, 23 Dec 1996 10:35:35 -0500
  I just can't wait until I get the '81 sunroof with a/c and gas heater running before I ask this question :-) Any...
• Re: Coleman Plat Cat Heater Report
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sat, 8 Jan 2000 14:05:48 -0500
  I think some folks who have SEEN a Catalytic heater are confusing these with an ol'-timey parabolic dish heater. The cat looks a...
• Re: Block heaters for Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 6 Nov 2014 17:42:24 -0600
  You need an oil pan heater (I have one) but I can't find one online. VW dealers here in Canada used to stock...
• heater cover plate removal?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 10 Apr 2011 13:13:49 -0700
  Managed to route the new cable from the heater footwell flaps axle to the ventilation control panel without pulling the dash. Have discovered that...
• Re: Rear Heater Leak
  Historical mailing list - The corruptor
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 23:43:46 -0400
  http://www.benplace.com/rear_heater.htm No need for silicon with a OEM o-ring..... Check the core for leaks.. Or remove that...
• Re: Coleman Heater vs Radiant heater
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Sun, 9 Jan 2000 00:00:07 -0700
  We've got an old Coleman radiant 5 propane heater that we bought years ago. I use it for tent camping (sleeps 5) in...
• Re: Rear heater leak - coolant soaked carpet/pad-removing core.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 3 Jun 2012 12:02:11 -0400
  The lines for the rear heater should be capped or blocked when removing it. They should not be looped together. Doing so reduces flow...
• Re: Front heater: low heat at highway speed
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 29 Nov 2006 06:04:32 -0800
  Your problem is likely not the heater, the problem is likely the thermostat for the engine. To put it simply, your bad thermostat is...
• Re: Best place to put batteries and how to remove rear heater core.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 11 May 2008 16:38:28 -0700
  They make it a bit harder to remove the heater than they needed to. The outlet duct sticks through the 'panel' there, If you...
• Re: Fw: Wave 3 Heater
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 5 Dec 2003 12:23:07 -0500
  On Fri, 5 Dec 2003, Eric Zeno wrote: > I have been thinking of a water heater. Yep, A heater > to heat the coolant, and...
• Re: Platinum Cat heater while mobile..
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 10:21:29 -0800
  ...except I seem to remember there is a safety feature such that if the blower stops, the heater will shut down... Bill [text/html]
• Re: Rear heater core replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 23:44:55 -0600
  I removed the heater panel in about 5 minutes, or less. Took an air cut off tool, and cut the little plastic piece, under...
• Re: Propane heater question - Portable Buddy Heater
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 00:36:20 -0400
  Here's that same heater on e-bay with a "Buy it Now" price of $1.00 ...... but shipping and handling is $69.99...
• Re: odd heater fan part number Q?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sat, 25 Oct 2003 22:27:25 EDT
  If I may answer my own question I went to a couple of wrecking yards today and looked at a few heater fans. No...
• Re: heat in VW Vans
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sat, 30 Sep 2000 14:18:22 -0400
  Jim Arnott wrote: > > Actually there IS a 'block heater' for the wasserboxer. Sticks to the bottom > of the crankcase. Warms the oil rather than...
• Re: Heating
  Historical mailing list - SMILE... IT'S STILL FREE
  Mon, 05 Sep 1994 13:36:01 EST
  The way the stock heating sustem was designed in the later model buses, air is pushed into the heater boxes directly from the main...
• Re: Rear heater issues (84)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 29 Dec 2007 02:05:22 -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: heating ideas
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 03 Oct 1995 10:24:48 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Once the heater was "on" I would put it in its bracket and drive off. The heater was adjustable, and usually stayed on a...
• Re: Cold air always
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 21 Dec 2004 22:38:16 EST
  ...If you want a front heater which relies on totally recirculating air, blank off the fresh air intake to the heater box and remove...
• Re: diesel powered heaters-is there such a thing (dieselspacher)?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Jun 1998 07:12:26 EDT
  ...Anyone with any ideas? >> Absolutely there are diesel powered heaters. Check a Sailboat supply firm. Many mid-sized (19-30? foot) boats come with...
• Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Cavanaugh
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 15:04:52 -0400
  My Mechanic keeps replacing the heater cores under the 6 month warranty, so that isn't a problem - except I am tired of drying...
• Re: FREE 1985 VANAGON * (with eberspacher gas heater)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:16:01 EDT
  ...waterboxer vanagons were never sold with gas heaters in the usa too bad im too far.. good luck with the giveaway david. chris