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• Re: reparing overhead AC ducting
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 23 Aug 2008 20:55:18 -0500
  ...I removed the duct; the black plastic used on the top of > the duct seems very brittle and crumbly, almost like bakelite. I > guess...
• AC Blower Fan 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Fri, 26 May 2000 20:55:20 -0400
  I noticed that I wasn't getting as much airflow out of the right side of the AC ducts as the left. I removed...
• '78 heater box ducting to rear bumper
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Jul 96 11:10:57 PDT
  The heater boxes on my '78 engine are supposed to have flexible ducting to 2" metal pipes that end just beneath the rear bumper...
• Re: Mold in ducts.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 06:38:48 EDT
  ...The heating ducts very rarely >get >moldy. Mold needs moisture and food. Antifreeze vapors are extremely >toxic >and some can not smell it but...
• Re: Engine Temperature in Winter
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 07:21:10 -0500
  ...These > are the ducts that supply fresh air to the outer dash vents. Tighten the > ducts and secure the connections with duct tape (what...
• Re: AC
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 01:33:16 -0330
  ...You can do away > with the full duct work and still keep that rear unit. It will blow like > a hurricane with the rest...
• Re: AC duct sagging
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 4 Jan 2011 09:52:52 -0500
  ...On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 8:56 AM, Douglass Collins <collinsmedicus@hotmail.com> wrote: > My 88 Wolfsburg ac ducting has been sagging. Is...
• Re: Lower door vents taped up?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jul 2002 02:44:56 EDT
  ...While poking around my front doors on my 90 GL, I > noticed > some black tape similar to duct tape covering the body cutout for...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 23 Apr 2007 (#2007-423)
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:23:38 -0400
  ...If he uses duct tape over the rust holes and then repaints with thick house paint and a roller he can still qualify. Seen...
• Re: AC duct sagging
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 4 Jan 2011 10:02:16 -0700
  ...AC duct sagging | |You will get lots of other advice, but I always say take the thing |off. Then you won't bang your...
• outbound ducting on the average vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 19:50:11 -0500
  ...I'll bet there aren't many here who > know where the outbound ducting is on the average vanagon. where does the air go...
• Re: WTB 83 diesel heater cover
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 06:33:44 -0800
  Ok guys, which duct are we talking about here? I suspect mine is already gone from the descriptions I'm hearing. Do you mean...
• Re: [vanagon] removing duct tape from paint..ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 07:48:09 -0500
  ...how does one get the resitual duct tape gummyness > off the paint without harming it? > thanks.. > > chris > > > [Non-text portions of this message have...
• Vents above side sliding door
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 8 Dec 2001 21:56:48 -0800
  ...I seem to recall that this is so because when the pop top was put in the camper version these air ducts became disabled...
• Re: reparing overhead AC ducting
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:45:55 EDT
  ...the pieces if you need them. (the recall pieces and the ducting) chris ************** Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in...
• Re: Sunroof/Moonroof/Marine Hatch
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 18:44:24 -0800
  ...I removed the ducting and cut the opening >between the ribs just forward of the rear seat. Installed the sunroof and >reinstalled the ducting...
• Re: Dramatically Improving AC capacity
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 11 Nov 2001 11:00:46 -0700
  ...I made a duct from 3" diam. flexible aluminum vent duct. It expands from 3' to 8' and holds it's shape. It's...
• Re: A/C ducting
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:34:29 -0500
  ...I see that I will need to disassemble the ducting again to see how > I can fix it firmly in place. The question I...
• A/C Ducts, etc. In Central Ohio
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:31:31 -0400
  ...However, the A/C ducting and the doors and rear hatch are still there. If anyone needs any of this stuff, let me know...
• euros 4sale
  Historical mailing list - mike mulliganshaw
  8 Jun 95 10:51:04 EST
  ...802-241-3424 Without ductape, I would have floundered for years. By Jerry Dennis from In Praise of Ductape. *****************************************************
• Storage tips for a carat with the roof a/c duct work
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Mon, 21 Oct 2013 11:38:27 -0400
  ...I've got a bluestar tintop with the A/C ductwork running along the roof dead center. I'm looking for ideas, tips, and...
• Re: best lube for sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 8 Jun 2011 15:37:55 -0400
  > So you are saying it is nothing but aviation/military grade duct tape?;-) > > > BenT > Some looks like duct tape, especially the stuff made for...
• Re: FW: AC Ducts Falling - need advice (Newbie)
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 31 Jul 2000 19:49:03 -0700
  ...AC Ducts Falling - need advice (Newbie) > List: > > Is this problem related to the Westfalia camper AC housing in the rear > sagging/falling? I remember...
• Re: Removing the A/C duct work
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:30:30 -0500
  ...Eastern Daylight Time, > > hhoffman@IP-SOLUTIONS.NET writes: > > > > So, I'm wondering if anyone with A/C, that has the duct that runs along...
• Re: leaky air vents
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 13:07:14 -0800
  I use foam rubber blocks cut to fit inside the heater duct cover, round foam rubber plugs for the outside defroster vents and rectangular...
• Re: WTB 83 diesel heater cover
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 21:41:20 -0800
  ...I suspect, but have no proof, that that plastic floor duct acts like a bit of a noise resonator. I will remove mine ( i...
• Re: Patching driver's seat cover
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 Sep 2005 21:53:33 EDT
  ...After a > few days the duct tape seems to start curling and sliding from one > edge...probably because of my > body heat and movement...
• WTB Plastic Front Air Duct Piece
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 11:03:36 -0800
  I need the black plastic air ducting piece that fits in the center of the console ... below the radio... it snaps in and extends...
• Re: Who has the duct tape?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 31 Aug 2001 10:05:28 -0700
  ...Who has the duct tape? > on 8/31/2001 9:05 AM, Joseph Fortino at fortino1@onebox.com wrote: > > > this is why i keep...
• Air Leaks Revisited
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sun, 24 Jan 1999 23:27:22 -0600
  ...What I did was first put duct tape on all of the fresh air duct connections under the dash (the round tube ducts that...
• Re: stupid cup holder question--where to attach
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 16:46:39 -0700
  ...You know how you carry a roll of ducttape, right? I needed it for something one day and it ended up between the two...
• Re: Vanagon Diesel Aux Heater Questions
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Tue, 17 Jul 2001 14:21:18 -0400
  ...Does the blower up at the heater core circulate this air? > Or is there a separate blower and ducts? It comes through the normal...
• Re: Looks like a Westie...
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Sun, 28 Oct 2018 15:30:54 -0700
  Steven, we now have a new acoustical ducting for that heater which drops the sound level emitted from the ducting to around 50 decibels...
• Re: how to keep that annoying a.c. duct on the ceiling - COVERED BY RECALL
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 18 May 1999 12:15:13 -0400
  ...AIR CONDITIONER:HOSE:DUCT:AIR > Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC > Mfg. Campaign #: SU > Year: 1989 > Make: VOLKSWAGEN TRUCK > Model: VANAGON > Manufactured From: AUG 1985...
• Re: Vanagon Vent Control Positions
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Apr 1997 13:54:37 -0500
  ...Bottom lever (4) is the fresh air control for the ducts that run along the sides of the interior of the back of the...
• Re: best lube for sliding door
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 8 Jun 2011 17:00:08 -0700
  ...I'll bet the stuff works really well in ductwork. The other helo blade tape I read about recently is supposedly some sort of...
• Re: Friday's known Vanagon problems
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 22:52:36 -0400
  ...Clear packaging tape isn't duct tape. However, there >IS< >clear duct tape nowadays. > > >On Aug 27, 2004, at 4:15 PM, Stan Wilder...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 18 Apr 2002 - Special issue (#2002-461)
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 19:32:22 -0700
  ...duct tape > > now that I know that duct tape is crap, what should I use instead: > the insulation in the engine compartment lid is...
• Re: Are My Curtains on Correct? - black cord thingie
  Historical mailing list - Trina Lindal
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 15:46:51 -0700
  Hell, I could just duct tape the curtain edge down. Aesthetics be damned. Duct tape works just fine for sealing up broken wing mirrors...
• End Cap for AC duct tunnel...
  Historical mailing list - Neil Wasbrikoff
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 13:58:51 -0500
  ...When I looked in, I saw that the owner had take the front AC console out (along with the first straight piece of duct...
• Re: recall notice 86-91 air conditioning ducts
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 21:29:29 EDT
  ...While dropping the rear unit the other pieces of the air duct decided to do the "domino" effect and all fell down in sucession...
• Re: vw vanagon a/c vent BS
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 28 Sep 2000 17:58:45 -0500
  someone wanted the text of the letter about the air conditioning ducts. here it is ... _________________________________________________________________ Volkswagen United States, Inc. 3800 Hamlin Road Auburn Hills...
• Re: Raised floor heater duct in diesels
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 15:01:25 -0800
  Shawn when the diesel has the aux heater option the plastic floor duct is removed. Alistair '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94...
• tape gum remover?
  Historical mailing list - DIGEST Kristin Dewey
  Sat, 11 Mar 2000 20:11:07 EST
  ...I covered the sunroof in my subaru with clear plastic sheeting and duct tape, because it was in the downpours we had last week...
• Re: Heater Duct Asbestos?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:09:11 -0400
  Asbestos? Where did everybody go?
• Re: Clean Duct Tape Residue? (pop to canvas repair)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 31 Aug 2008 10:25:20 -0700
  ...Didn't do anything to the mildew spots, but sure changed the colour! Anyhow.... --- :^) FWIW, (I'm sure there may be others with duct...
• heater blower project
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Wed, 4 Oct 95 11:23:23 EDT
  ...Just run aluminum duct hose right from the heat exchanger to the duct on the body. In NJ and points north, you were never...
• Re: Mold in ducts.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 21:41:47 EDT
  ...Set it in front of the van and turn on the heater fan to pull it through the duct work. Maybe a plastic sheet...
• Re: Air conditioner for camping
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Fri, 29 Mar 2002 22:20:37 -0500
  ...The first was to cut a hole in the top of the AC unit in front of the condenser and run a dryer duct...
• Re: here is a stumper....two VIN's on the dash??? anyone ever heard of that?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Jan 2006 02:40:44 EST
  ...Is the 86 that > you are parting out the same? > > '87-91 westys had a different rear ducting than 86 down westys... i dont...
• interior rear heat
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Wed, 24 Sep 1997 09:03:50 EDT
  ...heater) what about tapping off hot-air duct that runs to the front of the van from the heater boxes, splicing in another duct...
• Re: Raised floor heater duct photo in Bentely
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 19:28:26 -0800
  On 25 Jan 2005 at 13:34, mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > If anyone cares, there is a picture of the floor duct...
• Re: And what should arrive in my inbox this morning from Banggood but this magnetic offer
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 13 Apr 2016 19:17:14 +0000
  Maybe you could do the whole thing without any sewing at all?  Consider laying the duct tape/magnet sandwich strip adjacent to the fabric...
• Re: Removing the A/C duct work
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:29:58 -0700
  ...same as a passenger van without the ceiling A/C tunnel duct, and even with the cheapo R134A FLAPS conversion, we stay cool up...
• FIXED! was Re: Any easy, low-cost way to replace power window lift with manual?
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 13:48:21 -0700
  ...WD-40 and duct tape.| | If it doesn't move and it should, use WD-40. | | If it moves and shouldn't, use duct...
• Removing the A/C duct work
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:09:04 -0400
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• Re: Westfalia A/C Idea
  Historical mailing list - Frank Terhaar-Yonkers
  Tue, 8 Jul 1997 12:35:38 GMT
  ...It should be easy to fashion a removable duct that could be stowed when the top is up. Make a flat one (3" or...
• Re: a/c roof ducts recall
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 18:01:34 -0600
  > I remember that a few months ago there was mention of a problem with the a/c > ducts falling from tha roof. I went...
• Re: A/C drip
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:01:14 -0500
  ...Check to see if heated air is leaking through the ducts into the passenger compartment. That will cause water pouring from the rear. I...
• Re: A/C Fan Blower Switch
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 14:06:06 EDT
  ...To get to it, you'll need to remove the front AC duct section above the windshield and the duct piece connected to it...