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• Rear heater core?
  Historical mailing list - CanineWolf
  Wed, 17 Dec 1997 17:31:08 EST
  The bus depots has rear heater cores for 89.95 anyone got em for cheaper, or perhaps used....that they dont need. Also the...
• BA-6 Heater parts
  Historical mailing list - Charles Bennett
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 15:37:32 -0500
  ...I am also trying to fix the BA-6 heater in my 1980 vanagon, and find that the combustion fan motor is bad. Do...
• Auxillary heater
  Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
  Wed, 10 May 2000 21:31:17 -0400
  Has anyone tried to put a diesel auxillary heater on an 81 gas powered air cooled westy? I have the ausillary heater, and am...
• Re: rear heater hose question??
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 25 Nov 2003 18:46:25 -0500
  Rear heater! You can plug those hoses anywhere you want! it doesn't matter which one goes where, it's just a coolant loop...
• Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:30:39 -0800
  Oil pan heaters for VW's do exist. There is a different part number for air cooled vs water cooled but either will work...
• Re: Gas heaters...was Re: Heater
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 29 Jan 2015 05:52:19 +0000
  There was a gasoline-fired coolant heater called the BBW-46 made by Webasto , Canadian market only.The BA-6 was a North American...
• Re: Gas heaters...was Re: Heater
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 29 Jan 2015 07:28:03 +0000
  ...Gas heaters...was Re: Heater I’m confused.  Is the Webasto BBW46 for heating the cabin or heating the coolant?  Jeff 85 Westfalia with...
• Re: Leaking Rear Heater
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 18:14:55 -0800
  ...Leaking Rear Heater > Finally found out the source of my cold weather leak: rear heater core. > > I would like to remove the core and...
• Re: Block heaters for Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Thu, 6 Nov 2014 14:56:41 -0600
  I think EMPI and J-Bugs both offer a "Pan" heater at one time. It bolted up under the oil strainer and you plugged...
• Gas heater question?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 14:26:51 -0400
  HI listies, Does anyone know the difference between the BN4 and the BN6, VW installed, gas heaters? Is there any difference in what people...
• heater thread
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 18:43:51 -0800
  Hi Gang, I don't have direct experice with my van needing a heater, but the my sailboat will get one of these dickenson...
• Heater Jeopardy
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 2 Dec 2009 17:36:49 -0800
  ...Things you find in a Vanagon heater!!! I've seen a hundred posts about rodent nests in van heaters. I'll see your mouse...
• Re: rear heater ETC
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:27:00 -0700
  ...rear heater ETC ...With the heater running, I know it's about to overheat when the blowing heat suddenly becomes cold...
• re. heat in vw vans, block heater for WBX
  Historical mailing list - Gary
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 22:09:31 -0600
  ...Block heaters are something you southern folks won't know anything about, but they are high wattage 120volt plug-in heaters which warm your...
• Re: advice on installing 72 Eberspacher BN4, into a 67 westy
  Historical mailing list - G. Lee
  Sat, 25 Oct 2003 10:00:42 -0600
  ...thanks....jay ------------------ If you need gas heater parts, I have some BN4 and BN2 stuff. I may also have several complete BN4 heater systems...
• Re: Rear heater control
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 18 Nov 2012 13:50:02 -0800
  ...Whether warm air comes out the rear heater is determined by the fan for the rear heater being on or not, or course. you...
• Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:06:39 -0400
  Oil dipstick heaters are still available and will work on practically any vehicle. I used one daily in my Jetta, back when I wintered...
• Re: Question for Gas Heater Gurus
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 12:01:47 -0800
  ...As long as you have good fuel lines -you can run the heater. test like this: 1. Hook up the black wire with fuse...
• 1979 heater boxes
  Historical mailing list - Joe Kearney
  Wed, 1 Mar 1995 13:55:20 -0500
  ...It appears that the heater boxes for the 1979 Transporter are one year only. They are no longer available new (Why would somebody make...
• Re: FREE 1985 VANAGON * (with eberspacher gas heater)
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:06:53 -0400
  Actually, they were...I have a couple customers with '84 Westies, factory gas heater. Karl JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: waterboxer vanagons were never sold...
• New Member
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Dec 1995 16:57:42 -0500
  ...Help! I don't have a heater. Are there aftermarket heaters or dealer heaters available? thanks, Mark
• Re: Platinum Cat heater while mobile..
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 12:55:30 -0800
  ...If the exhaust vent on the plat cat vented heater is blocked for whatever reason, the electric operated propane valve on the heater will...
• VW-FYI-Gas Heater resources
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 16:41:58 -0400
  Eric, to the best of my knowledge no one has shared on the web a gas to diesel heater conversion. I would think one...
• Re: rear heater coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 24 Apr 1999 19:25:42 -0700
  Hi, 5/8" heater hose funs to and from the radiator under the van. There are two "T"s which run up to the...
• Re: Booster heater? was- idea?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 25 Oct 2013 07:46:42 -0500
  The fuel fired heater like the air cooled had... thanks! Rob At 10/25/2013 04:23 AM, ralph meyermann wrote: >My 82 diesel...
• plat cat heater mount
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:56:24 -0700
  I'll take the risk of starting another tendentious heater thread by directing you (if you wish) to this post I made showing the...
• Re: Rear heater - sweet smell
  Historical mailing list - Paul Gordon
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:34:31 -0400
  ...Rear heater - sweet smell > I've had a "sweet smell" from my rear heater for years... and likely it is > a > small coolant leak...
• block heaters
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 27 Jun 1997 18:06:32 -0300 (ADT)
  Hi, I have an oil sump heater, dealer installed, and a battery heater, my install. For $14 the battery warmer guarantees a start regardless...
• Fr Air/Heater box mod pics + secret info for AirHeads!
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 18:09:02 -0700
  ...Here are some pics of fresh air/heater box mods, heater core trial install, and summary And for you "air heads" wanting to convert...
• Re: Inexpensive O2 Sensors - A Suggestion
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 20 Feb 2001 02:43:48 EST
  ...This will only work if the heater on your old O2 sensor has not burned out (rare condition). After determining the heater combination color...
• Re: Rear Heater
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 24 Nov 2002 16:05:13 -0600
  I would keep the heater. I find that the rear heater in winter supplies pleanty of heat - more efficient because of proximity to the...
• Re: Cat platinum heater
  Historical mailing list - Tony Smith
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 17:43:34 -0700
  ...propex heaters (again) >Hi Blake: >I have one of the smaller cat platinum heaters. Tell me more about this heater: Manufacturer, where you got...
• Re: Use heater core from different vehicle for front heat?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 13 Mar 2007 17:58:35 -0700
  ...One fellow wrote of using a GM truck heater core. Regardless I believe it was still smaller. Hmmm...... As for local suppliers of new...
• Platinum Cat Heater
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 16 Nov 2000 00:48:09 EST
  ...Thermally yours, Robert Robert Keezer WarmerWagen warmerwagen@aol.com 206 878-8423 Heaters for VW campers Gas heaters Catalytic heaters [text/html]
• Gas Heater Web Sites
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 15:28:04 -0500
  ...Gasoline Heaters: Bus Gas Heaters - http://www.buslist.dynip.com/rvanness/index.htm Southwind Gas Heater Site - http://www.fament.com/chip/vw/heat...
• Looking For Gas Heater Parts -
  Historical mailing list - David Carment
  Wed, 04 Sep 1996 16:44:13 -0400
  I am still looking for parts for a BN4 Vanagon/Bus Gas Heater. If you have the twelve volt squirrel cage fan and sundry...
• Re: Removing the rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 11 Apr 2004 22:24:13 -0400
  ...Shunting the rear heater will reduce flow to the front heater and yes, it will also reduce available flow through the radiator. Dennis -----Original...
• Heater Core Replacement Degree of Difficulty 82 D Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 08:56:31 -0500
  ...I suspect the heater core for when we made a 150 mile trip a few weeks back w/heater on and flowing water, I...
• Heater hose help
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 18:09:49 -0400
  I just got back from the dealer where I priced out the heater hose that I need for my 85 (block to rear heater...
• Interior Camping Heater
  Historical mailing list - Lloyd Perkins
  Sun, 13 Apr 1997 13:28:59 -0700
  Hi With all this talk about heaters, could somebody recommend a small 120V portable heater to warm the inside of the westy during cold...
• Re: replacing heater hose
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Tue, 27 May 2003 23:26:12 -0700
  ...I also ditched the rear heater. Yes, the extra space under the seat is glorious! I'm getting ready to do the same, how...
• is this part of my heater?
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:03:54 -0600
  I noticed this some time shortly after we took out my heater box to replace the core: * http://tinyurl.com/b7h7d5n* * * Is it part...
• Re: Front Heater question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 7 Dec 2003 01:02:27 -0500
  That metal piece makes sure the air flows through the heater core at an angle so that it has time for the heat to...
• Re: Catalytic Heaters.
  Historical mailing list - davidson
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 16:34:43 -0800
  Steve, The vented heater may vent all the water vapor that is a by product of burning propane to the outside. But my guess...
• Heaters for VW's!
  Historical mailing list - Christopher P. Gibbs L.B.I.P.P.
  Sat, 29 Jun 1996 11:05:02 +0000
  ...FITTING THE HEATER: As I said the heater is 14 inches long, 6 inches wide and four and a half inches deep. If you...
• Front heater core
  Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt2
  Mon, 15 Dec 1997 12:02:34 -0900
  Hi Volks, I've been through the rear heater core ordeal. Now I'm dying to get up close and personal with the front...
• rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 16:17:59 PDT
  My heater bleeder valve went bad and let coolant into the interior. just took out the whole thing, when this happens do you usually...
• Re: Rear heater woes...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 13 Jul 2003 20:41:47 -0400
  David, Testing for rear heater leaks and having a blower motor that will not turn on are unrelated. The on/off valve, located on...
• rear heater bypass ?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 9 May 2013 15:25:55 -0400
  ...This van has the rear heater removed and the two hoses are connected in an open bypass. I am wondering if this is a...
• Re: Speaking of Heaters, who's got a QUIET plug in they like?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:38:27 -0500
  ...The Holmes heater mentioned early is claimed to have an "overheat shut-off", - http://www.allergytech.com/holmes_heater_hch4166.htm Some heaters have...
• Re: Getting at rear heater
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:30:13 -0700
  you do not have to remove the seat in the Westy to get at the heater. Just remove the plastic diffuser on the front...
• Re: Oil Pan Heater (immersion vs. stickon)
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 23:01:54 -0600
  ...I believe the external circulating heater powers 1200 watts but the 3 internal heaters work very fast, the head is warming in a few...
• Catalytic Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Robert S.Williams, MD-laptop
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 03:25:07 -0600
  Just as an aside, I have used an ELECTRIC heater in my westie and got condensation on the inside of the windows... I don...
• Re: Gas heaters in Splitties
  Historical mailing list - University of Toronto Information Commons
  Wed, 13 Dec 1995 09:17:31 -0500
  ...Gas heaters in Splitties > To: Multiple recipients of list <vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu> > > On Tue, 12 Dec 1995, JOHNSON THOMAS H <rsthj@aurora...
• Aircooled Heater control box question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Lawrence
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 01:01:25 -0800
  I figured out part of why my heater did not heat very well. In one of the heater control boxes there was no gasket...
• Re: rear heater question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 26 Dec 2003 10:17:55 -0500
  The valve is on the passenger side of the heater. Reach in through the slot and there is a lever. I find that the...
• Re: Bypassing rear heater core?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 2 Apr 2000 08:24:53 -0700
  ...In both these cases the front heater will put off more heat than if the two hoses were plumbed together or the rear heater...
• Re: rear heater smells like syrup
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 21:01:07 -0600
  ...rear heater smells like syrup > My site is partially up, there is a section on the rear heater core. > Here it is: > > http://www3...
• Re: Rear heater cores
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 27 Dec 2010 18:06:45 -0500
  ...Rear heater cores > Hi, Has anyone on the list purchased the rear heater core that is currently offered ebay for $31?Are they good...
• HEaters -n- Heads
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Feb 1995 19:28:10 -0600
  OK, I have a heater question (Surprise Surprise!) My heads are leaking the the Blue liquid all over the place, but my heater (up...