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  • Re: getting a jump on winter-plat cat heaters available anywhere?
    Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
    Thu, 29 Aug 2002 07:15:36 -0400
    ...these are the model numbers of two of the Plat Cat vented heaters. Thanks, Chris ---- Original message ---- >Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 22:54...
  • installing a vented catalytic heater (L)
    Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
    Thu, 28 Aug 1997 17:39:42 -0400
    ...I think the vented catalytic heaters are cheaper= - about $330 for the 6000-btu size- and a bit easier to install. = Bill Dummitt
  • Re: vent question
    Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
    Tue, 20 Sep 94 8:36:24 PDT
    ...Move the top lever to the right and the dash will recieve vented/heated air. The next (2nd) lever down is the heat control...
  • Re: Lug Nut Torque?
    Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
    Mon, 30 Mar 1998 08:03:28 -0500
    ...the Vanagon, it has happened to me on the more fragile vented rotors). At what point does the pressure start revising the shape of...
  • Re: Update: 81 Air-Cooled Vanagon Stalling at Warm Idle
    Historical mailing list - Eckie Prater
    Sat, 1 May 1999 21:54:03 -0500
    Tom, My guess is the case instead of being vented to the atmosphere has a vacuum line to burn off oil vapors. Eck - >On...
  • Re: MrHeater Solution???
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Tue, 24 Oct 2000 20:05:40 -0700
    ...go for about $220 or so) but it's still not vented to the outside which means you will have to leave the window...
  • group purchase opportunity for south african syncro/2wd vanagon parts
    Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
    Fri, 22 Feb 2002 14:58:16 -0800
    ...a partial listing of parts: * 15" syncro vented disc brake kits * dual headlight grills * full-length lower grills * custom, rebuildable syncro gas monotube shock...
  • Re: Coleman Plat Cat heater report
    Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
    Thu, 6 Jan 2000 10:51:02 -0500
    ...These heaters are all vented heaters and vented heaters are the only ones that are safe to run while sleeping. Period. Malcolm was very...
  • westy woodstove
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 19 Oct 1994 21:58:22 -0700
    ...out of mexican pottery, sometimes used atop a kitchen counter and vented externally, so why not in the van? This would allow the use...
  • PROPEX Furnaces: Group Purchase?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
    Wed, 23 Oct 1996 17:28:58 -0400
    I am going to be calling PROPEX in England within the next couple of days to order a "Propex Compact 1600", a vented propane...
  • Re: Low Platinum Cat prices shown on I-net sales site.
    Historical mailing list - davidson
    Sun, 8 Nov 1998 10:35:51 -0800
    ...Saturday, November 07, 1998 1:21 AM > > At the following address: > http://www.netins.net/showcase/solarcatalog/catalogue10.html > I found vented Platinum Cat...
  • [Fwd: Re: Plat Cat Heaters]
    Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
    Tue, 11 Apr 2000 12:17:57 -0700
    ...You are right about the vented & safe~~~ I think its the safest gas heater on the planet! Thanks for keeping in touch. Arnie -----Original...
  • AC Belt size?
    Historical mailing list - J. Stutsman
    Tue, 19 Dec 1995 12:44:53 -0800 (PST)
    ...The compressor seems to work but it has been vented, I would like to add the belt now and try to get it working...
  • Re: vented battery with venting hose
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
    Tue, 15 Jul 2003 13:03:35 -0700
    we have vent holes in our battery comparts??? didnt know that... didn't even see it... but I don't see a vent hole...
  • Re: 110 AC Mounting
    Historical mailing list - Ron Tipton
    Tue, 29 Jul 2003 10:19:56 -0400
    ...It was vented > thru vents to the engine compartment (minor hole cutting) and the face of > the unit appeared to be factory installed. Very...
  • Re: PROPEX Furnaces: Group Purchase?
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 23 Oct 1996 20:20:25 -0300 (ADT)
    ...In fact my Coleman Paralytic heater was $30 at a nearby yard sale, vented via an open window. :) tim
  • Re: Interior heater
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
    Tue, 30 Jul 2002 14:51:39 -0600
    ...Andrew Fox 86 Westy w/ plat cat vented catalytic heater that kept me warm and alive camping over 20 nights last winter in sub...
  • Re: Speaking of hot air...
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 1 Aug 2007 18:12:40 -0400
    ...I presume these boxes need to be vented and the holes to the underside of the van are where the hot air is getting...
  • Re: 87 Westy Propane Tank Capacity
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:58:27 -0400
    ...never got more than a gallon in the tank before it vented). d -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon...
  • How do I put South African Big Brakes on an 80 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
    Fri, 15 Mar 2002 08:00:28 -0500
    ...2 vented rotors 2 replacement hubs l&r complete calipers 2 brake hoses 4 3.5mm spacer washers (3.5 mm thick) to position...
  • Re: [Syncro] Larger 303mm Syncro brakes
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Wed, 4 Jun 2008 19:44:44 -0700
    ...what is the offset of the SL600 rears? Are they vented? David Marshall http://www.hasenwerk.ca Box 4153, Quesnel BC, Canada V2J 3J2...
  • Re: Mr. Heater buddy now under $40 at Lowes
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Wed, 4 Feb 2009 13:02:04 -0500
    ...PROPER OPERATION AND >VENTING of said heaters in an >enclosed / non-vented / Vanagon environment. You mean something like this, which is easily found on...
  • Re: Hot Air
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
    Fri, 4 Aug 2000 20:23:54 -0700
    ...As someone already stated, the battery compartment has a sealed cover and is vented to the outside (see them inside the wheel well) because...
  • Batteries, Venting, etc.
    Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
    Sat, 5 Aug 2000 09:33:58 -0500
    ...The batteries are vented, right into the engine compartment, and I have never heard of an explosion, or any other problems because of the...
  • Re: after market heater
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
    Fri, 2 Feb 2001 18:03:02 -0500
    ...heater like this one in their van? It could be easily vented by drilling a hole in the floor either under the rear bench...
  • Re: Carpet and Flooring Repair - 88 GL
    Historical mailing list - JRodgers
    Sat, 22 Mar 2014 14:45:05 -0500
    Coolant has been topped off and the system vented to remove any air. That silly light is still blinking. Hopefully I can get to...
  • Plat.cat
    Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
    Tue, 2 Dec 1997 00:55:49 -0800
    ...use it for something else than the stove...for a portable vented Plat.cat heater for example. 1- I was thinking of just putting...
  • Re: Wart injection. was: www.natoint.com/F
    Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
    Fri, 19 Mar 1999 12:48:31 -0500
    ...They have to be vented because of the fermentation process. I've only had one neighbor complain so far and one visit from the...
  • Re: Winters in the van
    Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
    Fri, 15 Nov 2002 17:05:43 -0500
    Malcom I think you mean Black Cat as in Coleman, the Plat Cat vented propane heaters are much more expensive, and I don"t...
  • Fw: brakes
    Historical mailing list - chris jackson
    Wed, 20 Oct 2004 13:18:05 -0700
    ...the stock specs? Is there an after market rotor that is vented? I also need to stay with the 14" wheel the 1.6...
  • Re: Speaking of hot air...
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Wed, 1 Aug 2007 22:39:09 +0000
    ...I presume these boxes need to be vented and the holes to the > underside of the van are where the hot air is getting...
  • Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:47:27 -0600
    I installed the Overland single piston BB kit up front with 288mm vented rotors a few years ago. That improved my braking performance and...
  • Gas Heat in a Splittie...
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 13 Dec 1995 09:38:09 EST
    ...The exhaust is vented to the side and slightly back on the passenger side. (This exhaust helped me un-freeze my tire pressure gauge...
  • Re: Thermo System Inc. Phone Number Update
    Historical mailing list - Bob Bellanca
    Thu, 28 Aug 1997 11:55:19 -0700
    ...The new > number is: > > 360/352-0539 > > The company sells the only vented catalytic heaters which can be installed > in motor homes/Vans. fyi...
  • Help! Overheating
    Historical mailing list - zyno
    Sat, 16 May 1998 11:48:19 -0400
    ...After I vented the coolant and then opened the radiator bleed, coolant gushed out of that opening in the head missing the expansion plug...
  • Catalytic Heater
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 30 Aug 94 16:42:03 EDT
    ...But the other underdog? manufacturer, Thermal Systems, makes a catalytic heater that is externally vented. Thus, you have no problems with air purity, you...
  • Re: Rear disks in a Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Mon, 29 Oct 2001 09:02:25 +0100
    ...Does the A4 rotor (disc) require the >rear hubs to be cut smaller? I would guess that this is a thin not vented >rotor...
  • Re: Source for Plat Cat heater?
    Historical mailing list - Aaron
    Thu, 9 Nov 2006 10:31:26 -0800
    ...http://www.ventedcatheater.com/ I just talked to him and he said he has a new catalyst that he is really happy with that...
  • Re: WTB A/C gauges and vacuum pump
    Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
    Mon, 7 Dec 1998 18:53:47 -0600
    >>My system is brand new and totally open and vented at this point. I am >>not going >>to use Freon. I will use a...
  • Plat Cat Heaters
    Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
    Thu, 4 May 2000 00:41:53 -0700
    ...Design criteria for a permanent installation vanagon cat plart vented heater can still be submitted, but someone else has to be the master chef...
  • Audi 100/200 dual piston callipers
    Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
    Tue, 10 Feb 2004 20:07:22 EST
    ...If I was going to spend money on a brake system I would install Audi 100/200 dual piston callipers and 276mm vented rotors...
  • Re: Calling all OPTIMA BATTERY USERS!
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Wed, 11 Feb 2004 18:01:33 -0600
    ...Although the battery box is vented .. I like the idea of a battery that doesn't outgas since its in my living area. 4...
  • Re: Vanagon vs Eurovan
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Sat, 17 Mar 2007 14:15:27 -0700
    ...http://www.ventedcatheater.com/ Robert 1982 Westfalia --- andy highland <andy@420.AM> wrote: > "Am I a Vanagon or Eurovan Person?" > > http://www.gowesty.com...
  • Re: deep cycle batteries?
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 25 Jul 1996 19:32:48 -0400
    ...With some customizing, it can be done although a vented battery box under the rear seat would be better. Dennis
  • Re: Big Brake options
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Fri, 11 Jun 2021 17:43:41 -0500
    ...caliper with 312mm vented discs). > So far, I have been lucky I never needed the extra anti-fade of the > vented discs, but: > > On...
  • Re: P4 vs. stove (was Re: For Carver P4 owners: P4 performance questions)
    Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
    Fri, 3 Nov 2000 21:42:52 -0500
    If the P4 is a typical vented heater with heat exchanger and the rating is on the burner, there's your answer: the rating...
  • Re: Audi 100/200 dual piston callipers
    Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
    Wed, 11 Feb 2004 06:18:08 +0000
    ...We are currently working on locating a caliper carrier that will support the dual pot calipers with vented rotors for the front of our...
  • Re: difference between loaf and vanagon propane tanks
    Historical mailing list - wb6otg
    Thu, 6 Jun 2002 10:35:03 -0400
    ...The tank was still over half full when the fill valve failed and vented the propane. Bill
  • Re: Brakes
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Tue, 13 Apr 2021 22:44:39 +0200
    ...But usually, the biggest advantage of a brake conversions is not the pure size, but changing from solid to vented discs. Standard: The first...
  • Re: Coleman Propane Heaters
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Wed, 8 Oct 2003 12:41:24 -0600
    ...The major > reason that people use un-vented catalytic heaters is that they cost > under $100 while the cheapest vented heater is around $400...
  • Re: Radiator Bleed Screw
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
    Tue, 12 Jun 2007 23:55:18 EDT
    ...I did find one of the "vented" bolts in a wrecking yard. Having installed a new radiator a few years back, it had the...
  • How I fixed my Fuel problem
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 12 Jul 95 17:21:59 -0700
    ...with a cordless drill and a tiny drill bit and 'vented' the gas cap. It doesn't seem to leak, and if this is...
  • Re: Any better BRAKES? for 91 Westy
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 9 Apr 1999 08:50:34 EDT
    ...a certain person is working on a kit to install bigger, vented disc brakes on the Vanagon. This is a stock kit from South...
  • Re: venting, was Re: dometic 182b question
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Tue, 8 Nov 2005 12:26:19 -0500
    ...I think the heat from the fins is will stay in the interior unless it is seperately vented somehow. I did this by removing...
  • Re: Big Brake options
    Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
    Fri, 11 Jun 2021 20:49:59 -0400
    ...caliper with 312mm vented discs). > So far, I have been lucky I never needed the extra anti-fade of the > vented discs, but: > > On...
  • Re: propane tank questions, a cheap solution?
    Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
    Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:32:38 -0700
    ...however, it is a sealed compartment that is vented directly to the outside. these vents are readily available in european rv stores - you could...
  • Re: after market heater
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sat, 3 Feb 2001 00:40:08 -0500
    ...heater like this one in their van? It could be >easily vented by drilling a hole in the floor either under the rear bench...
  • Re: 82 brake rebuild
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Sun, 2 Sep 2001 05:16:06 EDT
    ...The stock early ATE & Girling calipers on US Vanagons do not have a wide enough of a keyway to allow the use of vented...
  • Re: Charcoal Cannister Purpose
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:43:34 -0400
    ...Fuel vapor from the tank is vented into the charcoal, which adsorbs (like absorbs, but on its surface instead of throughout) the gasoline vapor...
  • Re: Mr. Heater buddy now under $40 at Lowes
    Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
    Wed, 4 Feb 2009 17:02:09 -0500
    ...The Mr [cold draft] Buddy is hardly a direct competitor for any vented furnace. It's merely another sweat-shop-made-in-China product...