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• Re: Some cool upgrades we are doing on a Westy.
  Historical mailing list - turbowesty
  Tue, 17 Dec 2013 17:14:47 -0500
  ...2nd battery, the GW glove box light, and dual propane > tanks. Getting ready to install a Propex Heater under the rear seat. > > If anyone...
• Cable lubricators /type motorcycle
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Sat, 7 Jan 1995 08:30:44 CST6CDT
  ...It is one of my favorite tools box additions and is frequently used. It is particularly effective in loosening heater control cables. I'd...
• Re: What a day...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 20:34:02 -0700
  ...handles, the > rear heater switch, hazard switch, climate control sliders, dash light > bulbs, map pockets, dome lights and glove box light... > > So, question is...
• Re: Air Cooled heat----the quick, cheap and dirty way
  Historical mailing list - John Andrew
  Sun, 19 Dec 1999 08:59:43 -0700
  ...heater boxes as they were rotten and pricey, I will fix them >back to original when time and money become cheaper. Temporary Temp control...
• Re: Cable lubricators /type motorcycle
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 07 Jan 1995 12:15:00 +0500
  ...It is one of my >favorite tools box additions and is frequently used. It is >particularly effective in loosening heater control cables. I know...
• Re: Cabin Heat / Aux Heating / Propane Heater/ camping heater / pics
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Wed, 16 Feb 2005 18:21:48 -0800
  ...Installing the > combustion fan on the > exhaust side and drawing a "vacuum" on the heater > box is the best way to > install a combustion...
• Re: Leaking heater control valve
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Wed, 15 Sep 2021 21:01:04 -0700
  ...Leaking heater control valve > > I am a little concerned about having no quick ability to defog the > windshield. We are expecting cool temps and...
• Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 11:16:40 -0500
  ...box, whereas the Vanagon was designed to use a manually controlled coolant modulating valve (yes, even in the rear) controlling flow through the heater...
• Re: Near stall on right turns???
  Historical mailing list - Dave T. Richards
  Sat, 08 Feb 1997 21:45:23 -0500
  ...small Ceramic Electric space heater Between the ECU box and the aux heater box (the cover of the heater is cast aluminium any way...
• Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 16:34:08 -0800
  ...box, whereas the Vanagon was designed to use a >> manually controlled coolant modulating valve (yes, even in the rear) >> controlling flow through the heater...
• Re: After Market A/C project - Items needed
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 12:53:17 +0100
  ...of ducts. > > > I modified a stock WBX heater box with Audi A/C stepper motors to > control airflow, but the biggst problem is getting...
• Re: SMOKE! After I turn off my BA6 Gas Heater
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 20 May 2002 15:11:16 -0400
  ...heater boxes burning -check your valve covers- any leaking whatsoever is not acceptable. >Moving the lever to the left shuts off the heater boxes...
• Re: replacing heater blower!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 17:30:39 -0400
  ...8) You can leave the heater core attached to its hoses, though it's physically a bit awkward. 9) Bus Depot has heater boxes...
• Re: Tips for cleaning up wiring under dash
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 24 Oct 2021 10:06:25 +0200
  ...The branches can be nicely zip tied to the heater box itself. There are thin plastic walls on the box, right above the metal...
• Re: afordable alternatives RE: Radiator fan resistor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 27 Jul 2013 18:02:41 -0400
  ...You have to remove the dash and then the heater box, and then you have to split the heater box to get to the...
• W'falia AC Hop-Up
  Historical mailing list - by way of Ron Lussier
  Mon, 25 Aug 1997 12:42:03 -0700
  ...For wiring, I mounted a SPDT switch on the box under the rear seat which houses the rear heater core & blower. The red wire...
• Re: Exaust Systems
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Tue, 28 May 2002 09:33:39 -0400
  ...First of all, get yourself a new pair of heater boxes. The heater boxes (or exchangers) bolt directly onto the heads. E-mail Stan...
• Re: Vanagon Vent Control Positions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Apr 1997 12:32:55 -0400 (EDT)
  ...and the one to the right of the glove box. No. This lever controls airflow to the floor area. Again, it might "seem" directional...
• Re: 1982 Heater Cables for Climate Control - Part Number and Source
  Historical mailing list - S DaRoota
  Mon, 12 Mar 2018 14:04:08 -0700
  ...1982 Heater Cables for Climate Control - Part Number and > Source > > There he is! > > Not sure what parts he needs, but here's a list...
• Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 18:18:23 -0700
  ...Isn't it true that coolant circulation to both of these is NOT controlled by the thermostat because they share the coolant path with...
• Re: Physics phun
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 27 Dec 2010 16:24:29 -0500
  ...your heater box that has no flap and into the car for added warmth that won't be able to be controlled. It'll...
• refrigerator failure, '91 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 2 Feb 2012 21:16:17 -0600
  ...When the box is good and cold, I know that the heater box is good and warm. Then I just open the propane valve...
• front heat box foam, was 'sound deadening'
  Historical mailing list - Tolga Morawski
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 16:10:51 -0500
  Hi there, I recently re-did my heater box foam and also had a hard time finding a suitable replacement but did find a...
• Re: Heat
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 10:19:39 PDT
  ...Warm air is controlled by two other levers. One is connected to the heater flapper valves and controls how much heated air is admitted...
• bilge blower speed control - HOW?
  Historical mailing list - Holly and Chris Mills
  Thu, 22 Feb 2001 19:42:35 -0800
  ...ceiling fan speed control. Hmmm - would that work? I don't want to put them down stream of the heaters because they won't...
• speedometer noise and other ramblings
  Historical mailing list - lbart
  Tue, 7 Jan 1997 23:30:24 -0500
  ...I've also noticed some strangeness with my heater flapper boxes. I'll post this to type2 as well because more people there have...
• Coolant light mysteries continued!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 30 Sep 2022 13:59:48 +0000
  ...Then need is to isolate the source of the problem, wiring, the gauge, and the coolant level module, controller, whatever you want to call...
• Re: Sticky vent controls?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 20 Aug 2021 10:54:49 -0500
  ...Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> If you take the heater box out you must take the cables loose and that >> means readjust them...
• LED Lighting upgrade: summary
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Sun, 7 Jun 2009 21:22:02 -0700
  ...All are direct plug-ins, with the exception of the heater control LEDs, which will require some dexterity with a soldering iron to assemble...
• Re: Faint coolant smell
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 12 Sep 2015 09:47:03 -0400
  ...For opening the heater cores isn't the front one simply controlled by the dash lever? The heaters bleed easily on their own. No...
• Re: Dash coming out. Any prev. maint tips?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:07:45 -0800
  ...I removed the stock heater/gas heater a while back, but I'll make sure the cable controlling the defrost from blower works. That...
• Re: Load Reduction Relay: what's it do?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Sun, 15 Apr 2001 17:59:21 -0700
  jeff, I'm not sure exactly what it does, maybe it's just a little box full of magic. I had the same symptoms...
• Re: Inserting Terry K heater shutoff valve
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 12:34:00 -0700
  The only stock vanagon that has the heater cable inside the passenger compartment next to the glove box is the 82 diesel vanagon, the...
• Re: FW: Dash removal - how long
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 23 Oct 2010 18:32:36 -0500
  ...Cracking the heater box, getting new foam on all those pieces, marking the control wires and keeping up with little parts all take time...
• Re: Floor Duct
  Historical mailing list - Neil Crawford
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:22:46 -0700
  ...Then remove the crappy 82 diesel heater box and > replace it with a nice 83-86 version along with the cables and lever > assembly...
• Re: front heater problems 85'
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:42:02 -0500
  ...Be sure to fully test blower and heater controls after mounting box and before putting dash back on... cheers, david >thanx in advance, > >have...
• Re: Stuff I did on my van today (finishing heater box refurb and misc dash-off stuff)
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:09:45 -0500
  ...to finish up the heater box refurb. (Thanks to > Alistair and Ken for their help in identifying my heater core airflow > restrictor, btw!). Tonight...
• Cold-weather camping/propane heater report
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 18:10:17 -0600
  ...Is there no end? To sum it up: -- nice heater, minimum smell -- seems to have little heat control -- more than adequate heat output at...
• Re: More Heater Blower Problems
  Historical mailing list - WERNER SCHIRMER
  Wed, 08 Jan 1997 11:46:17 -0800
  ...the two bolts lower down the column -remove radio, glove box and heater controls :pull off dials :pull off knobs (mine have not been...
• Re: 1982 Heater Cables for Climate Control - Part Number and Source
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Fri, 9 Mar 2018 13:43:43 +0000
  ...1982 Heater Cables for Climate Control - Part Number and > Source > > It looks like vanagain.com may have these parts. You in my > AirCooledVanagon fb...
• Re: Wombat/Gerbil update
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Sun, 19 Nov 1995 10:49:00 -0700
  ...This is the piece that the fresh air tubes go through to connect to the heater boxes, and is on a level with the...
• Re: Warm air from under dash.
  Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
  Fri, 19 Jul 1996 08:25:41 -0400
  ...van, but she claims to be turning off all of the heater > controls. This is more and more annoying as temperatures rise in mid...
• Re: Random Compatibility Questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:46:57 -0800
  ...direct fit. > > washer should be identical. > Slightly different on the heater box and controls possiby , but > adaptable. > > just about every part on the whole...
• Load Reduction Relay: what's it do?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sun, 15 Apr 2001 20:07:25 EDT
  ...171 937 503 1.What does the Load Reduction Relay do? (It's mounted on top of the fuse box) 2. It seems mine...
• Re: Small Vanagon parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 30 Jan 2018 11:56:15 -0800
  ...rear heater (1) new > Electric mirror control switch in bezel with plug socket (1) > Diesel Vanagon speedometer assembly 870 rev. > Glove box lamps, 1...
• Re: Vanagon diesel engine transplants
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 17:14:50 +0100
  ...5) Ebersp�cher gasoline heater (if applicable): switch on. Green light should come on on control module, after 2-3 mins it should start...
• Re: porsche engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:52:27 -0700
  ...porsche engine conversions >You would use the porsche heater boxes. >You could also put in a watercooled porsche engine. >I don't know the...
• 81/82 Westy differences
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Sep 95 17:39:21 EDT
  ...a) plastic intake air vents replaced steel vent on 81; b) dash vent controls of three on the 81 instead of 4 on later...
• Re: inside/outside thermometer installation
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:20:48 -0800
  ...I mounted that just above the heater control, adjacent to the instrument cluster. Sticky back velcro came with the widget and it works just...
• Re: Inserting Terry K heater shutoff valve
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 13:03:52 -0700
  ...Inserting Terry K heater shutoff valve The only stock vanagon that has the heater cable inside the passenger compartment next to the glove box...
• Re: [subaruvanagon] temperature fluxuation, why?
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:52:03 EST
  ...Fixes I have done to control the temp drops are 1. blocked the majority of the air hitting my front heater core. 2. using...
• Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 08:44:46 -0800
  ...box, whereas the Vanagon was designed to use a > manually controlled coolant modulating valve (yes, even in the rear) > controlling flow through the heater...
• Re: Inserting Terry K heater shutoff valve
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 10:25:53 -0800
  ...This has permanently blocked access to the valve, which > sits on top > of the heater box, and a number of other little items. For...
• Re: Hot Foot well
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Wed, 30 Jun 2021 19:31:30 -0500
  I went inside the cabin, dropped the glove box, clamped off the two hoses going down to the heater valve,removed the hoses and...
• Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 22:52:42 -0500
  ...box, whereas the Vanagon was designed to use a >>> manually controlled coolant modulating valve (yes, even in the rear) >>> controlling flow through the heater...
• Re: Warming the oil in cold weather? Other options.
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 3 Jan 2016 19:57:03 -0800
  ...Unfortunately the Water > Boxer does no lend itself to freeze plug heaters as most other engines do. > The non-pump heaters rely on thermal...
• Re: Audiovox ccs100
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sat, 14 Oct 2006 13:47:46 -0700
  ...This looks > like a > good spot for the control switch. Mine had a column mount switch. > 4) I took out the rear underseat heater...
• A/C in a T3, dreams
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 20 May 2006 14:21:07 -0700
  BenT, if any of the Vintage Air models support control and direction of fresh outside air please tell me which one. As far as...
• Re: Exaust Systems
  Historical mailing list - Russell, William
  Tue, 28 May 2002 10:16:47 -0400
  ...First of all, get yourself a new pair of heater boxes. The heater boxes (or exchangers) bolt directly onto the heads. E-mail Stan...
• Re: adding a new dash A/C unit?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 26 Jul 2013 15:56:28 -0700
  ...about the big project that did it by removing the stock > heater box and eliminating all fresh/outside air flow capability but > that does...