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interior rear heat
Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
Wed, 24 Sep 1997 09:03:50 EDT
hello all, all this talk recently of interior heating of air cooled vans got me thinking too about the upcoming winter. (my first in...
Re: Where is The Heat Going?
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Sat, 21 Jul 2007 21:58:53 -0700
...But it seems to me that the heat of the exhaust gases coming out the flue represents waste heat that is in addition to...
RE: gas heater vs. H2O heater
Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
Mon, 23 Dec 1996 10:54:11 EST
...The gas heater in the aircooled makes lots of heat right away, and can be used for preheating, but is an additional mechanism to...
Re: Unusual Achilles heel discovered...
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Thu, 13 Jan 2000 10:32:00 -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: Winters in the van...
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 15 Nov 2002 22:25:49 -0600
One recently is for a Westy heating system that uses the stove top, but vents to the outside. I have heard of this upside...
Re: No heat at stoplights.
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:23:13 -0500
My 87 Jetta GLI had what seemed like an instant furnace for a heater, as did my 81 Cabriolet and my buddy's 96...
Re: Front heater: low heat at highway speed
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Wed, 29 Nov 2006 13:52:24 -0800
I have experienced the heating problem described and fixed it by installing a new stock 87 degree thermostat. Most people think of the thermostat...
Re: Air cooled heater idea/questions
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 4 Feb 2007 21:52:18 -0500
...I think there would be adequate heat in there to make a difference in the van. Especially if the heater boxes were insulated. I...
Re: Windshield washers
Historical mailing list
Mon, 1 May 95 21:42:00 EDT
...a) heat would have no effect; b) heat will crack the glass; c) fluid should not be heated etc. What were your experiences? My...
rear heater 1990 GL ????
Historical mailing list - Rick Berman
Sat, 30 Sep 2000 19:00:47 -0600
vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Does anyone know if you can buy parts for the rear heater system. Parts other than the heater core or...
Re: Aircooled Heat inline fan?
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:52:44 -0400
...As Stan mentioned the > heat is MUCH hotter than that. > > Second is that the fan will be sucking on the heaters and pipes. > That...
Re: Heater Booster System
Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
Sun, 20 Aug 2028 15:10:06 -0600
...chris ------------- reply ------------ In canada, 1980 - 1987 2wd vanagons got auxiallary heaters. So it was available on water cooled vans up here. I have never...
Re: Heater Booster System
Historical mailing list - Brian Kelly
Mon, 20 Aug 2001 22:53:32 EDT
...Auxiliary Heater BA6. Canada Only. 1985-86. Comparing the unit to the earlier US air cooled busses, which forced heat to the front dash...
Re: Rear heater issues (84)
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:02:43 -0800
Whoa! The guy with the air cooled Van is the rear heater expert!? Must be time for my medication..........:) On Dec 28, 2007 1...
Re: DigiJet Hall Control Unit Maint' Point & Poll
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 23 Feb 2018 19:53:06 -0500
> > I removed the H'C'U' from Its HeatSink & found the Mating Surfaces to be > Quite Cruddy > Cleaned & Applied a > new coat of HeatSink...
Re: Dan H's Heater
Historical mailing list
Wed, 15 Feb 1995 01:41:54 -0500 (EST)
...3) my heat is not that great..it beat no heat at all,but i think it should be a bit hottersNO heat at...
Re: Rear heater - sweet smell
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:07:22 -0700
...or -take heater out and plug hoses or - go under van and remove "Tees" that deliver to heater, joining the main heater hoses together...
Re: rear heater, was 2.1 L Oil filler tube needed
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:14:01 -0500
...I guess If I camped in brutal winter conditions, I'd > >want heat back there going and coming, but heat up front is enough...
85 Vanagon No Heat
Historical mailing list - Randy Huyck
Sat, 10 Oct 1998 21:30:24 -0700
I've had my '85 Vanagon GL for four years now, and continue to be baffled by the heating system. The first year we...
Re: Antifreeze smell with heat
Historical mailing list
Thu, 19 Jan 1995 15:03:32 -0500 (EST)
> > I looked at an '87 Vanagon last night (I'm still a wannabus) and smelled that > sweet smell when I turned the heat on...
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: 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: Catalytic Heaters.
Historical mailing list - davidson
Tue, 3 Nov 1998 15:47:40 -0800
...Catalytic Heaters. > Date: Tuesday, November 03, 1998 3:27 PM > > Unvented catalytic heaters also dump copious amounts of > water vapor > into the van...enough...
Re: Hot water heater
Historical mailing list
Thu, 5 Sep 2002 09:58:25 -0700
...Hot water heater > > > > Has anyone considered installing an RV water heater such as a > > Suburban 6gal or 3gal in a Westy? I realize these...
RE: Winter Camping Heat & Water Tank
Historical mailing list
Fri, 16 Sep 1994 12:15:55 PDT
...One could even cut a >cut-out for the heater in the closet wall to minimize the extent to which the >heater sticks out...
Re: Improve comfort of Buddy Heater
Historical mailing list - Pete Sicilia
Wed, 16 Nov 2022 08:34:11 -0800
...Buddy Heaters produce > radiant heat. But a lot of heat rises above ceramic plate and just floats > up to ceiling; here is where the...
Re: Rear Vanagon Removal
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 2 Mar 2011 15:07:39 -0800
...and ...good thing the rear heater valve will still allow some coolant flow .. though rear heaters still rot out. I recommend the rear heater...
Re: Better Mileage Anyone? (without going ala Lilley)
Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
Sun, 27 Aug 2000 13:08:11 -0500
Mark Dorm said: > We're not interested in creating heat - we're interested in moving the > pistons - the heat is really a loss of...
Re: 85 vanagon heater don't heat
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 3 Mar 2002 18:27:02 -0600
Jesper Johansen wrote: > > My Vanagon 85' won't make any heat! I have tried all I can think off > I have bleeded it by...
RE: heaters and propane
Historical mailing list - Clark M. Carr
04 Jan 96 09:52:35 EST
...heaters and propane Volks, I've been wanting to install a vented propane heater in my bus for some time. One thing I am...
Re: Propex alternative?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Wed, 30 Oct 2013 18:47:49 -0700
...Heater Buddy, a portable propane heater that can easily burn though a 16.4 oz cannister in a morning and a half if I...
Propex v. Plat Cat
Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
Sun, 30 Nov 1997 20:42:28 -0800
For those still considering heaters: I recently installed a Propex heater after having used a thermal systems Platinum Cat vented 3000 btu catalytic heater...
Re: Coleman Plat Cat heater report
Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
Thu, 6 Jan 2000 10:51:02 -0500
Malcolm wrote: <<Each winter, we get around to discussing how to heat the interior of the van...>> The heater Malcolm describes can be had...
Copy of: Re: Tiny orange switch right of steering column below dash?
Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
18 Jan 97 23:08:11 EST
...The gas heater is mounted in place of your center heater tube. They are often called "heater boosters" because they take the pathetically heated...
Re: Fw: Wave 3 Heater
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Fri, 5 Dec 2003 12:06:24 -0500
I have been thinking of a water heater. Yep, A heater to heat the coolant, and re-wire the existing heater fans to run...
Re: Heater?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 12 Oct 2018 07:45:19 -0700
...I put in fresh coolant and the heater blew cold...but the temperature gauge didn't indicate "hot".... I've since learned. Never replaced...
Re: Catalytic Heaters.
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Tue, 3 Nov 1998 14:57:44 -0800
It is not safe to use a unvented catalytic heater in a enclosed space. A unvented catalytic heater will work ok for those who...
Re: generators again-Honda EU1000
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:59:28 -0500
...An electric heater would be, arguably, the worst use of a generator, due to multiple levels of efficiency loss (there's probably more heat...
RE: Gas Heaters
Historical mailing list - Dyen Fred D.
Sat, 2 Dec 1995 11:29:20 -0900 (AKST)
...Last winter I sent the fuel pump for the heater to JB's Heater Service to have it rebuilt. The heater only worked twice...
Re: HEAT glorious heat!!!
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Fri, 15 Feb 2002 12:36:00 -0500
There's no excuse for having poor heat in your air-cooled van. If your heater boxes are in good shape, and you have...
Re: eberspacher BN4 gas heater for sale
Historical mailing list
Mon, 27 Sep 1999 09:07:35 EDT
In a message dated 9/27/99 8:13:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time, VANAGONE@AOL.COM writes: << < VW gas heater. you can use...
Two Heaters
Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:32:48 -0800
Haven't even put my Propex Heater in yet, the big Green one. Had a nice thought though, what if (assuming the ECU relocated...
Re: Catalytic heaters
Historical mailing list - Susan Cote
Tue, 3 Nov 1998 18:24:28 -0500
...Also, can this heater be used a source of heat for camping when the nights are cooler? Please let me know. Susan
Vanagon Eberspacher BA-6 gas Heater for sale
Historical mailing list
Mon, 24 Dec 2001 03:07:36 EST
Eberspacher BA-6 vanagon gas Heater, complete w/ all switches and wiring. this is an auxilliary heater, works independant of your stock heating system...
Re: Webasto "Blue Heat"
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Sat, 19 Nov 2005 08:45:34 -0500
Years ago, VW Trends carried advertisements for electric heaters for your air cooled VW. Basically a twelve volt hair dryer that replaced the cardboard...
Re: Catalytic Heaters.
Historical mailing list - Steve
Tue, 3 Nov 1998 17:44:14 -0800
...Since catalytic heaters give off radiant heat, the > venting > > does not diminish heat out put. When you burn propane in a catalytic > heater, > > you...
Re: heating
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 16 Nov 2000 12:15:59 -0700
...The heating > units seem to work - I have front and rear heaters - but they're murder on > gas. > > How much heat should be produced...
Re: '81 Vanagon heater advice
Historical mailing list - John Hurley
Wed, 27 Oct 1999 14:10:41 -0400
...Re: '81 Vanagon heater advice I'm currently using a D1L diesel Eberspacher heater in my 85 westy (gasoline). It's mounted under the...
Re[2]: '90 Rear Heater Leak Fixed :)
Historical mailing list
Thu, 28 Mar 1996 11:42:16 -0800
There should be a "square cross-section" o-ring that makes the seal between the heater core and the valve assy. Pat S. ______________________________ Reply...
Re: cat platinum heaters
Historical mailing list - Bob Bellanca
Tue, 21 Oct 1997 08:49:42 -0700
Steve, Tell me more about this cat platinum heater. How big, how many btu's, etc? Where'd you get it? Bob Bellanca ---------- > From...
Heater core baffle, remove or not?
Historical mailing list - Ray Brubaker
Sun, 7 Mar 2004 18:00:12 -0500
I am in the midst of changing the front heater fan assembly on my '86 Syncro. I noticed that the heater core has a...
Re: Webasto "Blue Heat"
Historical mailing list - jimt
Sat, 19 Nov 2005 14:52:05 -0700
the only ones i remember that went in the tubes were booster fans and didnt have a heater element in them. jimt On Nov...
alternate front heater core options?
Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:10:51 -0400
My Westy's front heater core has a slow coolant leak and the replacement cores are spendy at $350+. Has anybody tried fitting a...
Re: 5/8" heater hose questions (searched archive)
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:25:18 -0800
Only 82 watercooled had the heater valve in the cabin next to the glovebox. Later years have it behind the radiator, a PITA to...
Re: Smelly Heat
Historical mailing list
Mon, 03 Mar 1997 13:59:34
>The air comming out of the heater in my 80 camper smells kind of like >exaust. It only smells when I have the heat...
Re: Aircooled? - building my own interior heating system!
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Sat, 25 Nov 2006 17:20:01 -0500
Hi Mike, A gas heater or propane/gasoline/diesel furnace emits thousands of watts from combustion. In order to get that much energy out...
Re: Gas Heater?
Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
Mon, 18 May 1998 02:19:25 -0400
JordanVw wrote: > this all should be in the archives, but you have a Eberspacher BA6 gas > heater. the little green knob on the dash...
Re: Vanagon rear heater core/blower removal - 1985
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Tue, 25 Jan 2005 08:07:07 EST
In a message dated 1/25/05 1:13:32 AM, word_aag@COMCAST.NET writes: << I am working on a 120VAC heater/water...
Lights behind heater controls
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Tue, 3 Feb 2004 19:11:59 -0800
I have a light behind the rear heater control. Is there a light behind the front heater control? William
Re: German eBay (Was Re: WTB: Diesel Auxillary Heater (DA6))
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Mon, 11 Mar 2002 07:32:35 -0800
...WTB: �Diesel Auxillary Heater (DA6) >>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >>> >>> John, >>> >>> To find one of these heaters you will have to look on the...