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  • Re: [Syncro] Larger 303mm Syncro brakes
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Wed, 4 Jun 2008 20:03:46 -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...
  • Coleman Propane Heaters
    Historical mailing list - gary hradek
    Wed, 8 Oct 2003 12:12:15 -0700
    ...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: PROPEX Furnaces: Group Purchase?
    Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
    Thu, 24 Oct 1996 12:30:09 -0400 (EDT)
    ...next couple of days to order a "Propex Compact 1600", a > vented propane furnace for my Syncro Westie. I expect cost > to be around...
  • Re: Euro van brakes
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Fri, 26 Nov 2004 15:34:30 -0700
    On 11/26/04 1:15 PM, "Dennis Atkins" <bikeputz@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > Hello listies, > Has anyone retro fitted the big eurovan vented disc...
  • Re: Bosch Group 41 Battery under $100
    Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
    Mon, 30 Sep 2019 20:17:03 -0400
    ...I cut those handles off. > This battery is vented and there are two connections for a vent tube, one should have a plug. The...
  • Re: Big Brake options
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Mon, 14 Jun 2021 19:50:33 +0200
    ...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: PROPEX Furnaces: Group Purchase?
    Historical mailing list - Paul Uusitalo
    Wed, 23 Oct 1996 15:10:43 -0700
    ...next couple of days to order a "Propex Compact 1600", a >vented propane furnace for my Syncro Westie. I expect cost >to be around...
  • Re: Wiring for Fridge Computer Fan???
    Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
    Tue, 10 Oct 2006 10:22:41 -0700
    ...Okay, ignore the cartridge and the thing is just a little fan inside a vented plastic box (about 2x1.5x5). Nothing to lose so...
  • Re: Battery placement alternatives
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Fri, 1 Oct 2010 11:39:05 -0700
    ...A battery can explode from within if hydrogen and oxygen are not allowed to escape, but that is different than the fear of vented...
  • Re: Westy Winter Camping Suggestions..
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Tue, 17 Oct 2006 07:03:15 EDT
    ...I say buy a real vented propane RV heater that you can leave on all night. Nothing like leaving the poptop open on the...
  • Re: exploding batteries
    Historical mailing list - Davidson
    Fri, 11 Dec 1998 17:36:23 -0800
    ...Friday, December 11, 1998 5:24 PM > > My Bosch battery is vented through a small breather tube which vents through > the bottom of the...
  • Re: Friday locking gas cap for many vehicles FS
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Sat, 22 May 2010 04:10:57 -0500
    ...It's non-vented FWIW. DM&FSAt 09:27 AM 5/21/2010, you wrote: >At 06:24 AM 5/21/2010, Max Wellhouse...
  • Installing plat cat weekend fun...
    Historical mailing list - Kevin
    Fri, 15 Apr 2005 17:54:50 -0700
    Hi Everyone, I am in the process of installing my new plat cat vented heater and have a few questions. I am wondering what...
  • This Electric AC dialogue
    Historical mailing list - Chris Dixon
    Fri, 1 Jul 2005 01:40:49 EDT
    ...the AC will fit under the rear seat and could be vented thru the sheetmetal somehow. Or, what if you cut a hole in...
  • Re: which poptop canvas to purchase?
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Sun, 26 Nov 2006 19:41:56 -0700
    ...A very well-vented set up when it's warm out Van-cafe also carries both canvas and acrylic, but not sure about colors...
  • Bosch Group 41 Battery under $100
    Historical mailing list - Jack R
    Mon, 30 Sep 2019 19:28:22 -0400
    I just purchased two of these, they are not vented however. Probably OK since sealed. Fit was perfect, great warranty, and now my main...
  • Re: Strongbox center console
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
    Tue, 19 May 2015 12:16:29 -0700
    ...Strongbox center console > > The battery box is sealed and vented, so that's why it's blocked off. = > You would need to remove the...
  • Heaters , was Fireplace
    Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
    Wed, 9 May 2007 14:36:17 -0400
    ...They are un-vented and I personally would not leave it on unattended while going to sleep though I know of some listmembers that...
  • Re: info needed on crancase ventilation systems (mostly I4)
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:43:45 -0800
    ...It looks different than stock, it is vented as per stock. You can see the green clamp connecting pipe from block to PCV, then...
  • Re: [Fwd: Re: Plat Cat Heaters]
    Historical mailing list - Tim king
    Wed, 12 Apr 2000 15:17:58 -0700
    ...order of > wheels (500 pcs. ) so there should be a > good supply of them for a while. > > You are right about the vented & safe...
  • Re: Interior heater
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Tue, 30 Jul 2002 17:05:18 -0400
    ...I personally would not want to use any non-vented combustion heater in such a small space. _ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace...
  • Re: Drilled Rotors vs. Big Brake Kit
    Historical mailing list - Rich Blake
    Wed, 6 Nov 2002 09:56:01 -0800
    ...Slotted/vented rotors are the highest performance rotor you should go with on a street vehicle IMHO. Quality brake pads like Mintex or Ferodo...
  • Re: I like Platinum Cat vs gasoline heater
    Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
    Thu, 15 Apr 1999 20:35:06 EDT
    I put this vented catalytic heater in my 1971 Adventurewagen years ago, and it worked great. Thermostat controlled, very quiet, only about 2 inches...
  • Re: What is camping anyway?
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:35:15 -0500
    ...consume about 1700 BTU/hr, while a 5,000 BTU/hr vented furnace > will consume about 7,500 BTU/hr at 80% efficiency. Assuming...
  • Re: Seeking warmth in my Westy
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
    Thu, 20 Sep 2001 13:36:11 -0700
    The only really safe way is a vented catalytic heater. I have a Coleman Black Cat catalytic heater, for which I made a bracket...
  • Re: Worth of Big Brake Kit
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Tue, 11 May 2004 14:24:25 -0600
    ...and I can't see any negative consequence to increasing its stopping capabilities by adding larger, vented disc brakes to the front. And that...
  • Re: Life after speedometer, why do they break? -PLASTIC ROT
    Historical mailing list - Leon
    Wed, 16 Mar 2005 10:22:06 -0800
    ...writes: > > << I wondered if the brake fluid vapor (the cap is vented) is > > causing a chemical change in the plastic. I don't remember...
  • <no subject>
    Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
    Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:49:23 -0800
    ...I read in the paper today that tragically, three people have died in this cold snap because they were using improperly vented propane appliances...
  • Re: How does water even get in here? (Side window lip rust). And questions about window seals and adhesive.
    Historical mailing list - Ben
    Tue, 23 Dec 2014 13:28:18 -0800
    ...What doesn't get vented out, eventually condenses on cold spots such as behind door and wall panels. It's worse in the Weekenders...
  • Got 1st Front Brake Kit Today!
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 15 Sep 1999 15:55:25 EDT
    This is the bigger, vented, front brakes from South Africa that I have spoken about before on the List. The kit arrived today and...
  • Re: Propex heaters
    Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
    Mon, 30 Dec 2002 13:26:22 -0700
    ...have an > interest in one. > > Details: > > These are propane-fired, externally vented 5000 btu furnaces > about the size > of a shoebox. Thermostatically controlled, all...
  • Re: SA big brakes: caliper rebuild kit?? UPDATE!
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Sun, 19 Feb 2006 12:20:31 -0500
    ...same, is the only "bigness" to the SA brake system the vented > rotor? There > must be more to it, if the brake disc doesnt...
  • Re: Dirty Fuel Filter?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
    Mon, 18 Dec 2006 23:40:57 EST
    ...I simply meant it needed to be vented which it sounds like that's not the problem if it doesn't change with the...
  • Re: Audi 100/200 callipers PHOTOS
    Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
    Thu, 12 Feb 2004 06:36:20 +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: Contaminated fuel was Re: How does the Oxy Sensor Work/ go bad?
    Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
    Sat, 27 Nov 1999 12:24:02 -0800
    At 11:17 AM 11/27/1999 -0800 you wrote: >I really want to understand if having a vented fuel system, with a fuel...
  • Re: Winter camping heat: PROPEX heaters available again!
    Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
    Wed, 4 Dec 2002 00:57:29 -0500
    ...I expect that non-vented heaters will cause much more > condensation, this one is vented. > > A few folks have asked how and where the...
  • Re: Contaminated fuel was Re: How does the Oxy Sensor Work/ go bad?
    Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
    Sat, 27 Nov 1999 14:18:07 -0800
    At 11:17 AM 11/27/1999 -0800 you wrote: >I really want to understand if having a vented fuel system, with a fuel...
  • Heat while camping??
    Historical mailing list - John Brown
    Wed, 18 Oct 1995 11:57:46 -0700 (PDT)
    ...What about next to the water tank? My Camping world catalog list a furnace made by Suburban that is vented outside with the same...
  • Re: Help! Overheating
    Historical mailing list - EMZ
    Mon, 18 May 1998 12:37:06 -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...
  • Re: SA big brakes: caliper rebuild kit?? UPDATE!
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 19 Feb 2006 06:46:05 -0600
    ...same, is the only "bigness" to the SA brake system the vented rotor? > There > must be more to it, if the brake disc doesnt...
  • Re: Big Brake options
    Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
    Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:26:45 -0700
    ...With larger vented discs up front I'd be more inclined to do it. Mark Jeff Palmer wrote: > Is it helpful to install a...
  • Vanagon Tire and Alloy Wheel Deal !!!
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 18 Mar 1999 18:14:01 EST
    ...the 15" alloys (so you can use a set of large vented front disk brakes from SA that might be available in the future...
  • At long last protype waterbox bleeding, draining and purging installed and operating
    Historical mailing list - Jonc
    Sat, 12 Aug 2000 20:35:24 -0400
    ...the air was vented as in the first water only fill through the new vents and the "expansion" tank .... the low water level lights...
  • Re: more heating ideas
    Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
    Sun, 1 Oct 1995 22:08:50 -0700 (PDT)
    ...Does anyone know where you can get a good *vented* propane heater (catlytic?) for under a hundred bucks? That's what I want. -David...
  • Re: catalytic heater vs. propex?
    Historical mailing list - davidson
    Tue, 3 Nov 1998 14:54:51 -0800
    ...A vented Platinum Cat gives similar heating performance for > $330 or so, but lacks the clean installation. You pays your money and > takes your...
  • Re: General Question On Battery Venting
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:35:21 -0400
    ...But > > any actual gas, like hydrogen, is vented. And I know that at least some of > > such batteries have a little nipple that can...
  • Re: Modification, Battery box, bottom
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Tue, 7 Feb 2017 14:06:02 -0800
    ...The box is vented and in the wheel well, best left alone IMHO. If you want to fool around do this mod instead: http...
  • Re: Bigger brakes?
    Historical mailing list - jim catterson
    Wed, 13 May 1998 06:28:37 -0700
    ---Malcolm Holser wrote: > > > Anyone know of bigger brakes for vanagons? Either that or cross drilled, > > vented rotors? Any rear discs out there? > > Talk to...
  • Re: Westy Soundproofing
    Historical mailing list - Dr.Chris
    Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:47:54 -0400
    ...the front door seals and swapping in 1988 and up rear vented windows: http://www.gowesty.com/flow-thru_ventilation.html I have the...
  • Re: Furnace for camping in the winter?
    Historical mailing list - Aaron
    Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:09:26 -0700
    ...http://www.ventedcatheater.com/2.html On Apr 23, 2008, at 8:58 AM, Jamie Fitterer wrote: > ANyone have any ideas besides running a...
  • Re: Speaking of hot air...
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 2 Aug 2007 08:39:05 -0400
    Beetles never had vented compartments. Audi used a battery with small directly connected vent tube. As for modern battereis, they really have not changed...
  • Re: Adventurewagen Syncro for sale
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 31 Jan 2014 16:27:48 -0800
    ...place it behind the passenger seat where it could not be vented. Stuart From: Mike Miller [mailto:mwmiller6@att.net] Sent: Friday, January 31...
  • Re: Actual burn times with Mr Buddy MH9B (Little Buddy)
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Wed, 10 Nov 2010 09:04:45 -0600
    ...Or, as others are always reminding me, you could get an outside-vented heater like the Propex and have none at all. The Mr...
  • Rescued!
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Thu, 14 Sep 2000 14:55:59 EDT
    ...Robert Robert Keezer 1982 Westfalia 1983.5 Vanagon Sunroof (For Sale) WarmerWagen warmerwagen@aol.com Seattle 206 878-8423 Heaters for Vanagon campers Vented...
  • Anyone have suburban heater in vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Andrew M Fox
    Mon, 17 Sep 2001 05:02:39 -1000
    ...Gasoline $500 used <$1000 new safe if in good cond, hard to work find/work on Catalytic 50-$100 not safe for sleeping vented...
  • Re: General Question On Battery Venting
    Historical mailing list - John Meeks
    Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:02:56 -0400
    ...Neither compartment is sealed or > vented. > TJHannink > >
  • Re: Front end advice
    Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
    Sat, 4 Mar 2006 08:09:41 -0800
    ...Still not as good as the Audi upgrades, or vented rotors, but much less trouble. Wil Haslup <whaslup@GMAIL.COM> wrote: Evan Mac Donald...
  • Re: AC While Camping - Portable Unit
    Historical mailing list - Ry
    Wed, 9 Jun 2010 07:38:46 -0500
    ...Theoretically, if you used that inside your sealed van without > that > > hot air vented to the outside it's just going to get hotter...
  • Re: Thoughts on Mr. Heater Buddy?
    Historical mailing list - Doug F
    Mon, 13 Mar 2006 18:30:36 -0800
    ...Propex is next, still vented to outside which is very safe. Vented cat is next, still uses oxygen from inside the van but all...
  • Re: brakes
    Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
    Thu, 21 Oct 2004 07:18:24 -0400
    ...larger single piston caliper and 15mm thick rotors to >absorb heat. Vented rotors do not help for single panic stops. They are >most helpful...