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• Re: Physics phun
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 27 Dec 2010 16:27:34 -0800
  ...Without the air the sheet metal outer boxes burn up and the exchanger core can crack. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http...
• Re: 12volt electric heaters
  Historical mailing list
  8 Feb 95 15:55
  ...Indeed! That's why I'm still gunnin' for the water heat exchanger experiment. Coz, 44 BHP (that's what my vans got) equals...
• Re: '81 CA eng into '80 non-CA
  Historical mailing list
  15 Aug 96 13:02:00 PDT
  ...Bently and have noticed that the CA has only one > heat exchanger (R) with the catalytic converter replacing the HEX (L) > Does this mean...
• Re: Stinky Heat
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 14 May 2002 17:40:35 -0400
  ...Right onto the heat exchangers. This makes the heat smell bad, so I have stopped using the heat. No problem usually, but lately I...
• WANTED: Exhaust Manifold
  Historical mailing list - Jack Lockamy
  Sun, 24 Jun 2001 15:46:55 -0700
  ...No heat exchanger, mufflers, etc. required. Just the exhaust flanges and about 6 inches of down pipe to where it goes into the collector...
• Cleaning DA-6 heater internals?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 1 Feb 2005 07:30:26 -0800
  ...managed to creep into the fresh air side of the heat exchanger, from the fuel leak I had. Is there a recommended method of...
• Re: Westy fridge on propane, how effective?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph J. Liasse
  Mon, 1 Jun 1998 00:28:37 -0400
  ...ice cubes in the little trays that rest on the heat exchanger fins even >when the thermostat is set only halfway down. Maybe you...
• Auxillary heater part needed
  Historical mailing list - Tarheel
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 08:53:47 -0500
  ...It is the "crossover " pipe that goes between the 2 heat exchangers...the accordion tubes connect to it. What makes it different than the...
• Oil leak over heater box
  Historical mailing list - James Juniper
  Sat, 3 Jul 2004 18:54:49 -0600
  ...right (if your looking at the back of the van) heat exchanger. Over night this added up to a spot the size of a...
• Re: My windshield washer heater gizmo
  Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
  Thu, 4 May 1995 10:10:08 -0400
  ...The heat exchanger is a heavy piece of pipe with about 3 feet (or more) of tubing wound around. You cut the rad return...
• Gas Heat in a Splittie...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Dec 1995 09:38:09 EST
  ...Also the heat exchangers can be connected to this system via port to the systems blower motor. christian
• Installing 2nd Heater
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Sun, 12 Jan 1997 21:28:54 -0500
  ...Moving down the highway at 60 MPH the air going through the heat exchanger moves so fast it just doesn't have enough time...
• Re: Hot water;
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sat, 3 Mar 2007 00:19:58 +0000
  ...So instead I built a small 8" water to water heat exchanger. It's just two tight flat coils of 3/8 copper tubbing...
• Re: Coolant leak...the story continues...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 6 Dec 94 10:22:41 PST
  ...Carpet wet by rear seat - heat exchanger bleeder screw broken > > The plastic bleeder screw for the rear heat exchanger may be broken due to...
• (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 21 Feb 2006 11:55:01 -0600
  ...exchanger and put on a dedicated ATF cooler, fer bog's sake. >Cooling the ATF below 85C with that scoop with the heat exchanger...
• Re: Thank You + Weekender Epilogue
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 19:05:28 -0400
  ...rear seat cushion for storage and access to the secondary heat > exchanger valve. Now you know why "they" always tell you to "completely read...
• Updated For Sale Parts List
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 22:17:57 -0500
  ...heat exchanger boxes all OEM VW and in good condition. $80.00 each. #11) Two Left hand side (driver side) heat exchanger boxes all...
• Engine runs!
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 29 Jul 1998 10:51:45 PDT
  ...I did find a pretty screwed up gasket but after I replaced it and re-installed the exchanger, there was no real difference in...
• Re: fixing old heat exchangers
  Historical mailing list - Erik W. Burtis
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 20:58:27 -0400 (EDT)
  > I turned on the heaters. Actually had a hole clean through one of 'em down > where they clamp to the exaust. So what's...
• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:12:20 -0700
  > is that stock oil cooler/heat exchanger get the heat from the coolant or > cooling the oil via the coolant? I can contribute a...
• Re: Rear heater core during summer
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 10 Jun 2005 10:55:52 EDT
  ...what happens.>> Why? I wasn't talking about a parallel heat exchanger which is sitting in a forced air draught of outside make-up...
• Re: WBX Front Heater Core Mystery Sheet Metal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 7 May 2014 13:40:39 -0500
  ...Bentley, unless it's a non-pictured part of > the heat exchanger itself. > > Inside the heater box, sandwiched between the core and the blower...
• Happier update to '81 Westy project.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Jul 1995 11:37:35 -0400
  ...UPS can find me now! At last! And my second heat exchanger arrived this morning. 2 pretty gray ones from Denmark. The cooling shrouds...
• need, a bleeder valve + gaskett
  Historical mailing list - Peg Piwonka
  Thu, 16 Apr 1998 13:49:43 -0700
  ...on top of the valve controling coolant to the rear heat exchanger. Does anyone have a spare hanging around. They are not expensive, once...
• Re: Dave's rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Joe Beckham
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 11:46:56 -0800
  ...is a restricting orifice in the in side of the heat exchanger this could easy plug with rust from metal cooling pipes. ---------- From: Dave...
• Getting at a bolt
  Historical mailing list - Mike Jeffrey
  Sun, 12 Jun 2005 14:12:35 -0700
  ...It's the top bolt (originally a stud) at the junction of the right-side heat exchanger and the cross pipe. All of the...
• Re: Air cooled stock gas heater/exhaust heater questions (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Justin Mayrand
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 09:13:33 -0400
  ...Actually, removing the heat exchangers all together may be what I'll do, as they are no longer needed, and not usable anyways. You...
• Re: 80c or 87c thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:01:01 -0400
  ...its normal temp and the critical temperature is that of the heat-exchanger fins. We now return you to your normal programming... Yours, David
• Re: Leaking Heat Exchr Core
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Nov 1995 16:58:33 -0800
  ...McCulley > > I just discovered that the core in my rear heat exchanger is leaking. > > Of course, I don't recall whether it is repairable...
• Re: water in my exhaust..
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Jun 1997 09:54:42 -0400
  ...dripping oil > onto > the heat exchangers ... got big smoke behind the van ... caused following > drivers to > flash lights, thinking the van is burning ... I...
• Re: [Q] Bypassing Rear Seat Heat Exchanger
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sat, 18 Oct 1997 11:22:09 +0000
  > I am contemplating the same for my rear heater as I don't need two in SE > Texas. I would not plug feed and...
• Re: FW: Air conditioning keep it or leave it?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 01:36:57 EST
  ...complete cabinet or when I remove the plastic > tunnel and heat exchanger I will be able to built a small door and use the...
• Re: On the subject of Heat
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Nov 1995 09:11:58 -0800 (PST)
  ...tube (the tube that runs from the junction of > the heat exchangers and the front of the van). It was a litttle more rusty...
• VW fortune!
  Historical mailing list - Greg Schmidt
  Tue, 19 Mar 1996 11:39:13 -0600 (CST)
  ...Heat exchangers look to be in fair condition, too. Only thing missing appeared to be the carb. That's MY luck story. Of course...
• Re: Radiator hoses in air cooled?
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 13:48:55 -0500
  ...Radiator hoses in air cooled? > > In my (recently purchased) 81 Westy I found a radiator (heat exchanger) > behind the front grill. I traced the...
• Re: Removing front heat exchanger
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 15 Jan 2006 12:47:32 -0500
  I'm originally from Texas and I lived in Hawaii for a total of 35 years. I would NOT even consider a vehicle without...
• Re: Hot water system thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 9 Jan 1999 10:19:18 -0800
  ...The kit included the >exchanger, a good quality pump, lots of lines and fittings etc.. I use it for >a shower and sometimes dishes...
• Re: Exhaust compatibility
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 10 Jun 2012 14:11:40 -0700
  ...There will be no room to keep the 2.1 oil cooler / heat exchanger though. .. And, if you are using a 1.9 cooling...
• Re: More questions as the rebuild progresses
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 17 Jun 1996 10:24:39 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The heat exchangers are in pretty bad shape but the muffler and pipes seem > OK, is there a way to prolong the exhistance of...
• Re: fixing old heat exchangers
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Nov 95 12:26:49 +0100
  >Hey now, > This thread got me to thinkin' bout the bad exchangers I pulled >when I put on the Jtubes. Anybody ever taken these...
• Heat Exchanger mystery, solved!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Dec 1995 08:08:14 -0800
  Brian, I believe that is exactly the answer! The 'odd' heaterbox's geometry reminded me of something, and reading your response I realized it...
• Re: heater boxes
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 15 Apr 1998 07:45:58 -0100
  ...Will 72-74 boxes work on my 81? No, the '72-74 boxes are completely different; only Vanagon heat exchangers will work. Now that...
• Bits for Dworkin's page
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Dec 1995 18:27:43 -0800
  Ok, I've got some true 'bits' for Dworkin's page: * 1 L & R heat exchangers for 1600, rust throughs in the sheet-metal...
• Re: Maple syrup from the front
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 20:53:07 -0500
  ...I looked in bentley for a schematic of any heat > exchanger or hoses for the front and couldn't find any. Looked at Ken...
• Re: rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Billy
  Thu, 14 Nov 2002 21:43:35 -0800
  ...I needed to clean my Heat Exchanger really bad, whew what a stench. Here is how I removed mine. SAFETY: Ensure the coolant is...
• Re: A question of Smell
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Feb 1995 16:52:11 -0400
  ...Vapourized gas, boiled off from the heat exchangers, reaching the front of your bus is scarey. That could be an amazing explosion if it...
• Re: Auto tranny from an Audi, possible 5 cyl. engine donor?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 12 Feb 2006 12:24:52 -0800
  ...the Audi version isn't tapped for the coolant/ATF heat exchanger. I'm not certain what's involved in drilling/tapping that, but...
• Re: Oil coolers...The stock ones, are they all the same?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 10:42:43 -0400
  ...At first it appeared to be a leaking hose adjacent to the Oil/coolant heat exchanger,,The one that sits between the oil filter...
• Hot shower on a Westy Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Mike Conlon
  Sat, 29 Jan 2000 21:15:02 -0800
  ...How did I install it? Heat exchanger: The cylindrically shaped heat exchanger is mounted on a flat aluminum plate that I made, which is...
• Interior & 2,1/digijet parts in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Fri, 11 May 2018 11:59:06 -0700
  I’m dumping the leftovers from the 2,1l engine upgrade and heat exchanger replacement. Everything worked when removed from donor vehicle or Cunegonde...
• Re: Oil heat exchanger fail.. more
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 24 Oct 2017 17:00:25 +0000
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• Re: novel solar shower spotted
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 12 Sep 2010 19:19:36 -0700
  was done years ago, heat exchanger in water tank. can't recall name of old listmember... but ran coolant line through water tank to...
• Re: /fff Re- heater blower p
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  4 Oct 1995 09:06:33 -0700
  ...pump to pour water over the jugs and pump it into the cabin through some kinda heat exchanger and then back over the jugs?? :-)
• Re: cost of heat exchangers
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Thu, 11 Aug 1994 14:59:33 -0400 (EDT)
  >From: David Schwarze <schwarze@io.nosc.mil> > > And BTW, why are those suckers so outrageously expensive in the first > > place? It's just a...
• Re: Rear Vanagon Removal
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 2 Mar 2011 12:37:29 -0500
  ...there's a tiny channel to allow just enough circulation to keep the coolant in the heat exchanger from becoming stagnant and attacking the...
• Re: Need some aircooled parts
  Historical mailing list - cesar quiros
  Thu, 2 Dec 2010 10:49:41 -0800
  ...stalls under the cylinders), and the left elbow between the > heat exchanger (California style) and the flap. > > I can probably get them from Interstate...
• Lets rip out the Air conditioner - 89 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - michael schiesser
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 14:56:30 -0400
  ...anyone want any of the parts? I think the compressor and exchanger work fine, its line leaks etc that are the problem 3. Any...
• 87 Vanagon: weeping head summary
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 15 Mar 1996 08:47:48 -0800
  ...I experimented with it on a rear heat exchanger and think it may work here if it will withstand the temperature. I'll let...
• Thank You + Weekender Epilogue
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 16:24:34 -0500
  ...which is handy for propping up the rear seat cushion for storage and access to the secondary heat exchanger valve. Dave Maguiness 1986 Vanagon
• F.S. '90 Heater, Rear
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Wed, 29 Nov 2000 10:33:42 -0800
  ...the heater, heat exchanger, valve, air distribution housing, the cover, the motor and squirrel-cage fan, and all the smaller minor parts that are...