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• Re: AC vents
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 15:40:03 -0500
  You could run some of those aluminum dryer-type hoses from the rear vents to the front. Rig it up for the summer months...
• Re: Flue Vent cover replacement.
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Fri, 4 Dec 1998 17:09:07 -0800
  Jon, Are you talking flue vent or vent cover? The cover is only about $10.00 from Bus Depot (see web site/postings on...
• Re: Vent Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sun, 7 Mar 2010 20:32:29 -0800
  ...Vent Question >> >> Jeff, >> Ford Pick-ups have�one way rubber vents on the back of the cab--covered by >> the box or service body...
• Alternative to Cover Camper Fridge Vent
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:28:55 +0000
  Hi, Over the past 9 years that I've owned my 87 Westy, I've purchased 4 fridge vent covers from various vendors. After...
• Re: COLD air vents!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 01:35:21 -0500
  ...There's no shutoff except for the vents themselves, so you'll have to take them off and fix the seals. You could try...
• Re: General Question On Battery Venting
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:58:03 -0500
  ...I definitely do not have a hose in the box to vent the battery. So, need to take care of that. mcneely ---- Dave Mcneely...
• Re: Heat front dash vents
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 22:25:20 -0800
  ...AFAIK, during the 1986 production the default was changed from fresh air only to heater air only for these side vents. On the later...
• Air Cooled Rear Passenger Area Heat
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Sun, 12 Dec 2004 21:30:24 -0600
  ...Last winter I plugged the outlet holes on the rear, passenger-area floor vent and saw a nice increase in the front vent outputs...
• Re: SLA AC Delco Deep Cycle? (vs Interstate)
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 27 Mar 2019 10:28:47 -0700
  ...The vent openings for the battery compartment on mine are at the bottom corners of the compartment, so that they vent under the vehicle...
• Re: Defroster vents always open?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:15:06 -0800
  Thanks, Neil -- I had a feeling that the ominous black air distribution box's vents were losing their seals. A rolled up towel over...
• Re: Ventilation Controls
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 29 Jan 2002 19:09:53 -0700
  On my '90 Westy, the lowest lever directs additional ram air from the air vents in the rear, to the front vents, whether you...
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 27 Apr 2016 11:41:14 -0400
  ...Here is a general pic of the whole vent wing: http://www.people.virginia.edu/~mcp6n/images/VentWing1.JPG This is the big screw...
• Re: vanagon rear window vents
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 01 Nov 95 13:27:07 CST
  ...I've seen rear side window vents on some newere vanagons and would >like to mod my van with these vents. > -has anybody ever...
• Re: vent wing frame removal
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017 12:46:27 -0700
  ...All > the information I've found online nobody actually removed the vent wing. > Does anyone know the proper procedure to remove the vent wing...
• Re: Vent Shades?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Thu, 10 Feb 2000 09:06:01 -0500
  ...Vent Shades? > > > Does anyone have, or know where, I can locate a pair of Ventshades, ( or > they may be called ventvisors,not sure) for...
• Re: Ventalation Controls (sp)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
  Fri, 10 May 2002 08:03:05 -0700
  ...http://www.vanagon.com/info/articles/owners-manual/vent-controls.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Winesette" <Chriswinesette@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: olympian plat. cat heater info request
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:54:12 -0800
  ...Vented Plat Cat heaters Here's a guy here in the NW that has done several in Westfalias in the past http://ventedcatheater.com...
• '88 Westfalia Parts
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Oct 1996 14:23:22 -0600
  ...Westfalia roof vent. 2. Bug net for the above. 3. Scissor assembly for raising the roof vent. Thanks.
• Fridge vent cover
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mighton
  Tue, 9 May 2000 21:16:10 -0400
  Any margarine container that is exactly 5" across the top fits the fridge vent perfectly if you want to cover it for winter storage...
• Re: Side Vent window retrofit?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 13:27:08 -0500
  >>The change in vent windows seems to have happened somewhere between 87 and >>90. Our 87 has the good kind of vent windows, and...
• Re: '91 Camper Comments
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Sun, 2 Oct 94 16:51:26 PDT
  ...Walker says: > > If I had kept mine, I had planned to port the right-most duct into the > > side vent nearby, seal off the...
• Vanagon Vent Control Positions
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Sat, 12 Apr 1997 15:05:31 -0500
  ...I understand the bottom two control knobs on the four vent/heater controls are for the rear heater, someone tell me how to position...
• Re: SLA AC Delco Deep Cycle? (vs Interstate)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 27 Mar 2019 13:34:55 -0400
  ...The vent openings for the battery compartment > on mine are at the bottom corners of the compartment, so that they vent > under the vehicle...
• Gas Leak 90 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 8 Jun 1996 16:08:44 -0400
  ...I remember discussion about vent lines to the expansion tank(s) leaking? How do I determine if it is the vent lines or something...
• Re: 84 Wolfsberg westie roof outlets
  Historical mailing list - John Welsh
  Tue, 23 Sep 1997 14:20:38 +0000
  Listees, > I looked up there above the slider and into the vents and see foam > blocking the ventilation channel in front of, behind, and...
• Re: noise reduction
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 01:01:05 -0500
  They use exhaust vents at the rear of the rear side windows. That black plastic louvered piece. Al Brase Reinhard Vehring wrote: >Robert, > do...
• Re: FW: Close that fresh air vent and stay warmer.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 21:16:23 -0600
  Has anyone out there ever figured out or adjusted their ventilation system to work properly? My Westy is Air Cooled and the fresh air...
• Re: 89 + Rear window vents transplanted in an 85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 18:07:53 -0800
  > And on the rear window fixed vent issue. I have an 83 Westy with no > "vents" > in the rear windows. The pop top kind...
• Re: What VW says about the flue cover
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 30 Jun 2015 12:26:16 +0000
  ...The flue vent > > should > > >> remain uncovered at all other times. > > >> > > > > > > Boy, that's a hard sell, or it was fifteen years ago anyway. ;) > > > > > > d > > > > > >
• Re: A/C? Pfui! Need a good fan
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:32:47 -0700
  If you set the levers as I said and got nothing out of the dash end vents while driving 60 then there is something...
• vent question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Sep 1994 07:43:41 +0800
  In my '81 westy, there are four vents on the horizontal part of the dash. The two towards the center are I assume for...
• Re: Chirping from ventilation fan
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Wed, 7 Apr 1999 07:27:43 -0700
  ...Chirping from ventilation fan > > My '87 Wolfsburg has a chirping sound inside the dash. It sounds like a > songbird singing or perhaps an off...
• window scoop
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:04:41 -0400
  I have been thinking of putting a vent to blow on your feet in the metal ducts under the dash that direct air to...
• Fridge vent cover
  Historical mailing list - Carlos & Margaret de Carvalho
  Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:00:44 -0300
  Where can I buy a outside fridge vent cover ( not plastic) for a 84 Vanagon? Go Westy & California Imports both say they are obsolete...
• Re: roof vent gasket
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 29 Mar 1998 12:46:35 -0100
  > Where can I find the gasket for 84 westy roof vent You can get these from me for $39.95 including postage. -Ron Salmon...
• Those two vents behind the rear window
  Historical mailing list - Adam B
  Thu, 1 Jan 2004 14:50:11 EST
  Hey all Those two vents behind the rear window... do they just feed air into the engine compartment for cooling? Or is it for...
• Drivers side vent window noise
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
  Tue, 21 Dec 2004 13:54:11 -0600
  How can I get rid of the wind noise coming from the drivers side vent window...is it time to replace the rubber....this...
• Re: vent shades
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Sat, 1 Jun 2002 14:36:08 EDT
  ...The ones we carry will fit all Vanagons with the vent window that opens. If you have a fixed vent window, I have a...
• platcat heater
  Historical mailing list - Don Williams
  Wed, 8 Dec 2004 09:19:13 -0800
  I am buying a propane vented platcat and found an installation in the archives that includes venting into the passenger side battery compartment (85...
• Re: Positive Crankcase Ventilation
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 20 Aug 2023 09:54:17 -0500
  I think the Vanagon system is just a vent. The diesel, on the other hand, has a diaphragm valve that qualifies it as a...
• Re: A/C vent on 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 17 Jun 2016 16:45:03 +0000
  I have plenty of the vents but none I want to break up. Jim On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 11:44 AM Neil2...
• Re: Fan-Tastic Vents
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Sun, 20 Jul 2003 15:54:36 -0700
  Yes, unfortunately they are too narrow to fit over our skylights which are larger than the standard 14" wide vents found on most RV...
• Battery compartments that are not externally vented...is this OK?
  Historical mailing list - Brett Baer
  Thu, 12 Feb 2004 23:48:31 -0600
  My new '87 Wolfsburg Westy has a main battery compartment (the one under the front passenger seat), that is not externally-vented. It looks...
• Leaking rear side window
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 09:46:50 -0400
  ...These are the vents that the late model vans had for more efficient air flow in the cabin, not the body mounted vents above...
• Re: Defroster vents always open?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:07:13 -0800
  The defroster vents located at the base of the windshield (forward edge of the dash) have slider thingies? Mine don't! Covered mine up...
• Re: Last air cooled model?
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 16:44:33 -0800
  ...The 80-81 had the > > steel vents > > > in the body panel. > > > > > > My supposed 81 Westy has plastic vents, but still the full width > > rear...
• Re: Heat
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 10:19:39 PDT
  >Ok, I put the heat on full, defrost and hot air comes out the top vents. >However, cool air blows out below, on my...
• Re: Pathetic airflow from dash vents
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 9 Aug 2005 11:24:42 +1200
  Has anyone (other than yours truly, moi) considered upgrading the heating/ventilation by fitting a different heater? I am wrecking an 88 (Corolla) Sprinter...
• Re: Source for Plat Cat heater?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 22:46:22 -0500
  I thought Ed was asking about a non vented cat. Sorry, Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Loren Busch [mailto:starwagen@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November...
• Re: Removable door window vents from EuroCampers.com
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:44:56 -0700
  ...Window Vents Thanks for the info. One question: Do they actually seem to make a difference in how hot the rig gets while sitting...
• Re: Vanagon Heat Vents.....
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Jan 1997 02:38:02 -0500 (EST)
  I had an 87 camper with cold air out the vents, an 87 Syncro camper with cold air, and now have a second 87...
• WTB: ventilation control levers for brown interior ('84)
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 30 Jun 2012 17:36:12 -0700
  Anyone got any of these? I could also use a new faceplace for the ventilation control panel. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia...
• Re: SLA AC Delco Deep Cycle? (vs Interstate)
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 27 Mar 2019 08:35:41 -0700
  ...are not true vented batteries as required by the Vanagon. Vanagon specific batteries have vents built into each end of the battery case, with...
• Re: General Question On Battery Venting
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:55:08 -0500
  ...Is venting of a modern non-sealed battery really > necessary? > This is my understanding of the construction of most of the batteries on the...
• Re: vent wing frame removal
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017 14:30:24 -0700
  ...All >>> the information I've found online nobody actually removed the vent wing. >>> Does anyone know the proper procedure to remove the vent wing...
• Re: General Question On Battery Venting
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:22:54 -0400
  ...General Question On Battery Venting even with a sealing lid, won't the gasses just vent out to under the seat and up that...
• FW: Close that fresh air vent and stay warmer.
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 21:32:27 -0500
  ...Close that fresh air vent and stay warmer. Close the Vanagon fresh air vent. You can use just about any kind of tape. Very...
• Re: Pathetic airflow from dash vents
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 10:52:47 -0600
  Which dash vents? The ones on the end have no fans attached and only will have air flow relative to what speed you are...
• Re: 2nd battery; two questions
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 13:07:35 -0700
  > First, let me point out that my '84 7 passenger came from the factory > without a sealed or vented battery box for the MAIN...
• Re: broke fuel expansion vent valve
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:42:14 -0700
  ...broke fuel expansion vent valve > "Jeff Lincoln" <magikvw@gmail.com> said: > >> Like I said we haven't gottne to it yet ourselves but as...