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• RE: Aux. heater questions.
  Historical mailing list - Jon Ulrigg (Rho)
  Thu, 13 Oct 94 08:12:58 PDT
  ...away(assuming the other heaters are still connected =)). If so, then it's likely to be one of the heat exchangers. my .02 Jon
• Flapper Valves
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Tue, 25 Apr 95 11:32:58 PDT
  William Kennedy asked why the heater flapper valve don't actually shut off the flow over the heat exchangers, but divert it outside instead...
• Stiff Heater Cables when pulling
  Historical mailing list - Woodcock, Frank
  Thu, 18 Feb 1999 13:48:37 -0000
  My 1981 VW Transporter (2 Litre Air-cooled) has a problem with the heater controls. When heater control is moved to the left to...
• Heater or Heat Exchanger?
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Demarest
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 21:25:09 EST
  ...rear seat is a heat exchanger. What is this? I was at first wondering if this was the rear heater that folks have been...
• Re: aiding cooling system by turning on heater blower
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Wed, 16 May 2001 12:54:45 -0500
  ...Besides, when you open the heater valve, you instantly dump whatever cold coolant is in the heat exchanger into the cooling system. Chris, '85...
• rear (under seat) heater core
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 12:25:18 -0400
  ...heater core out and noted that there is a (previously unknown to me) switch to control the coolant flow through the heat exchanger. I...
• FS Heat Exchangers Frederal and CAL Exhaust Systems.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Minor
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 15:31:55 -0500
  For sale one pair heat exchangers for 75-78 Van with deep set oval exhaust ports. These heater boxes are in fair/good condition...
• Heat Exchanger Bypass Pipe Question
  Historical mailing list - Saulius Berzinskas
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 22:44:03 -0400
  ...Last thing, will I still be able to use the Gas heater without heat exchangers. Thanks in advance or any help -Saulius 82 Westy...
• Real heat in an '82 Aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 13:01:58 +0100
  ...old air heat exchanger. This heats water which is electricaly pumped through 0.5 inch rubber tubing to a conventional car heater matrix and...
• Maple Syrup?
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 07:57:35 -0700
  Last winter the smell of maple syrup from the rear heater was getting worse, so I replaced the rear heat exchanger. It was leaking...
• Re: Rear heater woes...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 13 Jul 2003 20:41:47 -0400
  ...In other words, when the cooling system is up to operating pressure, the heater hoses and heat exchanger are pressurized regardless of the valve...
• Re: Leaky exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Chris Venama
  Wed, 04 May 94 15:37:55 CDT
  ...I swapped heat exchangers when rebuilding and found that the heater cables wouldn't reach. So now I just wire the levers ON in...
• Re: Heater or Heat Exchanger?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 21:45:37 -0500
  ...rear seat is a heat >exchanger. What is this? I was at first wondering if this was the rear >heater that folks have been...
• Re: Back heater problem
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 18 Dec 2005 00:07:51 -0500
  heater valve in the correct spot? barring a blocked heat exchanger or a leak, that's the only thing I could think of as...
• Re: Stiff Heater Cables when pulling
  Historical mailing list - Victor Montgomery
  Thu, 18 Feb 1999 13:47:10 EST
  ...This indicates that there is no problem with the twin cables to >the heat exchanger pods which, when doing this, are being pushed >closed...
• Re: [Q] Bypassing Rear Seat Heat Exchanger
  Historical mailing list - Eric Small
  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 10:16:37 -0600
  > The rear seat heat exchanger on my 89 westy is leaking. I have not > priced a new one but I suspect that it may...
• Re: Maple Syrup?
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 08:09:31 -0700
  ...Maple Syrup? " Last winter the smell of maple syrup from the rear heater was getting worse, so I replaced the rear heat exchanger. It...
• Maple syrup from the front
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 09:44:55 -0800
  ...smell only when the front heater is on. I looked in bentley for a schematic of any heat exchanger or hoses for the front...
• Re: Grumpy update to '81 Westy project
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Thu, 27 Jul 95 17:23:39 PDT
  ...79 bus <that year only> but not the heat exchangers <buses got some of the heater air from the fan housing, Vanagons get it...
• Re: Removing front heat exchanger
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Sun, 15 Jan 2006 09:50:31 -0800
  ...Removing front heat exchanger > Looking for feedback... thanks group. > > As part of my project I'm planning to take out the rear heater core...
• cleaning the heat exchanger
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Thu, 20 Nov 2003 08:59:19 -0800
  ...heater box. It is a thin layer of white/grey material that resides between the exaust manifold and the body of the heat exchanger...
• Re: fixing old heat exchangers
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 20:53:06 -0700
  ...Is this easy or? How about buying >jtubes, and using the rest of the old heater box parts? In my case, the >boxes were...
• Backwards Flow Through Heat Exchanger OK?
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Sat, 27 Nov 2021 08:23:59 -0500
  Is the heat exchanger in the heater box indifferent to which hose is hooked up in the forward/lower position and the rearward/upper...
• Re: rear (under seat) heater core
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 12:43:05 -0400
  ...heater core out and noted that > there is a (previously unknown to me) switch to control the coolant > flow through the heat exchanger. I...
• Re: [VWVANFULLTIMERS] Propex heaters : group purchase offer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:40:35 -0500
  All of these heaters really three wear items. The motor, (brushes, bearings) the burner and the heat exchanger. The heat exchangers life is determined...
• Re: Tweak yer heater output!
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 08:46:16 -0700
  ...rear > heater valve is being deprived of the greater heat loss it would suffer by > being routed through that big heat exchanger up front...
• Re: more auto trans questions
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:55:30 -0800
  ...Not strong enough? It's under the same pressure whether being used to feed a heater core or a transmission heat exchanger. VW considered...
• Re: [Q] Bypassing Rear Seat Heat Exchanger
  Historical mailing list - Redwood
  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 12:53:10 -0700
  At 10:16 AM 10/20/97 -0600, you wrote: >> The rear seat heat exchanger on my 89 westy is leaking. I have not...
• Re: fixing old heat exchangers
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Nov 1995 12:08:28 -0400
  ...was that they didn't have inlet holes in both exchangers for the heater blower fan. Had to cut a circle in one side...
• Carbon buildup
  Historical mailing list
  20 Dec 95 00:30:00 -0600
  ...exhaust ports on the heater boxes. I would assume that the same methods could be applied to the heat exchangers on the Thing motor...
• Aircooled Rear Heater Hose Assembly
  Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 08:36:30 -0000
  ...I have no hose assembly between the fan on the back of the alternator (1600 aircooled) and the two heater exchangers. Must have been...
• Re: Removing front heat exchanger
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 15 Jan 2006 10:49:41 -0700
  ...If you are planning to keep it forever, fine, but think about trying to sell it without a heater. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark...
• Re: Heater to cool question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 May 1996 10:54:59 -0400
  ...When the heat is off, air still flows through the exchangers and is dumped out the back of the control valves,(flaps). That is...
• Re: Backwards Flow Through Heat Exchanger OK?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 27 Nov 2021 09:33:55 -0600
  ...Backwards Flow Through Heat Exchanger OK? Is the heat exchanger in the heater box indifferent to which hose is hooked up in the forward...
• Re: problem with add. heat exchanger
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 15:35:10 -0500
  ...heater entirely because either the valve or the heater core was leaking. Ed > on my watercooled Caravelle (1989, 2.1) the additional heat exchanger...
• Re: Hot water system thoughts
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle
  Sat, 9 Jan 1999 05:28:20 -0500
  ...Specialty Products that taps into a heater line > and heats the water as it passes thru an exchanger.... Michael, That is a great system...
• 84 wet rear carpet (leaking rear heater): vw tech bulletin
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 04 Apr 94 22:18:09 CDT
  ...Carpet wet by rear seat - heat exchanger T-piece leaking A coolant leak in the rear heat exchanger area may be due to poor...
• Re: [VWVANFULLTIMERS] Propex heaters : group purchase offer
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:16:57 -0500
  ...The heat exchanger, for instance, is heavy gauge stainless and will likely outlive several vans. I've been inside a few of the heaters...
• Re: Backwards Flow Through Heat Exchanger OK?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 27 Nov 2021 17:23:01 -0500
  ...Backwards Flow Through Heat Exchanger OK? > > Is the heat exchanger in the heater box indifferent to which hose is hooked > up in the forward...
• Re: [ was Winter heating - now new Coleman heater]
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 11:04:41 -0500
  ...We'll stick with the $15 110VAC space heater. -Karl (MSChE with specialty in heat exchanger design) Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA '87...
• Re: Maple Syrup?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 08:21:48 -0700
  ...Maple Syrup? > Last winter the smell of maple syrup from the rear heater was getting worse, > so I replaced the rear heat exchanger. It...
• Re: auxillary heat
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 08:08:17 -0600
  ...Van anywhere to add an auxillary heater. If you have a water cooled van. You mentioned heat exchangers so I'm thinking that you...
• Re: Cheap Heat Exchangers
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Apr 1995 09:39:44 -0700
  ...gas heater, just to avoid a recurrence of the >past disappointment. > >The moral of the story is, if you buy new heat exchangers, make...
• Re: Catalytic Heaters.
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 00:07:27 -0600
  ...In our non-direct vented catalytic heater case, all that additional heat gain goes into the van which is the heat exchanger, whereas the...
• COOLANT SYS. LEAK
  Historical mailing list - Casey, Tim
  Mon, 06 Nov 95 15:01:00 PST
  ...in the passenger compartment heater of my '84 Vanagon (I think I mentioned it). Anyway, this supplimental/auxiliary heat exchanger has a black plastic...
• Re: hot water heater
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:06:53 -0400
  ...Re: [VANAGON] hot water heater > The only heat exchanger units I've seen are the isothurm and made for > marine use. They take up...
• Re: VW recall (exhaust/heat components) 82 Westi
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Apr 1997 19:05:18 +0000
  ...I guess that they will > replace original equipment HEATER DISTRIBUTION BOXES, FLEX HOSES, AND > HEAT EXCHANGERS, etc. I recently faxed Mr Le Coz as...
• Re: heater boxes
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Wed, 15 Apr 1998 06:06:35 -0700
  ...The Vanagon heater boxes will only fit '80-'83 > Vanagons and Bus heat exchangers will only fit Buses up to '78. The > differences are...
• heater leak?
  Historical mailing list - Carol Sussman
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 10:57:13 EDT
  The heat exchanger under the rear bench seat in my '89 Westfalia emits heat even eith the valve turned off. Is this normal or...
• Re: aiding cooling system by turning on heater blower
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 16 May 2001 14:37:41 -0500
  ...Besides, > when you > open the heater valve, you instantly dump whatever cold coolant is > in the > heat exchanger into the cooling system. > > Chris, > > '85...
• degreased the heaterboxes, etc.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Nov 1995 16:24:42 -0800
  ...Both of the 'new' exchangers have heater-flaps in good condition, so the trick is now to figure out how to do a transplant...
• Re: '56 kombi heater
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Feb 1995 21:54:31 -0600
  ...d go back to the original heater... "Heat exchangers? I don't need no steenkin' heat exchangers!" bcnu - G grungy@bcm.tmc.edu "His...
• Re: heater question (bad interior smells)
  Historical mailing list - Dana Showers
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 16:12:54 -0500
  The heat exchanger probably rusted through. Very common with air cooled engines. I think the heat exchanger takes heat from the exhaust via radiator...
• Re: '87 Vanagon GL ATF Cooler
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 15 Feb 2007 19:50:51 -0800
  ...I did mine a little different, with the stock ATF heat exchanger plumbed in in place of the rear heater. This let me save...
• Advice Needed -- 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Gary Meier
  Fri, 6 Jan 2012 00:35:55 -0500
  ...the heat exchangers to be sure that they are not leaking exhaust gasses into the heating system? This vehicle is missing the heater boxes...
• Re: Cheap Heat Exchangers
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Apr 95 09:24:31 PDT
  ...gas heater, just to avoid a recurrence of the past disappointment. The moral of the story is, if you buy new heat exchangers, make...
• RE: Inline Heaters
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Fri, 13 Jan 1995 16:27:41 EST
  ...Is this on all aircooled Vgons or just the ones with gas heater boosters? Does anyone know what turns that fan on and off...
• Re: SMOKE! After I turn off my BA6 Gas Heater
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 20 May 2002 10:18:37 -0700
  ...If your heater is very rusty , the heat exchanger could be damaged. If you have never had the heater serviced, or even the pan...
• Re: Make your own shower ideas AGAIN
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 16:46:46 -0500
  Water circulated htrough heater boxes on the exhaust??? <grin!> >My post didn't work so I'll summarize my thoughts.... > >A rear Vanagon heater...
• Re: [Q] Bypassing Rear Seat Heat Exchanger
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Tue, 21 Oct 1997 17:04:01 +0100
  The heater core is available in the UK for about �30 which would be about US $50. It is for the VW Polo. Lionel...