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  • Re: more heating ideas
    Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
    1 Oct 1995 16:41:57 -0700
    RE>>more heating ideas 10/1/95 --------------------------------------
  • Re: Gas heaters...was Re: Heater
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 29 Jan 2015 01:45:10 -0500
    ...Is the Webasto BBW46 for heating the cabin or heating the coolant? Jeff 85 Westfalia with cabin gas heater preheating heating the coolant which...
  • source for fridge heating element?
    Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
    Mon, 20 Mar 2006 22:10:17 -0500
    I have no continuity in the 110v heating element and cannot find that part with any of the vendors, who knows the best place...
  • Re: Used Oil Heating? (very little VW content)
    Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
    Wed, 17 Feb 1999 19:03:31 -0800
    ...Anyway, I'm wondering if any of you "recycle" >your used oil as heating fuel. Sure, heating with used oil (engine,tranny,rear end...
  • Re: Early (real early) turn signals
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 14 Aug 1994 12:18:59 -0400 (EDT)
    Your turn signal works because there is a heating element built into the signal flasher. When the turnsignal is turned on, a connection is...
  • Re: Muffler Strap
    Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
    Wed, 7 Nov 2001 14:26:44 EST
    Try using heating duct clamps. They are stainless steel. Just like large hose clamps and you can get them at a home center store...
  • Re: Dometic Fridge Mod Update
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:51:21 -0400
    ...Any rust or such will insulate this transfer into the heating chamber. Heat will have to enter the solution heating chamber by radiation. Much...
  • Re: PAINT COLORS 87 WESTY
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Wed, 31 Aug 2016 09:07:04 -0700
    ...Pop Top Color and Heating Some years ago several people posted about having just the top of the pop top painted white to reduce...
  • Fridge Blues
    Historical mailing list - Kris B.
    Mon, 8 May 2000 05:48:11 -0700
    ...The heating element is heating in the back. I still have the unit out, so I flip it over again, sideways, back ways, front...
  • Re: [VW-TDI] Thoughts on why the diesel prices just went up on th eeast coast
    Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
    Mon, 24 Jan 2000 19:02:06 -0500
    ...Therefore higher demand for heating oil has reduced the supply of diesel fuel. With the demand for diesel fuel at the same level and...
  • Re: more heating ideas
    Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
    Sun, 1 Oct 1995 22:08:50 -0700 (PDT)
    ...The whole process might work, but why bother for a few hours of mediocre heat? Heating with electricity is not the answer - heating with...
  • Re: Porsche 6 cyl, was conversion
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Wed, 5 Jan 2000 14:07:19 +0100
    ...And one minus is heating...To heat a little Porsche is one thing, but heating a huge T3? I remember my old aircooled T3...
  • Re: Early (real early) turn signals
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 15 Aug 94 8:25:31 PDT
    > > > Your turn signal works because there is a heating element built into the > signal flasher. When the turnsignal is turned on, a connection is...
  • Re: Winters in the van... HYDRONIC HEAT
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Wed, 20 Nov 2002 10:48:18 -0500
    On Tue, 19 Nov 2002, Eric Spletzer wrote: > Except with Radiant heat, you're not just heating the air, you're heating > the surfaces...
  • Propane Heating - Cheap Coleman Alternative?
    Historical mailing list - Gavin Flanagan
    Sun, 9 Sep 2001 19:13:56 -0700
    Have folks discussed the Coleman 'Black Cat' Heater as a potential viable alternative for heating up their vans? I used one last winter (granted...
  • Re: source for fridge heating element?
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Tue, 21 Mar 2006 12:10:56 -0800
    ...source for fridge heating element? I have no continuity in the 110v heating element and cannot find that part with any of the vendors...
  • Re: RATS!! All that work, now Dometic won't cool on LP
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:52:03 -0400
    Did you bench test it before replacing it in the Vanagon? If the burner is heating, the refrigerant should be hot. Same as 110V...
  • Re: Porsche 6 cyl, was conversion
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Fri, 7 Jan 2000 06:53:17 EST
    ...I hardly think they worry about heating there. A quick review of the MSDS website yielded no reference to heating. Nor are there any...
  • camper heating
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
    Thu, 14 Oct 2004 13:33:02 -0400
    ...http://www.houseneeds.com/shop/HeatingProducts/heatingunits/electrical/mysonelectricaltoekickheaters.htm For hot water whiel Camped, I stumbled upon this hot water system? http://www...
  • Fridge Blues
    Historical mailing list - Kris B.
    Mon, 8 May 2000 12:04:13 -0700
    ...The heating element is heating (I even put > > more heat on the back just to see what would > happen). > > Its' frustrating having a fridge...
  • Re: broken mirror
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Tue, 1 Jan 2002 06:46:45 EST
    ...Anyone know where to get replacement heating elements ? The shop that did my mirrors broke the leads off one of the heating elements then...
  • Re: empirical data on heating a bus
    Historical mailing list
    13 Sep 95 10:23
    ...Glancing through the my 1964 owners handbook, the section on heating says that by opening a cab side window or a vent wing the...
  • Re: Dometic Fridge Mod Update
    Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
    Fri, 29 Jun 2007 08:35:10 -0700
    ...Any rust or such will insulate this transfer into > the > heating chamber. Heat will have to enter the solution heating chamber > by > radiation. Much...
  • Re: Porsche 6 cyl, was conversion
    Historical mailing list - Charles Hokanson
    Wed, 5 Jan 2000 22:35:22 EST
    In a message dated 1/5/00 5:07:54 AM Pacific Standard Time, rfeussner@GMX.DE writes: > And one minus is heating...To...
  • re. Heated seats
    Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
    Sat, 21 Dec 2002 00:24:17 -0700
    ...Problem is that the heating elements often burnt out after a number of years. Heating elements are thermostatically controlled, so be sure and get...
  • Re: [VW-TDI] Thoughts on why the diesel prices just went up on theeast coast
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Tue, 25 Jan 2000 18:32:12 +0100
    ...Therefore higher demand for heating oil has reduced the supply > of diesel fuel. With the demand for diesel fuel at the same level and...
  • Re:heating
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 16 Feb 1995 09:42:48 +0500
    ...This is >my first posting... >I am noticing a lot of concern about air heating techniques. Personaly, >I only experience these when traveling far...
  • Re: Combustion heaters FS
    Historical mailing list - ARKADY MIRVIS
    Wed, 13 Jan 1999 09:43:55 -0800
    ...Ideal for heating garages: Air for combustion comes from > > outside, heater exhausts outside: the user gets fresh uncontaminated > > air. > > The heater I use ( the...
  • Re: Winters in the van... HYDRONIC HEAT
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Tue, 19 Nov 2002 17:11:43 -0600
    Except with Radiant heat, you're not just heating the air, you're heating the surfaces of the van, which won't lose their...
  • Re: Replacing rear heater with propane one
    Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
    Wed, 10 Oct 2012 01:04:13 -0400
    On Mon, 8 Oct 2012 10:29:06 -0500, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET> wrote: >Is the Propex for heating while driving? I thought...
  • Re: front blower motor
    Historical mailing list - Michael Y. Feng
    Wed, 22 Sep 1999 14:55:14 -0400
    ...Therefore, I didn't have to break open the heating unit through all the tabs which saved a lot of time. One particularly frustrating...
  • Re: source for fridge heating element?
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Mon, 20 Mar 2006 19:23:15 -0800
    ...Mark robert shawn feller wrote: >I have no continuity in the 110v heating element and cannot find that part >with any of the vendors...
  • Re: Porsche 6 cyl, was conversion
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Fri, 7 Jan 2000 13:22:50 +0100
    ...Of course this vehicle was in Hawaii. > I hardly think they worry about heating there. A quick review of the MSDS > website yielded no...
  • Re: Winters in the van... HYDRONIC HEAT
    Historical mailing list - Eric Spletzer
    Tue, 19 Nov 2002 15:36:59 -0800
    ...Radiant heating AND thermal underwear. Open door - there goes all hot the air again, but your entire surface area of your floor and a...
  • Re: Gas heaters...was Re: Heater
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Thu, 29 Jan 2015 00:43:57 -0600
    ...Is the Webasto BBW46 for heating the cabin or heating the coolant? Jeff 85 Westfalia with cabin gas heater > On Jan 29, 2015, at...
  • Re: Replacing A/C on 89 Westy... Help !
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Fri, 6 Apr 2007 22:49:04 -0700
    ...I suspect there is one on A/C and >heating and it might be a useful source of additional information. > >Matt Roberds The Haynes...
  • Re: Fw: Fridge Propane Mode No Start
    Historical mailing list - Tom Smith
    Wed, 6 Sep 2000 18:33:10 EDT
    ...Although the "pre-heating" process works and the underlying theory makes sense, the cause which necessitates the "pre-heating" is still unknown. I've...
  • Re: vent line heating element
    Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
    Tue, 5 Dec 2000 17:11:28 EST
    ...the resistance at the two terminals of their "vent line heating element"?..... ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access...
  • Re: Propane Heating - Cheap Coleman Alternative?
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Sun, 9 Sep 2001 22:34:44 EDT
    ...the Coleman 'Black Cat' Heater as a potential viable alternative for heating up their vans? I used one last winter (granted it was in...
  • Re: Fridge wireing?
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sat, 26 Jul 2003 09:28:47 -0700
    ...brown = +12 for fan black = +12 for 12 volts heating element (from 12 volt heating element relay) blue = ground (for the above 12 volts...
  • Re: RoadHaus - Front AC Kit Install / Final Report
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Sat, 21 Dec 2002 19:54:54 -0500
    ...heating vent below the dash missing I wondered if with this A/C > configuration > there was a special cover plate for the heating vents...
  • Re: O2 Sensor Idea (long)
    Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
    Thu, 7 Sep 2006 22:50:30 -0400
    ...What would you attach the heating element wire to? Maybe the coil? Or given the resistance, maybe run another circuit altogether? Anybody done this...
  • Re: " you fixed it with what?!"
    Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
    Tue, 16 Mar 2004 20:41:02 -0500
    Home heating oil, kerosene, and diesel fuel, are almost identical. Only chemical differnce is how clean it is, and the adatives. There is a...
  • Re: Heating van at night
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:55:19 -0500
    The Atwood and Suburban are the RV industry staples for air and water heating. The problem for the Vanagon is the length. You will...
  • Hot Shower and Heating Solutions
    Historical mailing list - W. Silva
    Fri, 2 Feb 2001 13:51:04 -0500
    I know this has probably been posted before but I think it's worth revisiting for solutions on heating hot water and also some...
  • Re: Fridge Blues
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 8 May 2000 14:48:30 -0400
    ...The heating element is heating (I even put >more heat on the back just to see what would happen). >Its' frustrating having a fridge...
  • Re: Warm water heating staff Campingstar in Reimo catalog
    Historical mailing list - Davidson
    Tue, 18 Jan 2000 19:05:12 -0800
    ...the thermostat turns the heating element on and off as needed to cool the inside. Besides, my sense of things is that it is...
  • Re: Breaking exhaust port bolt loose, 1.9L
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Fri, 15 Oct 2004 11:09:33 -0700
    ...About heating a nut with a torch -- this would be a new technique to me. If this was a nut then heating would make...
  • Aircooled? - building my own interior heating system!
    Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
    Sat, 25 Nov 2006 09:54:25 -0800
    ...I realized the same parts can be utilized to build a heating system. Parts: * Inline 12v heater (bought on Ebay for $70 - basically a...
  • Heated rear window on Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
    Sat, 19 Oct 1996 19:25:13 +0100
    ...The PO has left a heated rear window with one wire attached to the heating elements. This wire disappears into the rear hatch. Would...
  • Re: 84 Vanagon heating problem/T-5 Microbus PowerPoint
    Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
    Thu, 2 Jan 2003 05:34:13 -0600
    ...I recently put up a post on my > heating problem....actually a 'lack of' heating problem. There is no heat at > all but the...
  • Use thermal paste on Dometic heating element?
    Historical mailing list - neil
    Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:23:34 -0700
    ...Has anyone tried using this same paste between the heating element and the tube it resides in? The idea obviously being that a better...
  • Fw: Used Oil Heating? (very little VW content)
    Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
    Mon, 15 Feb 1999 21:35:37 -0600
    ...Used Oil Heating? (very little VW content) >I'm building a new garage, so I can do more of my own work on my...
  • Re: Winters in the van... HYDRONIC HEAT
    Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
    Wed, 20 Nov 2002 10:59:27 -0500
    ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >On Tue, 19 Nov 2002, Eric Spletzer wrote: > >> Except with Radiant heat, you're not just heating the air, you...
  • fridge
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 14 Aug 1994 15:28:55 -0500 (CDT)
    ...This one is electric only, and my plan is to measure the resistance of the heating element. The problem is that I've never...
  • Re: more Q's on the TDI
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 6 Jun 96 10:26:18 +0200
    ...I know that some people use the home heating oil regularly in their cars, there seems to be no difference in performance. I know...
  • Re: front heat box foam, was 'sound deadening'
    Historical mailing list - Chris M.
    Thu, 1 Apr 2004 16:04:15 -0600
    Is used for sealing heating and cooling - like duct tape used to be but this material is superior for sealing heating/cooling ducts. I...
  • Re: Purpose of "Voltage Stabilizer" in Instrument cluster?
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Sat, 5 Jul 2008 15:55:35 -0400
    ...The gauges are bimetallic - they work by heating a special piece of metal which bends as it gets warm. There's a heating coil...
  • Re: Winters in the van... HYDRONIC HEAT
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Tue, 19 Nov 2002 20:18:26 -0800
    ...Only heat source is a small heater to heat all the new air. > > Radiant heating AND thermal underwear. Open door - there goes all hot...
  • Re: empirical data on heating a bus
    Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
    Wed, 13 Sep 1995 09:32:00 -0700 (PDT)
    >Glancing through the my 1964 owners handbook, the section on heating >says that by opening a cab side window or a vent wing the...