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• 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...
• wtb 79 heat exchangers
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 23 Apr 96 20:58:30 CDT
  ...Wanted, 79 heat exchangers for bus I am looking for heat exchangers for my 79 Westy, anybody got any ideas?
• Re: Grumpy update to '81 Westy project
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Thu, 27 Jul 95 17:23:39 PDT
  Lisa, Sorry to hear about your heat exchanger woes. I'm taking a pretty big step away from the buses I'm familiar with...
• Heat Exchanger Bypass Pipe Question
  Historical mailing list - Saulius Berzinskas
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 22:44:03 -0400
  Hi all- Recently I have been considering replacing the rusty heat exchangers in my 82 westy with bypass "J" pipes. My van is primarily...
• Sources for heat exchangers/exhaust parts?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Jun 1995 15:05:45 -0400
  Since we need to replace the engine in the '81 Westy, the exhaust system from the heat exchangers up needs to be replaced too...
• Re: AGM group 41 battery choices?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 3 Jul 2013 10:23:27 -0400
  At 09:58 AM 7/3/2013, Dave Mcneely wrote: >Don, doesn't warranty replacement requirement exchange? Whenever >I've gotten a warranty replacement...
• Re: Not all Vanagon Heat Exchangers are created equal
  Historical mailing list - Dion Cooze
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 09:45:09 -0700
  I found used heat exchangers at Malahat Auto on Vancouver Island, B.C. Canada for $125 each in the fall. Good deal considering $599...
• Re: Mailorder rebuilders? AVP, Bost Eng, Fast Germ..?
  Historical mailing list - t obrien
  Fri, 7 Jan 2000 22:25:34 GMT
  I was quoted $2995 w/exchange at least 6 weeks lead time by the VW dealer in Berkeley, CA. This was about a month...
• Re: Leaky exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Chris Venama
  Wed, 04 May 94 15:37:55 CDT
  ...I believe the engine of the '71 changed to a 1700 or something, but the heat exchangers are probably similar. I swapped heat exchangers...
• Re: Gottabus!
  Historical mailing list - Duane Moore
  Mon, 11 Dec 1995 09:10:31 -0700 (MST)
  ...One of my older buses had the same problem of the rusted up heat exchangers and cables. Aquick fix until the spring is to...
• Re: Mailorder rebuilders? AVP, Bost Eng, Fast Germ..?
  Historical mailing list - John
  Fri, 7 Jan 2000 19:51:26 -0500
  t obrien wrote: > > I was quoted $2995 w/exchange at least 6 weeks lead time by the VW dealer in > Berkeley, CA. This was...
• Re: fixing old heat exchangers
  Historical mailing list - Kristopher B.
  Tue, 14 Nov 1995 10:47:26 -0500 (EST)
  The Heat Exchanger to buy is the one made in Denmark... They have the better construction and thicker metal. --Kris
• heat exchanger round 2
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hartman
  Sun, 20 Jul 1997 23:05:57 -0800
  Thanks to all who responded to my question on the odor coming from my rear heat exchanger. As suggested I pulled off the cowling...
• Re: camper heating
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sat, 16 Oct 2004 13:05:22 -0500
  ...Don't think you're goin to get that much from heat exchanger on exhaust. Al Brase tmiller wrote: > Maybe you can hang a...
• Re: 2.0L aircooled heat exchanger for sale
  Historical mailing list - Russell, William
  Tue, 14 May 2002 17:34:39 -0400
  ...2.0L aircooled heat exchanger for sale i have a 2.0L aircooled heat exchanger for sale, NEW never used, still has VW part...
• Re: 81 air cooled heat exchangers and engine tin
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Sun, 15 Jul 2007 15:15:41 -0400
  I picked up new heat exchangers from California Imports. They were of decent quality, but the glue that was used to adhere the fiberglass...
• Re: Cheap Heat Exchangers
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Apr 1995 09:39:44 -0700
  >Many years ago I had a '69 bus, whose original heat exchangers were >wonderful. On a zero-degree Colorado night, fire the bus up...
• 2.0L aircooled heat exchanger for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 May 2002 12:53:27 EDT
  i have a 2.0L aircooled heat exchanger for sale, NEW never used, still has VW part # stickers on it.. $100 chris
• Re: Mailorder rebuilders? AVP, Bost Eng, Fast Germ..?
  Historical mailing list - John
  Fri, 7 Jan 2000 16:42:09 -0500
  ...Other...? > > Thanks for any help you can give. > John 87 Vanagon John, If you can find a VW factory exchange motor, that's the...
• Suburban Engine Exchange
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:54:31 -0600
  ...Anyone had any experience with Gary LeBlanc at the Suburban Engine Exchange? Thanks. -Jarrett 89 Westy
• Re: Not all Vanagon Heat Exchangers are created equal
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 11:30:54 -0500
  I used the Dansk heat exchangers on both my 1976's ( one set supplied by VW during that wonderful and mysterious free "heat exchanger...
• RE: Aux. heater questions.
  Historical mailing list - Jon Ulrigg (Rho)
  Thu, 13 Oct 94 08:12:58 PDT
  What I would probably look for is a hole in one of your heat exchangers. I had this problem with my '70 bus when...
• Re: Is my engine a type IV?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 26 Jun 95 11:44:07 PDT
  ...Heat exchangers are one of the variations. The heads used up until 1979 are called "round port heads" and the heat exchanger pipes extend...
• Re: Westy exchange?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Mon, 26 Feb 2001 08:07:55 -0700
  I anticipate having my 80 Westy restord by summer, and will be interested in exchanges then. Please keep me in mind. SeanG 80 Westy...
• Heater core bleeder screw
  Historical mailing list - Dean Paul Karpowicz
  Mon, 4 Apr 1994 16:35:25 -0500 (CDT)
  I have a spare (I bought one and the one I had was fine) little white bleeder screw for the rear heat exchanger on...
• Re: Vancouver resident seeks Vanagon exchange with Aussie resident
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 27 Apr 2001 13:24:43 -0400
  Used to be a site devoted to setting these exchanges up www.vwx.org but it seems to be now down of defunct. Cheers...
• 82 Vanagon Heat Exchanger/Exhaust hangers?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 13:13:28 -0500
  ...I am getting ready to mount the heat exchangers and exhaust to my new engine for my 82 Vanagon. I am sure that there...
• Re: Mailorder rebuilders? AVP, Bost Eng, Fast Germ..?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 7 Jan 2000 16:02:04 -0800
  ...On Fri, 7 Jan 2000, t obrien wrote: > I was quoted $2995 w/exchange at least 6 weeks lead time by the VW dealer...
• Re: VC: Clinging sound found
  Historical mailing list - Peter Larsson
  Mon, 15 Dec 1997 17:48:33 +0100
  Helmut Zeidler wrote: > >A new VC is $1375 in Sweden. > > >Strange that VW dont have the VC as a exchange part? Is it unrepairable...
• Diesel Assembly Confusion.
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 19:46:32 -0700
  ...There is a heat exchanger between the oil filter mount and the filter. Q: What exactly does this exchanger do? This metal box has...
• Re: Cheap Heat Exchangers
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Apr 1995 16:22:33 -0400
  ...But if you want heat you gotta pony up for the factory heat exchangers. Buy aftermarket jobbies and freeze your butt. ___________________________________ Derek Drew drew...
• Re: Westfalia Exchange
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 06:06:12 EST
  This site is great! I wish I had a Westy to Exchange :) Hope to see this site grow. http://www.vwx.org/ Ken Wilford...
• Exhaust mounting (was Re: freshly rebuilt 1600DP running VERY HOT!)
  Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
  Thu, 02 May 1996 08:36:56 -0400
  ...I wondered why my 78's heat exchangers seemed to be bolted only to the exhaust pipes and nothing else! I thought it a...
• Re: Stolen Bus Alert -- Followup
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 16 Nov 2000 08:17:30 -0800
  > Pierre wants to know the name of the pit bull to abduct him and work out an > exchange: > pit bull for $2500 ransom. Right...
• 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: fixing old heat exchangers
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Nov 1995 12:08:28 -0400
  ...wrote: >The Heat Exchanger to buy is the one made in Denmark... They have the >better construction and thicker metal. > I'll second this...
• '79 Tranny into '80 Q's
  Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 05:00:33 -0800
  ...Anything different here? Is the engine hanger the same? Does any of the tinware need to be exchanged? Anything to be wary/cautious of...
• Re: Auto tranny from an Audi, possible 5 cyl. engine donor?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 12 Feb 2006 16:09:34 -0800
  > Rabbits and golf usually didn't have the additional heat exchanger. The > Audis do. Even the A100/A200? Maybe I'm thinking of rabbit...
• Re: Diesel Assembly Confusion.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 20:40:16 -0700
  The heat exchanger is an engine oil cooler. It has an 59x5mm o-ring, part # N 901 814 02. I used the seal from...
• main bearings, align boring WBX cases and more
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sun, 16 Dec 2001 12:49:52 -0500
  ...exchange with rebuildable cores rebuilt 2.0 rods with notch $135 exchange with rebuildable cores reground cams 1.9 and 2.1 $80 exchange...
• muffler nuts and engine stand question
  Historical mailing list - A Brandy Psmythe
  Mon, 13 May 1996 14:18:56 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The problem I believe is that the place where the heat exchanger connects to the muffler is shot. The heat exchanger also does not...
• 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...
• Carbon buildup
  Historical mailing list
  20 Dec 95 00:30:00 -0600
  ...I would assume that the same methods could be applied to the heat exchangers on the Thing motor as well. Though I haven't...
• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:05:48 -0700
  I think Dennis has a point by removing the stock oil cooler - which I call it a heat exchanger - I am thinking about removing...
• Re: 81 air cooled heat exchangers and engine tin
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:27:16 -0400
  ...81 air cooled heat exchangers and engine tin > Does anyone know where I can find non California heat > exchangers and engine tin for a...
• Re: Not all Vanagon Heat Exchangers are created equal
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 20:02:13 -0500
  The Dansk heat exchangers suck. Not only do they rust out fast, they crack internally and they do not produce good heat or air...
• Re: Cheap Heat Exchangers
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Apr 95 09:24:31 PDT
  Many years ago I had a '69 bus, whose original heat exchangers were wonderful. On a zero-degree Colorado night, fire the bus up...
• html e-mail solved [no vanagon content]
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 14:26:12 -0700
  I think I finally solved the html e-mail problem for office users of Outlook/Exchange Server. (Exchange Server forces html e-mail to...
• Addie list
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
  Fri, 29 Oct 2004 15:04:59 -0500
  I don't have an addie list from the list here....Are there a few that would like to exchange addresses and telephone numbers...
• Tents for Vanagons German exchange rates
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 7 Dec 1996 08:25:42 -0500
  ...Can someone help me with the German exchange: How much is $1800 DM for example? Thanks Craig Charles 87 Westy
• Heater or Heat Exchanger?
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Demarest
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 21:25:09 EST
  My owner's manual tells me that the think under my rear seat is a heat exchanger. What is this? I was at first...
• FS: AFM, Auto Trans Heat Exchanger, Air cooled injectors
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Mon, 15 Oct 2007 02:12:59 -0400
  ...If you're interested in -AFM for a 2.1 ($45 shipped) -Heat exchanger for any watercooled vanagon automatic transmission ($50) -Seven fuel injectors...
• Cooling
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Tue, 18 Jul 95 16:16:40 PDT
  ...The heat exchanger <radiator> works via heat movement from the hotter material on one side <water/antifreeze> to the cooler material <air> on the...
• Re: 5- and 6-cylinder VW vans
  Historical mailing list
  24 Jul 96 10:24:34 PDT
  FWIW the current exchange rate is 1 US dollar equals 1.4857 German Deutschmarks this translates to 1 DM = 0.67308 US Dollar For...
• 81 air cooled heat exchangers and engine tin
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Zygmunt
  Sun, 15 Jul 2007 09:01:27 -0700
  Does anyone know where I can find non California heat exchangers and engine tin for a 81 air cooled Vanagon? I am interested in...
• WaterBoxer Engine Comparison .. INPUT REQUESTED
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sat, 24 Aug 2002 09:23:43 -0700
  ...www.eurocars.bz 2.2 L 115Hp Engine $3500 exchanged Boston Engine: http://www.bostonengine.com 2.1L Long Block Stock $2300 exchanged 2...
• Westy exchange?
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 22:28:43 -1000
  ...westy exchange. Anybody on the list tried it? Mick Kalber 89 Syncro Westy "Daddeo" Tropical Visions Video, Inc. 62 Halaulani Place Hilo, Hawaii 96720...
• Vancouver resident seeks Vanagon exchange with Aussie resident
  Historical mailing list - Katherine Maas
  Fri, 27 Apr 2001 10:12:53 -0700
  ...Are there any Aussie Vanagon owners out there who might be open to an exchange? From our perspective this would not necessarily have to...
• Repairing Heat Exchanger '81 Van?
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Sat, 5 Oct 1996 11:13:08 -0700 (PDT)
  I have a problem with the left-side heat exchanger on my '81 Vanagon (California model); a portion of the "bevel" or "bell" on...
• Re: Vanagon with Porsche power.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 10 May 1995 16:46:11 -0700 (PDT)
  ...that the hot air from the Porsche heat exchangers would pass through a radiator/heat exchanger that was connected to the stock heating system...