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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: 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: 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: 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: 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• Stiff Heater Cables when pulling
  Historical mailing list - Woodcock, Frank
  Thu, 18 Feb 1999 13:48:37 -0000
  ...This indicates that there is no problem with the twin cables to the heat exchanger pods which, when doing this, are being pushed closed...
• Heat exchanger wanted, 79-83, 49 state version
  Historical mailing list - Imua Camper Company
  Mon, 13 May 2002 13:39:49 -1000
  Subject says it all- friend needs the above, good used heat exchanger for his 81 Westy. Much Aloha- Shawn -- Volkswagen camper rentals in Hawai...
• Re: 82 Vanagon Heat Exchanger/Exhaust hangers?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 13:41:57 -0500
  ...82 Vanagon Heat Exchanger/Exhaust hangers? > > > > > > Hi All: > > > > I am getting ready to mount the heat exchangers and exhaust to my new > > engine for...
• Re: auto trans cooler busted(trans full of water)... screwed?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 14 May 2005 21:14:10 -0700
  The auto tranny heat exchanger, being made of aluminum, is apparently susceptible to internal corrosion. Under ideal conditions, the cooling system is a happy...
• Re: engine heater blower question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 22:27:40 -0600
  ...If you run the van with out the airflow through the heat exchangers the aluminum heat sinks inside the exchangers melt off and ruin...
• Re: Hot water system thoughts
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle
  Sat, 9 Jan 1999 05:28:20 -0500
  ...Does the coolant need to be circulating ( engine running)? Seems like it would, otherwise the exchanger would cool off. -- Regards, David Bogle Brooklyn '87...
• Fridge's heat exchanger fell off!
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 23:43:36 -0500
  I looked in the fridge today for the first time in a long time and noticed that the heat exchanger (the finned aluminum thing...
• Heat exchanger wierdness, repost
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Dec 1995 21:35:22 -0800
  ...Little Martha, my '70 single cab, came with heat exchangers modified for three-bolt flanges rather than slip fittings. But there were no arms...
• Re: Heat exchanger for hot showers
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 6 Jul 2007 17:49:21 -0700
  ...Heat exchanger for hot showers > I have a Coleman, hot water on demand system, that works pretty well for washing dishes, and a quick...
• Re: Nice WBX....
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:51:36 +0000
  That makes more sence to me, and it would preserve the stock heat exchangers function to help warm up the engine when cold. However...
• heat exchanger coating?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Stout
  Wed, 31 Aug 2005 16:12:17 -0500
  ...Is there anything that I can use to coat my heat exchangers in order to protect them from rust? Best Regards, Jim Stout
• heat exchangers replaced.
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 18 Sep 1997 12:58:53 EDT
  Hey all, Got new heat exchangers this morning, courtesy of VWoA. I met Mr. Ron Lipke at the local dealer, Bill Britt Mazda/VW...
• 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...
• rear (under seat) heater core
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 12:25:18 -0400
  ...I unbolted this switch in preparation to put it on the new replacement heat exchanger and noted that the o-ring (?) was pretty darn...
• Re: 80 vanagon heat duct
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 20 Dec 1995 12:40:28 -0800 (PST)
  ...I am missing the heat ducting elbow that extends from the heater > blower down thru the sheet metal fitting into the right heat exchanger...
• Heat Exchanger Clean-out and BusDepot Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Tue, 28 Dec 2004 21:28:45 -0600
  ...Does anyone have a technique for cleaning installed heat exchangers? Mine don't seem to be too dirty and they heat really well but...
• Re: Heat Exchanger Clean-out and BusDepot Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 28 Dec 2004 21:52:34 -0600
  In cleaning Heat Exchangers I just fill them with kerosene / gunk cleaner mix and let them leak out the solvent. I then run a...
• Re: Nice WBX....
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:37:34 -0400
  ...His is downstream of the heat-exchanger. What do you all think? -- Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/
• Re: Humid Air - More Comments and a bit of theory
  Historical mailing list - Nancy Hughes
  Sun, 30 Jun 2002 09:23:59 -0700
  ...Any takers? Unfortunately, this is impossible to do *unless* you calculate the result for a *specific* heat exchanger configuration. You would then have calculated...
• 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...
• Not all Vanagon Heat Exchangers are created equal
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 08:09:36 -0500
  I've noticed that my heat exchangers haved rusted through and its time for new ones. I have heard that NOS is better than...