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Buddy heater
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Fri, 3 Nov 2000 17:02:57 -0800
I got the following response from the Portable Buddy heater web site... interesting that it seems to indicate that the Buddy is not a...
Re: Combustion heaters FS
Historical mailing list - ARKADY MIRVIS
Wed, 13 Jan 1999 09:43:55 -0800
ARKADY MIRVIS wrote: > > > > > Gasoline burning heaters for sale: > > Heat output - 60,000 (high), 30,000 (low) BTU/HR > > Volts - 24 > > Length - 24.37 in...
Re: Very little heat from the front heater
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 2 Dec 2011 08:31:12 -0800
I too get less heat from my front heater than from the rear. I have flushed the cooling system, taken the heater core out...
Re: Propane heaters; Are you SERIOUS????
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Sun, 9 Sep 2001 22:45:00 EDT
As I mentioned before I really looked into heaters at one time. The links for the following can be found in the Vanagon Cafe...
Re: Fw: Wave 3 Heater
Historical mailing list - G. Lee
Fri, 5 Dec 2003 12:44:50 -0700
...I have been thinking of a water heater. Yep, A heater to heat the coolant, and re-wire the existing heater fans to run...
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...
Fw: re. heat in vw vans, block heater for WBX
Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
Fri, 29 Sep 2000 23:58:30 -0500
> Also, as far as I know, there is no way to > install a block heater, even in the Vanagon water-cooled models as > there...
Re: Gas heaters...was Re: Heater
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Thu, 29 Jan 2015 07:28:03 +0000
It heats the coolant to about 180 F .It is wired to the temperature controls.You control the amount of heat you want like...
Re: Very little heat from the front heater
Historical mailing list - Rob
Fri, 2 Dec 2011 10:39:07 -0800
I use my rear heater to warm the bus, the front is set for half to the windshield & half to my feet. The front...
Re: Oil Pan Heater (immersion vs. stickon)
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Wed, 29 Sep 2004 20:28:40 -0600
Several claims here are a little hard to believe, I'll respond to them itemwise. > Our oil pan heaters are thin, flexible heating pads...
Re-plumbing the heater cores
Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
Tue, 1 Jan 2002 14:25:53 -0500
I am going to be replacing all of my heater hoses, front and rear heater cores, and front heater valve soon and wondered about...
Re: Oil Pan Heater VW Vanagon (Block Heater)
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Wed, 29 Sep 2004 17:56:20 -0700
...An Oil Pan Heater "heats" the complete engine starting at the bottom. The hot oil heats the crankshaft, which in turn heats the connecting...
Re: Heating
Historical mailing list - SMILE... IT'S STILL FREE
Mon, 05 Sep 1994 13:36:01 EST
The way the stock heating sustem was designed in the later model buses, air is pushed into the heater boxes directly from the main...
Re: Cabin Heat / Aux Heating / Propane Heater/ camping heater / pics
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Wed, 17 Nov 2004 01:28:26 -0500
...nice work the the heater though a building a vented heater is on my list of things to do. jonathan
Re: Air cooled heater idea/questions
Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
Mon, 5 Feb 2007 10:43:24 -0700
...First, you're starting with heat exchangers that are designed for heating air, and will not be very effective at heat transfer to a...
Vanagon Heat Vents - Update #2
Historical mailing list
Thu, 13 Feb 1997 10:52:26 -0500 (EST)
Hi all, Last week I wrote: >I stated that 87 & earlier vans could only produce non-heated air from these >vents, and that heated...
Re: heater
Historical mailing list - bueses
Thu, 3 Nov 2005 13:18:03 -0700
> Today i was in Home Depot looked at buddy heaters propane you can use the one > pound or 20 pound sign on box states...
Re: 85 vanagon heater don't heat
Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
Sun, 3 Mar 2002 19:11:45 -0500
Before you get heat from the heaters, the engine must be warm. So check the thermostat. You just may want to order an new...
Re: Diesel Heat
Historical mailing list
Thu, 3 Jan 2002 23:12:43 -0500
> Excuse my unfamiliarity with the subject, but isn't alot of the heat > produced by a diesel engine used up in it's operation...
Heat: Gas vs. Propane
Historical mailing list
Mon, 28 Oct 1996 09:36:06 -0500
With winter approaching and much talk about heat, I'm wondering about the benefits and problems of gas and propane heat. My understanding was...
Re: Cabin Heat / Aux Heating / Propane Heater/ camping heater / pics
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 16 Nov 2004 19:18:29 -0500
<snip> The completely "HOME GROWN Primus Lantern mantle fresh air heater". "Ta-da!" <snip> Now THAT is a nifty bit of imagineering! Mike
Re: Speaking of Heaters, who's got a QUIET plug in they like?
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:43:47 -0500
At 06:58 PM 1/27/2009, chris and/or ruth wrote... >That old milk house heater? It's huge and noisy. That duel...
The Heated Heater debate
Historical mailing list - adam grove
Wed, 22 Oct 1997 11:19:40 PDT
Hi, I have been following the Propex heater string for a while now because I am interested in a heater for my 91 syncro...
Re: Very little heat from the front heater
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 1 Dec 2011 22:22:09 -0600
...If it's not the thermostat - and the rear heater puts out good heat - then you have a blockage or restriction somewhere in the...
Rear Heater Removal
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Mon, 25 Mar 2002 22:16:26 +0800
I spend yesterday removing the rear heater entirely to free up some storage space. I have the post mortem photos here: http://home.earthlink...
Re: Front Heater question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 7 Dec 2003 01:02:27 -0500
That metal piece makes sure the air flows through the heater core at an angle so that it has time for the heat to...
Heater safety
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Tue, 2 Jan 2001 23:29:21 EST
Dear fellow Vanagon list members- I want to remind you to use caution when trying to find sources of heat your camper this winter...
Heater core front and rear inline? Has anyone done this mod?
Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
Tue, 30 Apr 2002 15:38:01 -0500
I'm thinking of removing the T fittings on the heater hoses and running my heater hoses inline versus parallel as they are in...
Re: Heat in an air-cooled Syncro (long, boring, self-involved)
Historical mailing list - ed
Wed, 17 May 2000 21:43:38 -0400
...The water-cooled motor dumps (almost) all its waste heat into the heater loop. The air cooled 911 motor has an 11-bladed BHF...
heater controls
Historical mailing list - phil hans
Thu, 13 Jan 2000 21:50:48 -0800
The heater controls on my 1980 Westy seem to be messed up. The top control moves the heat from defrost to the foot area...
Re: Propex heater and rear heater removal pros/cons in colder climates
Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
Sat, 7 May 2016 12:18:28 -0400
I vote to keep the built in heater. In 1996, I installed a Propex heater under the rear seat and left the built in...
Re: Fw: Wave 3 Heater
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Fri, 5 Dec 2003 12:23:07 -0500
On Fri, 5 Dec 2003, Eric Zeno wrote: > I have been thinking of a water heater. Yep, A heater > to heat the coolant, and...
rear heater core in front, was: New thermostat funky?
Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
Wed, 5 Dec 2007 10:35:02 -0500
...I cranked the rear heater (my front heater blower is dead), the engine temp went down to acceptable levels, and I made it to...
Re: Buddy heater
Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
Fri, 3 Nov 2000 21:38:30 -0500
...the heater does requires a 9 square inch minimum vent area. > > > > The heater is a radiant heater. It heats the objects not the air...
Re: Leaking Rear Heater
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 4 Dec 2011 19:49:47 -0800
the heater circuit is separate from the main radiator circuit. you are short circuiting the front heater though, if you just join the rear...
Gas heater question.
Historical mailing list - GAK
Sun, 7 Apr 1996 22:23:03 -0400 (EDT)
I was wondering if it was possible to use a gas heater without the stock heater boxes in place. The van I looked at...
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...
Gas heater (Vanagon 85)
Historical mailing list - Normand Gagnon & Sylvie Brunet
Wed, 16 Apr 97 22:39:52 -0400
Hi, I know that the tail pipe of the gas heater of my Westfalia 85 is broken. I never use this heater, it seems...
Re: Cabin Heat / Aux Heating / Propane Heater/ camping heater / pics
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Wed, 17 Nov 2004 20:21:13 -0500
Very impressive and looks well executed. Edward
Re: Oil Pan Heater (immersion vs. stickon)
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Thu, 30 Sep 2004 23:01:54 -0600
...So I have 3 of the immersion heaters installed for a total of 1200 watts of heat. It's a great system. I believe...
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...
Re: Speaking of Heaters, who's got a QUIET plug in they like?
Historical mailing list - chris and/or ruth
Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:58:51 -0800
That old milk house heater? It's huge and noisy. That duel element HOLMES "ceramic" heater? They won't� put out enough heat.�And...
Re: No heat at stoplights.
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Fri, 8 Jan 2010 14:49:36 -0500
...The heaters are not terrible in a TDI. The TDI engine is a terrible heater. Once engine is fully warmed the heaters will melt...
Re: camper heating
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Thu, 14 Oct 2004 22:27:08 -0700
...It looks like one could use a radiator / heater core to heat water with a warm air source like a heater which is where...
Re: eBus project: A T2 Westfalia converted with electric motor and LiIon batteries.
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:47:12 -0400
...Any heat has to be taken "extra" off the batteries, hence > reduce range. Best solution is to insulate the vehicle well, pre-heat > it...
Heater Slider Lever
Historical mailing list
Mon, 07 Jul 1997 09:59:26
Had the heater slider lever cable cable replaced on recently acquired 82 Westphalia. Still no heat coming out in either position, unless I also...
Re: Heat in an air-cooled Syncro (long, boring, self-involved)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 17 May 2000 12:27:23 -0400
At 21:50 5/16/2000, ed wrote: >Some folks have apparently used an oil-water heat exchanger to drive the >stock system. Good...
Re: auxillary heat
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 23 Nov 2004 09:00:34 -0500
If you really need more heat, than your heater cores are probably shot. They tend to clog up both internally and externally. Especially the...
Re: Aux. heater questions.
Historical mailing list
Thu, 13 Oct 94 9:47:55 PDT
> > Ya see, when I turn on the auxiliary heater-- which is of the gasoline powered > variety, mounted in line with the heater pipes from...
Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:08:56 -0400
You can get block heaters for the air-cooled engines though I doubt they are still made. A company called Kat made them for...
Re: Engine overheating and no heat from front heater
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Wed, 19 Oct 2005 16:47:39 -0700
...After the engine warm up period, I > was feeling the good heat coming from my front heater. Hovewer after a > while > I noticed the...
F.S. '90 Heater, Rear
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Wed, 29 Nov 2000 10:33:42 -0800
I'm selling the complete rear heater assembly to fit the watercooled Vanagon between '83 and '91 inclusive. This includes: the heater, heat exchanger...
Re: Oil Pan Heater (immersion vs. stickon)
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Fri, 1 Oct 2004 01:29:55 -0500
Now that we've had global warming, I didn't bother to put a heater into my new diesel motor.The 2 times it...
Re: Heat: Gas vs. Propane
Historical mailing list
Mon, 28 Oct 1996 19:00:32 +0100
I like to answer in case of Truma heaters (equal to Propex): >With winter approaching and much talk about heat, I'm wondering about...
Heater hose & Rear heater hoses and "T"'s
Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
Tue, 31 Oct 2000 12:06:46 -0500
Group The rear heater hoses are special BUT NAPA has plastic T's in 5/8 sizes for heater hose and that allows using...
Re: Air cooled heater idea/questions
Historical mailing list - neil
Mon, 5 Feb 2007 11:34:30 -0800
...First, you're starting with heat > exchangers that are designed for heating air, and will not be very > effective at heat transfer to a...
Re: Front heater: low heat at highway speed
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Wed, 29 Nov 2006 22:12:08 -0500
If the coolant level is low the front heater will blow cold when the t stat is week the gauge refects that Bob ----- Original...
Re: No heat at stoplights.
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Thu, 7 Jan 2010 22:00:46 -0500
True, my 02 Golf TDI heater is terrible. I thought it was just because it was a diesel and doesn't produce as much...
Re: Oil Pan Heater (immersion vs. stickon)
Historical mailing list - don spence
Thu, 30 Sep 2004 10:56:32 -0600
Gnarlie I don't know where you live but up here in the Great White North engine heaters were de rigeur prior to global...
Re: Front heater: low heat at highway speed
Historical mailing list - -------------
Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:18:16 -0500
Another very big reason for low heat is leaks. IF the system is not holding pressure, sutch as a bad cap., the output of...