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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?
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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...
  • 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: 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: 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...
  • 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: 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...
  • 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...
  • Stiff Heater Cables when pulling
    Historical mailing list - Woodcock, Frank
    Thu, 18 Feb 1999 13:48:37 -0000
    ...The heat output is also very low compared to other WV's, despite having new heat exchangers fitted last summer. Can anyone please suggest...
  • 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: 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 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 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...
  • 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: 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: 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: 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: 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...
  • 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: 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...
  • 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...
  • Re: Vanagon with Porsche power.
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 10 May 1995 16:46:11 -0700 (PDT)
    ...air from the Porsche heat exchangers would pass through a radiator/heat exchanger that was connected to the stock heating system. I guess he...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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: 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...
  • Real heat in an '82 Aircooled
    Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
    Mon, 29 Jun 1998 13:01:58 +0100
    ...It uses a home made water heat exchanger mounted on the old air heat exchanger. This heats water which is electricaly pumped through 0...
  • 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: 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Re: Heat exchanger for hot showers
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
    Fri, 6 Jul 2007 17:49:21 -0700
    ...I came across this link for a heat exchanger that uses the engines coolant to heat water--see: http://www.hotcampshowers.com/new51788.html...
  • 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...
  • Re: Nice WBX....
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
    Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:37:34 -0400
    ...That way the H20 cooling system would not take the brunt of the heat load. His is downstream of the heat-exchanger. What do...
  • 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: 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: 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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: 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: 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...
  • 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 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
  • 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: 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...
  • Maple syrup from the front
    Historical mailing list - John Schaper
    Sun, 29 Oct 2000 09:44:55 -0800
    ...I looked in bentley for a schematic of any heat exchanger or hoses for the front and couldn't find any. Looked at Ken...
  • Re: 12volt electric heaters
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 8 Feb 1995 14:53:30 -0500
    ...Rather that continually blowing fresh, cold air through the heat exchangers, you use air that has already been heated. Plus, heated air is circulating...
  • 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...