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• Re: vented battery with venting hose
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 14:22:52 -0400
  On Tue, 15 Jul 2003, gary hradek wrote: > Has anyone every come across a second source for the > vented battery with the venting hose...
• Re: vent question
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 20 Sep 94 10:23:34 PDT
  > > > This thread on the venting has reminded me that I have never > quite figured out my "Pandora's Box". I do plan to dig...
• Re: SA T3 Ventilation System
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 4 May 2008 14:08:53 +0200
  The SA-cbain vents are totally differnt from the old verison. There is a vent in the D-Pillar, combined with the engine bay...
• Re: Leaking door vent windows?? How to fix?
  Historical mailing list - William Wedenoja
  Tue, 28 Sep 1999 12:48:14 -0500
  ...Close the vent window, fold up a > piece of paper, shove it between the latch and the vent frame, never open the > vent again...
• Re: ventilators in front doors
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 16:20:42 -0400
  Woody Halsey wrote: > Where does the air that allegedly flows through the vents at the bottom corner of the from doors come from? I...
• Re: vent for the batter--Q's--why not aux too?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 28 Jan 1999 17:03:48 PST
  >What is the shape of the vent hose for the primary battery as it comes out >from underneath the van? Mine looks as if...
• Re: Rear Vents
  Historical mailing list - George Chapman
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 19:35:10 -0700
  ...I agree with the door vents as you described. Though the door vents on my 91 GL have no levers for "opening" or "closing...
• Re: heater controls
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Tue, 8 Jun 2004 10:07:56 -0700
  I assume you refer to the vents at the rear of the van on all models, and not the vents in the rear windows...
• What VW says about the flue cover
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 28 Jun 2015 19:18:59 +0000
  What VW says about the flue vent cover: TechTalk Bulletin Refrigerator Operation Flue Vent --Cover the flue vent only when washing the vehicle. The...
• cold draft from fresh air vent
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 22 Oct 2000 11:16:17 -0700
  ...kinked or tightly bent control cable not allowing vent flaps to close tight 2. fresh air vent flaps in heater/vent housing not sealing...
• Re: improperly vented battery could cause damage to pass seat
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 1 Mar 2006 17:17:56 -0600
  ...Does it still >need to be vented? > >Tom > > My instincts from my aviation days says vent that sucker - if it's not already vented...
• vent'd catalytic ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Robyn Rudisill
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 18:27:54 -0600
  Volks How is the vented cat actually vented? thanks.
• Re: Rear Vents
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 21:15:52 -0400
  ...Older Vanagon = 1 set of "rear engine vents", full length rear window Newer Vanagon = 1 set of "rear engine vents", 1 set of "rear...
• Re: Vent windows on later model Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Fri, 18 May 2012 19:43:54 -0700
  ...The vents can/do leak but not reported much... from my pov. No filters installed. Simple one-way vent with a soft rubber/seal...
• Re: SA T3 Ventilation System
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 3 May 2008 08:29:17 -0700
  ...So where did they > > > send the exiting cabin air? > > The rear-pillar vents are in the normal place, though the vents > themselves are modified...
• aux. battery ventiliation
  Historical mailing list - John Rossi
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 09:43:00 -0800
  ...battery under the rear bench seat? How about ventilation options here? (e) what are the consequences of not ventilating the battery? thanks for the...
• New 12V fridge venting issues
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Thu, 5 Jun 2008 01:14:57 -0700
  I just got a 12V Isotherm fridge (nearly identical to the Vitrifrigo) and I'm wondering if they need any sort of venting --- like...
• Re: Rear Vents
  Historical mailing list - George Chapman
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 21:09:37 -0700
  ...I'll try out the test you suggested on the door vents, tomorrow. I just went out to my 91 GL and with a...
• Re: Rear Vents
  Historical mailing list - John
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 19:43:13 -0400
  George Chapman wrote: > > Volks: > > The vents that are aft (rearward) of the rear side-windows > suck the stale air> out of the vehicle. George...
• Re: Middle (top to bottom) vent question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 25 Oct 2006 18:27:34 -0700
  ...In your ;90 (like mine) you can't get outside air from the side vents, it has to pass through the heater. Pre '88...
• vented battery with venting hose
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 11:12:56 -0700
  Has anyone every come across a second source for the vented battery with the venting hose that seem to be available only from the...
• Re: Heater knee bar cross beam
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:33:02 -0700
  ...So the drivers door vent would do nothing on a Westy?! I think I don't care about those rear vents and door vents...
• Re: improperly vented battery could cause damage to pass seat
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 1 Mar 2006 18:45:41 -0500
  unless you have an optima or other sealed battery which doesn't need to vent (or so the product manual states) my optima yellow...
• Re: Dan H's Heater
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 15 Feb 1995 10:23:47 -0800 (PST)
  ...I also wish I could direct hot air back through the rear vents, and push warm air through the adjustable side dash vents, and...
• Re: Looking for support...
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sat, 06 Jul 1996 18:24:21 -0700
  ...Barndoor engine vents are 3-4" wider than norrmal, and they have one fewer vent. The first ones ('49/early '50) had vertical vents...
• Re: Under-Sink Battery Installation
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 11:00:44 -0700
  >The two original battery compartments under the deats are vented, >they use a small hose attached to the vent on the battery to vent...
• Re: Venting With Propane Heater
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 11:21:49 -0600
  ...I let the partially open vent window > provide the ventilation. > > I also keep a battery-operated CO detector in the van with me anytime...
• Re: ventilators in front doors
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 17:49:34 -0400
  ...At least on an '81, it's much more complex - it also controls the front/center foot vents and the rear cabin floor vent...
• Re: Vanagon Vent Control Positions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Apr 1997 12:32:55 -0400 (EDT)
  ...It might "seem" as though it controls air to the floor when the floor vent is open, because as you close the dash vents...
• Re: Leaking door vent windows?? How to fix?
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Tue, 28 Sep 1999 09:38:47 -0500
  ...Close the vent window, fold up a piece of paper, shove it between the latch and the vent frame, never open the vent again...
• Re: Venting With Propane Heater
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 10:27:22 -0500
  I run a hose in from a bulk tank outside the driver's door in through the vent window to my Buddy heater. I...
• Re: Air Vents on Rear Windows addendum
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 18:31:09 EST
  > > Early Vanagons used the same system as Buses -- there is a vent on the > inside of each front door at the lower rear corner...
• Re: ventilation levers- tips for usage
  Historical mailing list - Data Services
  Sat, 2 Feb 2002 17:34:37 -0500
  > >The vent controls are confusing. They are NOT . On the > (watercooled) Vanagon it's like this: > > All the levers perform single functions, i.e...
• Vent cover passed test!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Brancolino
  Wed, 3 Oct 2001 02:17:15 EDT
  The 5" vent cover purchased from home depot heating department is a perfect fit for the fridge vent fits snug on the inside of...
• Differential vent caps needed
  Historical mailing list - Ron & Marianne
  Mon, 29 Sep 2014 11:21:21 -0400
  My 87 with automatic uses the differential vent caps for breathing .....probably not the correct way to describe it. Anyway the vent cap is...
• Re: stove=heater=safe?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 15 Nov 94 11:32:09 PST
  ...I haven't run the stove - yet! :) Glad to hear it! ;) > > The reason it seems that the stove in a westy is vented (at...
• New 12V fridge venting issues
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 5 Jun 2008 09:41:01 -0800
  ...Any refrigerator is going to require ventilation for proper cooling, dissipating that heat is key. The standard vent on the left side of the...
• Re: Heating system
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Sep 94 10:11:53 PDT
  ...Naturally, more air will flow from the vents on the dash if the door vents are open. If you have other holes in your...
• Re: vents
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 22 Apr 2005 17:35:11 -0400
  Yes, air flows from those vents, if you have the bottom (blue) slider opened on the dash. In passenger Vanagons, there are additional vents...
• Re: Bottom slider of the heater vent panel?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 13 May 2008 23:41:10 -0400
  Yes On May 13, 2008, at 10:16 PM, John Bange wrote: > > I noticed that the rear vent air wasn't warm, even though...
• vent for the batter--Q's--why not aux too?
  Historical mailing list - Phillip Bouton
  Thu, 28 Jan 1999 17:09:24 -0500
  What is the shape of the vent hose for the primary battery as it comes out from underneath the van? Mine looks as if...
• vents
  Historical mailing list - patrick
  Fri, 22 Apr 2005 15:21:39 -0500
  Above the sliding door in the curtain rail guide there are two vents. This is in a 1985 westy with no A/C. Does...
• Leaking tranny? Check for blocked vent first.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 09:40:59 EST
  If you have a leaking manual transmission, check first for a blocked vent. A blocked vent can cause pressure to build up and create...
• Re: aux. battery ventiliation
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 09:57:13 -0800
  ...Yes! > > (b) do more recent Vanagons have ventilation here? All Vanagons should have ventilation for both compartments, it is from the storage box to...
• Re: Primary battery ventilation?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Jul 1997 19:32:41 -0400
  ...Where is the external vent connection for the primary battery? Is it bad to leave the battery venting into the battery compartment? >> Neither of...
• Re: vent'd catalytic ?'s
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 18:43:11 -0800
  Robyn wrote: "How is the vented cat actually vented?" To visualize how the plat cat is vented: Imagine a cooking stove with a vented...
• battery venting
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Dec 1995 13:07:06 -0700
  I am replacing the battery in my '87 Westfalia and have a question about battery venting. The PO was using a gel cell battery...
• Re: battery mat that neutralizes acids?
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Mon, 3 Jul 2006 17:16:48 -0400
  Yes, Westies are vented, and vents are good, but corrosion (rust) never sleeps. A battery mat is not a bad idea, but regular preventative...
• Re: Air Vents on Rear Windows
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 18:27:26 EST
  > > > >it's a VW...you have to SLAM the doors.. > > > >chris > > Not our '91! You can see a puff of air out those vents...
• Re; Solar power your VW
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 06:40:53 -0800
  Volks, I am considering installing just such a vent on my '85. West Marine offers a good quality line of stainless solar powered vents...
• Re: Bottom slider of the heater vent panel?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 13 May 2008 19:16:24 -0700
  ...I gave a quick eyeball to the vent levers, and stuck my hand in front of the footwell vent and then the defroster. No...
• Synchro breather vent--trans
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Feb 1995 12:53:08 -0500
  Well, forget the breather vent. The breather vents for our transmissiosns terminate up into a special little hose which is routed way up into...
• Re: Door vents
  Historical mailing list - Karl Vochatzer
  Fri, 29 Aug 1997 16:36:00 -0500
  Door vents on 87's and earlier had a blue plastic piece that slide back and forth to open or close the vented air...
• Re: ventilators in front doors
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 16:33:25 -0400
  ...Where does the air that allegedly flows >through the vents at the bottom corner of the from doors come from? I >always thought those...
• Looking for "Vent Visors"
  Historical mailing list - Keith A. Stackhouse
  Sun, 30 Mar 1997 13:13:44 -0500
  I am looking to "Vent Visors" for my 1985 Vanagon GL. I have tried several places but cannot find s source for these items...
• Re: Leaf debris in my fresh air vents
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:53:25 -0400
  ...Leaf debris in my fresh air vents I opened the vents on the dashboard and got lots of leaf pieces out. here's so...
• Re: A/C side vents not working.
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 18:32:53 -0700
  Those are fresh air vents, not A/C vents. They are fed from the front, through a channel in the door and up the...
• Re: Vanagon Heat Vents.....
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Jan 1997 00:06:50 -0500 (EST)
  ...When the heat turned on, heat comes out of the > > vents up front. If I open the fresh air vents (the ones that can...
• Re: Ventilation Controls
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Tue, 29 Jan 2002 15:24:19 -0600
  ...In my '85 only the defroster and the foot vents put out heated air. The side air vents and the rear compartment vents are...
• Re: What VW says about the flue cover
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 28 Jun 2015 18:14:12 -0400
  At 03:18 PM 6/28/2015, Jim Felder wrote: >What VW says about the flue vent cover: > >TechTalk Bulletin Refrigerator Operation > >Flue Vent...