In a message dated 2/15/02 11:20:44 AM, SEAN.GARRETT@ASU.EDU writes:

<< My 1981 also has the best heat I have ever had in a vehicle. It is
delivered

to the front floor vents HOT and faster than any water-cooled vehicle I have

ever owned. >>

OK, what's the real story on these air-cooled Vanagons?  Do they REALLY heat
or not?  My only point of reference comes from the hours of misery I spent
wiping the inside of the windshield in my girlfriend's Beetle many winters
ago.  If we had waited for the defrosters to clear the windows after we
stopped for some fun and games, we would still be sitting there shivering and
smoking our cigarettes.

Rich