On Wed, 20 Nov 2002, Leon Korkin wrote:

> I did the front core this year myself and core is just one
> part of poorly designed monstrocity called Vanagon heater system.
> There are also many control flaps with disintegrated foam, cables needing adjustment,
> crumbling housing plastic etc.
> let the flames begin...

Suggestion:  Borrow someone's aircooled van.  Drive it around for a couple
weeks in the dead of winter.

Once you're done, you won't care about the disintegrated foam, the bad
cables, or the crumbling plastic.  You'll be so glad you have any heat at
all, you won't care so much about which vents it happens to be coming out
of. ;)

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