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Subject:Re: Trumatic heater/furnace
From:jimt
Date:Fri, 24 Sep 2004 11:12:08 -0600

On 9/24/04 10:32 AM, "Al and Sue Brase" <albeeee@MCHSI.COM> wrote:

> Thru some foolish miscommunication, one of my customers, a scrap metal
> yard, CRUSHED a 1985 Vanagon Westy. It was a better car than one I was
> driving! When I found out, they graciously let me take off what I could
> salvage. This included an undercar LP heater made in Germany and marked:
> Trumatic 1800. This is a pretty neat thing. does anyone know about it? I
> am missing the controls, I have only the lower part which has a big 12
> guage wire  for power and a multi wire cable that goes to the
> thermostat/ controls. It must be pretty complicated, there are 11 or 12
> wires in the cable.
> thanks,
> Al Brase
> 69 double cab, Vanagons
> 
> 
A couple wires for a flame sensor
A couple wires for ignitor
A couple wires for overtemp sensor
And then blower with 2 to 4 depending on how many speeds.
Main power lead
And a ground or two.
And check out

http://www.trumauk.com

For maybe a starting point.  They are the mfr of the unit and are still in
business.  Says for 35years on their site.

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