I had one on my '82. ditched it. I need a regular heater outlet cover,
brown and a boot for the gearshift.
Oh, and a new gear shift knob....the original one disintegrated into a
rather ugly pile of foam plastic.....any offers or suggestions?

Bill M 82GL
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Al and Sue Brase
Sent: January 25, 2005 9:00 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Raised floor heater duct in diesels

I think it is an 83 only piece. Never seen one on an 82. It SURROUNDS
the shift boot.
Al Brase

Shawn Wright wrote:

>On 25 Jan 2005 at 8:38, Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET> wrote:
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>>On Jan 25, 2005, at 8:33 AM, Shawn Wright wrote:
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>>>Ok guys, which duct are we talking about here? I suspect mine is 
>>>already gone from the descriptions I'm hearing.
>>>Do you mean the later water cooled rear heater? I'm thinking of doing

>>>that also - I assume all the wiring & switch needs to be added also, 
>>>or is the wiring hidden somewhere? ('82 Diesel).
>>>
>>>
>>Shawn,
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>>The apparatus in question is a metal-and-plastic "raised floor" that 
>>carries air from the front ducts to the rear passenger cabin. There is

>>a row of small ducts facing rearward flush with the back of the seat 
>>pedestals, between them. I will send a picture to anyone who wants
one.
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>>Apparently, you can remove this ductwork easily and then use the later

>>model (gas-engined) heater cover for the front ducts. Without the 
>>heater cover in place, I don't believe there is continuity from the 
>>front ducts to the floor ducts anyway, It's a great idea, I just have 
>>to weigh the lack of heat to the rear cabin with the improved 
>>appearance of having an unchipped front cover.
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>Ah... I see (or don't actually, since it appears mine is not there ;-) 
>So this means my rear heat ducts might not work, except that I also 
>have the DA-6 heater, which is somehow plumbed into all this. I seem to

>recall a rush of heat at the front floor area the one time I turned on 
>the DA-6, so this is probably where the missing cover once was. Now I 
>need to take another look, since it doesn't seem like anything is 
>missing, even though I've got the front carpets out. I wonder if things
are different when the DA-6 is present? I'm going to have to study the
Bentley again...
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>--
>Shawn Wright
>I.T. Manager
>Shawnigan Lake School
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