You can get a Propex heater that is made for cars and runs off your propane tank.  It vents thru the outside and sells for around $600.  People fit them under back seat and it comes with it own cicular vents and ducting.

Nathaniel Poole <npoole@TELUS.NET> wrote:  I guess the key is if they came from the dealer like that when new. If not,
theoretically they should be able to smell like a summer garden.
Alternatively, if this problem beats me, does anyone know of a twelve volt
aftermarket heater you can get? I wouldn't want to go near one of those
gas-fired heaters - they sound like a lot of trouble. I suppose you could
always run the propane furnace while driving, but it's illegal and
considered dangerous...

On 10/16/06 7:26 AM, "Mike Rouby" wrote:

> The funky "old engine" smell is atypical of these aircooled engines. Smells
> almost like hot engine steam doesn't it? But that's what windows are for. If
> you figure out how to get rid of it - let me know.
>
> It does sound like your fuel regulator. Also, good idea to change your fuel
> filter if you haven't for a while. Your fuel rail is losing pressure somehow.
> An issue with fuel pressure regulators usually.
>
>
> Mike Collum wrote:
> I really think your starting problem is a bad fuel pressure regulator.
>
> On two different Vanagons I experienced "Starts easy cold ... or right
> away after being shut off but not if it sits for 10 minutes". When it
> happened on the 2nd van I didn't even troubleshoot. I just replaced the
> pressure regulator and all was back to normal.
>
> Mike
>
>
> Nathaniel Poole wrote:
>> Hi All, I'm new to this list as I've recently acquired a 1980 Riviera camper
>> Vanagon. I've been following suggestions as they have cropped up (although
>> most seem directed to the water-cooled models), and replacing things and
>> doing upgrades. But what is happening is that when the van is warm and is
>> left sitting for 10-20 minutes, it can be hard to start. But it has to sit
>> for a bit; shutting it of and starting right away it works fine. When it
>> sits for a bit, you have to crank and pump, and it sputters a fair bit
>> before starting, after which it runs fine. Cold it starts great. My wife was
>> just left stranded because she didn't know to keep it turning over while
>> pumping the gas.
>> Is this a common problem? What is really interesting is that my daughter has
>> an '89 Cabriolet, which does the exact same thing, but with a completely
>> different drivetrain. I've never bothered finding the problem and fixing
>> hers because she got used to it and doesn't complain about it :)
>>
>> Also, when the heat is turned on the hot air smells like old engine. Is this
>> just how these things work and you get used to it? There is no oil leaking
>> onto the heat exchangers. I followed the air path and it looks like the air
>> intake to the heater fan is outside the vehicle so I don't know why it
>> should smell like that. There are a few oil leaks that I'm going to get to
>> soon.
>> Nathaniel
>>
>
>
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