Yup, I've driven the 84 in ALL kinds of weather.
That being said, I've noticed that the venting/ducting seems to be different
in the 86. We were out in Dixie the last time we had bigger snow in
Vancouver and it was maybe not as good.

How about a 3" x 5" index card in the near edge of the grille to keep the
hot air on the windshield?

On 1/10/07, TC <trclark@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> >I've never had a problem with lack of defrost except when the coolant
> level
> was low and the motor idling.
> >You might check your thermostat for proper opening at 87 C.
> hmm i got 87C it way hot but have you actually been in blowing snow at -10
> ???
> its realy bad on the left driver edge 3-4" in & may be 1-2" on the bottom
>
> >Where did you find the outdoor skating? Sounds terrific!
> They dont have pics they should but they talk about on this link
> http://www.apexresort.com/activities/activities.php
> lame pic I took
> http://members.shaw.ca/trclark/trip/P1010289.JPG
> they have realy great power not like here at mt. washington
> http://www.mountwashington.ca/
>
>
>

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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
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