I think it's a awful idea.  McGyver-ing up your
heater boxes with copper plumbing, that is.

Of course I can't help but say this, as I have
seen all the futile attempts at air-cooled
heaters.

 I sell   Eberspacher BA-6 heaters for Vanagons .
Designed for the freezing air-cooled Vanagon
owner .

Bob's charcoal briquet stove would be easier if
you are on a budget.

Robert
1982 Westfalia

--- neil <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Hi all.
>
> BION (believe it or not) I have an actual
> Vanagon question.
>
> On a 2L AC engine. An idea that's been on my
> mind.
>
> How crazy is this:
>
> Open up heater boxes,
>
> wind 3/8" or 1/2" soft copper pipe around each
> exhaust pipe,
>
> assemble/install boxes, (plug hot air outlets)
>
> connect copper coils to create a circuit
>
> install pump, heater core, etc.,
>
> run coolant through to provide interior heat?
>
> Other parts would include an expansion tank,
> fan etc. Likely the
> biggest cost would be the pump.
>
> Hard to answer, but would there be enough
> heated coolant present in
> system to provide any appreciable amount of
> heat?
>
> Purely hypothetical, though i do have 2 spare
> heater boxes.......
>
> Likely someone has tried this before, but I am
> curious.
>
>
>
> Pax,
>
>
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.
>
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>
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>
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