I have a leaky heater control valve, so I put in a secondary, 100%  
guaranteed shutoff valve inside the passenger compartment.   I'm  
pretty sure that if there's zero water flow through that circuit,  
there will be no heat transfer, and thus no need for insulation.     
Insulation on those pipes could help retain heat for winter use (when  
you want all the heat inside the van, though).   Or am I wrong?

On Aug 24, 2008, at 7:14 AM, Chris S wrote:

> You didn't wrap the heater hoses?
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 9:52 PM, Michael Diehr <md03@xochi.com> wrote:
> I have an 85 Westy Automatic, CA emissions, with AC.
>
> Here's a pic of what mine looks like behind the radiator fan:
>   http://xochi.com/vanagon/hotfoot
>
> The pipe insulation is mine.  However, the spray foam is not...I'll go
> out on a limb here and guess that the spray on foam is not OEM?
>
> Do I have some parts missing, perhaps?
>
>
>
> On Aug 23, 2008, at 5:59 PM, Mike Collum wrote:
>
> Mike wrote:
> What year is yours?  An earlier model?  My '87 Westy has no such
> problem.
> It does have some exterior insulation and interior insulation and
> carpeting.
>
>
> Earlier than what, Mike?  My '84s and '85 don't have that problem
> either.  They have the same insulation as you have.
>
> When I shipped my '84 7 passenger from Hawaii to California, in '99,
> we
> drove it across the desert to Dallas then on up to Maine and didn't
> experience any hot foot behavior.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> -- 
> Chris S.
> "Jeszcze Polska Nie Zginęła"
>
>