Oil temps run in the 176F to 280F  plus range depending on engine
load.  That's a fairly wide range to create controllable hot air from.
 Perhaps an Eberspracher gas heater is the better option?

On 11/29/08, Evan Martin <7martinn@gmail.com> wrote:
> Don't currently own a air-cooled Vanagon, but- living up north here where
> heat is a fairly serious concern, and air-cooled vans being generally less
> expensive (I might be on even a tighter budget than a lot of the list :) )-
> has anybody tried using an oversized oil cooler as a heater core?
>
> Not thinking of routing the oil all the way up front, of course- just maybe
> in the same location as the core under the back seat like in a water-cooled
> van.
>
> The obvious problem would be overcooling the motor- but maybe that could be
> compensated for in the thermostat?
>
> thoughts?
>
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