Oh yes. I think most here are aware of air leaks.  I have replaced the rubber (gaskets) all the way around, and the skylight a couple of times.  Getting rid of wind noise and leaks takes some work!  Can you give me some input on the questions asked?

Dave B.

-----Original Message-----
From: Sean Garrett <doit.outdoors@yahoo.com>
To: vanagon <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>; ddbjorkman@verizon.net <ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET>
Sent: Tue, Jan 2, 2018 2:19 pm
Subject: Re: It's cold out there

Dont rule out cold air coming into cab from leaks/weather seals (old rubber gaskets deteriorated, gas pedal foam rotted, hole in front FW near drivers side radiator for cables, heater box been rebuilt with new seals ?)... etc !

Too test for them drive around and feel in the areas for cold air.

Hope this helps...

Sean G

My 87 Syncro leaks like a sieve ;-(

                        On Tuesday, January 2, 2018, 12:12:01 PM MST, ddbjorkman@verizon.net <ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET> wrote:

Ford battery died and the Bus (Vanagon) has been put into extra service.  Always starts right up, hope I didn't put a whammy on myself with that.  Well, it's into the single and low double digits here in New England and I have noticed the Bus has a hard time maintaining heat to the interior.  My temp gauge sits on the lower edge of the red light.  It takes the normal 5 + minutes driving to warm up enough to move the gauge far enough off bottom to turn the heat on at all.   I am considering constructing some sort of bra to go over the upper grille to decrease air flow over the radiator.  First I thought  I might post this question.  Is this normal in the frigid cold?  Have others experienced this?  Could it be a malfunctioning thermostat?  Does someone make said bra/cover?  I await your reply.

Dave B.