>I am a new member to this list and a new vanagon owner (84 westy), so 
>please excuse what may be a stupid question...I have a green knob on 
>the dash to the right of the steering column.  From what I can tell 
>from the owners manual and Bentley, this is the control for the 
>auxiliary heater , or heater booster as its called in Bentley (82-12).  
>I do get air out of the vents behind the front seats, but its not warm. 
> My question is, is this heater a common option, as I haven't seen much 
>mention of it anywhere in the list archives, and is it worth it to try 
>to get it working?  It looks pretty complex and possibly dangerous if 
>not working properly. 

WARNING: ON WATERBOXER VANAGONS THIS LITTLE GREEN KNOB IS THE "SELF DESTRUCT"
BUTTON. DO NOT TURN THIS DEVICE ON... CALL  ME IMMEDIATELY AND I WILL DRIVE DOWN
TO YOUR HOUSE AND REMOVE THIS DANGEROUS DEVICE BEFORE IT DESTROYS YOUR
VANAGON............

(and then I'll put it in my van....   :<)

chris