Hello,

Maybe if you let the van warm up for 5 min or 10 min before you left for
work you would have more heat.  I know the H20 vans take awhile to warm
up but I always let mine warm up before I take off so I have heat=)  My
syncro never had a problem with warm up and neither does my 84....hope
your bus is ok.

Tim G
own:
84 Vanagon Wolfsburg Weekender(65k(221K body))77 Toyota Chinook
Camper(for sale 3500)
ex:
87 Vanagon Syncro Weekender-Alaska-(tranny split in half at 181k)
84 Ford Ranger(never close to a VW)
87 Dodge Colt(170k-friend killed the tranny..4th to 1st is a bad idea)

http://angelfire.com/vt/psychodelic

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>From:         Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
>Subject:      Re: Totally Heat up your H2O Vanagon in 20 Seconds, in
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>Comments: To: Davidson <wdavidson@thegrid.net>
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>Davidson wrote:
>
>> I wonder if faster heating is better, worse, or neutral for the head
>> gaskets.
>> I know there have been many claims that the heat up & cool down cycle
is
>> partly responsible for the head gaskets deteriorating. Just my gut
instinct
>> says that the faster heat up may be bad for head gasket life.
>> Something to think about...
>> Bill
>> 90 Westy Syncro
>
>Bill, to be quite honest, I do not give a single thought to the
gaskets, I only
>care about getting any heat into the front of the van, so I can see the
road
>clearly, and not freeze the guts out of me before I get to work. The
drive to
>work takes about 7-10 minutes, depending on traffic, but I never get
any heat,
>in fact the needle just barely moves in this time. I believe something
is wrong,
>but I do not know what.
>
>PerL
>88 Syncro
>

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