J.C. Whitney has two options. One is a kit that contains a regular, noisy,
150 cfm plastic bilge blower, and runs about $39.00. We used one of these
up front in 1976. I hated the noise...sounded like a blow dryer running,
and in our quiet van, that wasn't nice. It moved the air, and that was
nice.

The other option, I would *highly* recommend, is from J.C. Whitney as well.
It is a (I think 300 cfm) squirrel-cage blower. It is all metal, (impeller
too) so you can mount it further back (right before the distribution box,
in the middle of the van). Comes as a kit, and while I don't have a J.C.
Whip-me catalog or the receipt in front of me, I happen to have the box
from the blower. (I PRAY this is the box for the metal blower, not the
bilge blower...I think it is...)

Printed on the sticker: "12 VOLT HEATER BLOWER KIT VW" SKU: 541272, Vendor
SKU 209043, Vendor M9577. If I recall correctly, it was around $79. Worth
every penny. Lots more air. Silky quiet. I will opt for two of these (one
for the front and one for the rear) when I re-do our current 1982.

If that doesn't work, I am working on designs for a cast iron wood-burning
stove for the Westy. We figure we'll pull a small trailer full of cut wood
unless we are camping, and we can scavenge. Trying to get the weight down
below 900 lbs., and find a way to route the flue safely through the
fiberglass top is giving me fits. Any ideas?

G. Matthew Bulley
Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
Cary, NC     USA
www.bulley-hewlett.com
(888) 468-4880 toll free

-----Original Message-----
From:   Patrick Foltz [SMTP:Pfunky@AOL.COM]
Sent:   Tuesday, March 09, 1999 6:02 PM
To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject:        Inline fan source-air cooled vans?

For those of us who have evolved, meaning crawled out of the choking sea of
water (cooled vehicles).....see what happens when you chill a bio major
down
to -4oC

Does anyone know of a source for inline fans as described in GMBulley's
website?  Basically a 12VDC hi-speed inline fan with a wide mouth.  I'm
trying
to find one without resorting the the inflated pricing of kits.  I was
thinking about bilge/boat blowers, but I'm happy to entertain any ideas.
Thanks, and brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Patrick