That is a very good question? Where does the Gas heater vent into
the vehicle, and where does it get its fresh air from? Now I understand
that the air cooled vehicle, it was inline with the existing heater
tube, but what about the water cooled deisels?

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler

On Wed, 6 Oct 1999, Dan Soiney wrote:

> Has anyone tried to retrofit a BA6 from a vanagon into a 78?  All my heat
> ducting is rotten.  Can I install this heater and just take the inlet air
> from the cabin, and vent it into the cabin through what is left of the front
> ducts?  Or does this thing 'need' to be run from the heater boxes?
>
> Danno
>
> Director of Electrons
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> > Of Groff, Montgomery
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 1999 10:05 AM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: BA6 Info - Findings - Maintenance group
> >
> >
> > I used flexible stainless-steel on a Stewart Warner gas heater in my '74
> > Westy. It can be found at FLAPS and FLMS (M=MUFFLER :))
> >
> > Monty
> > '89 Westy
> > '62 Sunroof Bug
> > Denver, CO
> >
> > > Speaking of heaters, Anybody know where to get the short exhaust piece
> > > that extends from the outlet of the BA-6?
> > > Ken Wyatt
> > > 82 westy
> >
>