Vanagon EuroVan
Previous messageNext messagePrevious in topicNext in topicPrevious by same authorNext by same authorPrevious page (October 2000, week 1)Back to main VANAGON pageJoin or leave VANAGON (or change settings)ReplyPost a new messageSearchProportional fontNon-proportional font
Date:         Thu, 5 Oct 2000 09:27:26 -0700
Reply-To:     "Gregory W. Baskin" <gregbaskin@BIZ-DIRECT.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Gregory W. Baskin" <gregbaskin@BIZ-DIRECT.NET>
Subject:      Carpeting installation for an 85
In-Reply-To:  <200010042359829.SM00277@gerry.vanagon.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"

I just purchased my first Westy(!), an '85, and wish to replace (or cover) the linoleum floor with a carpet remnant I have. I'd appreciate suggestions as to how to do this installation as I've never done this before? What sort of hardware should I use?

Greg Baskin

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of Automatic digest processor Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 9:00 PM To: Recipients of vanagon digests Subject: vanagon Digest - 4 Oct 2000 (#2000-154)

There are 5 messages totalling 153 lines in this issue.

Topics of the day:

1. Cooling hose differences 86-91 Vanagon 2. sliding door 3. garage sale! 83.5 1.9ltr wbx parts for sale!! 4. Tar on carpet 5. Has anyone tried to relocate a Gas Heater?

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 23:11:25 -0400 From: The Bus Depot <ron@NETCARRIER.COM> Subject: Re: Cooling hose differences 86-91 Vanagon

> What I was wondering is what is the difference in the coolant hoses between a Vanagon > with 185 series tires and one with factory alloy wheels? In the BD print catalog there is > a $70.00 price difference... Will the difference between the two cause problems if want > to change rims or install larger tires?

The difference is the depth of the spare tire carrier under the nose. As long as you keep your standard 185 series tire as a spare, you can upgrade to alloys on the four corners without changing hoses (as I did on my '89 Westy).

- Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. http://www.busdepot.com (215) 234-VWVW

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 23:04:16 EDT From: Ron Basara <RBASARA16@CS.COM> Subject: sliding door

My 85 Vanagon GL has a dented sliding door, I found someone with a door from an 84 westfalia. Will the 84 fit onto the 85? from which vehicle should the mounting hardware come from?

Thanks Ron

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 23:04:49 EDT From: Brian Jones <SBWC919@AOL.COM> Subject: garage sale! 83.5 1.9ltr wbx parts for sale!!

hi all- selling parts from my subaru conversion parts are: digijet ecu $ 75.00; flywheel and clutch/pplate $50.00; alternator, bosch $50.00; newish muffler and cat $75.00; 1.9 ltre core- no heads! $150.00 ; all prices best offer plus shipping- money talks,bs walks! i also have a bunch of misc little engine parts, manifolds,throttle body, other stuff- email with your needs!! Brian

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 21:22:54 -0400 From: =David-M= <dmc@CYBURBAN.COM> Subject: Tar on carpet

On a hot day I stepped in some melted road tar and got a spot on my carpet. Anyone know the best way to clean it off?

On another subject, I just removed the spare from my van for the first time ever. Discovered it was a partially-worn Michelin MXL made in Spain. Had water inside it. Is it best to wrap the spare in a plastic bag before stowing it?

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 17:14:13 -0700 From: Tobin Copley <tobin.copley@UBC.CA> Subject: Re: Has anyone tried to relocate a Gas Heater?

At 6:07 PM -0400 10/4/00, 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\" wrote: >I've got one of those big auxiliary gas heaters that runs through >the middle of my van (outside underneath) , I'd like to move it to >make room for a larger gas tank does it fit anywhere else? Has >anyone done this? Any advice?

I don't think you could easily move a BA-6 to another location--nor would you want to. If you need the space under the van for fuel tanks, and just gotta have a gas heater, your only other option as far as I can see is to get a used BN-4 out of a loaf and install it in your vanagon.

(The BN-4 is an older configuration of the Eberspacher gas heater heater used in splitties and early loaves--pre-1975 I'm guessing? Maybe pre-1972? The BN-4 fit in the far left side (FIF) of the engine compartment.)

I do not know if a BN-4 would even fit in a vanagon's engine bay. The rear deck may be too low, the "hole" in the sheet metal for the engine may be too large, structural body work may get in the way, combustion and heating air routing may be obstructed or difficult... I just don't know. Maybe someone has done it, but I've never seen it done.

I *have* retrofitted a BN-4 into a 1976 westy, and it was a difficult, ugly, and anus-clenching job. Heavy sheet metal cutting with sawzalls, drills, and hacksaws--some of it frighteningly close to the fuel tank. If the bus hadn't been so rusty to start with, I don't think I could have brought myself to do that kind of a brutal hack job to a bus.

What about a vented propane furnace?

> >Alternatively, I've heard of auxiliary heaters that go under the >Z-bed, anyone have information or experience with these?

That sounds like you're talking about a Stewart-Warner gas heater. Search the old archives for this. Never had one myself, but I know they have received a fair amount of discussion on the list, especially among air-cooled types, on the old list maybe 4 - 5 years ago and before. My rather inexpert recollection of the comparison of the Eberspachers and SW heaters was concensus was the SWs did not have they same level of safety fail-safes and controls the Eberspachers have, but they were thought to be OK. But do check the archives.

Personally, I'd leave a working BA-6 where it is and carry jerrys if required. Or if you just gotta hack, leave your BA-6 alone and hack an extra syncro tank into your 2WD if you feel a biological urge to carry 30+ gallons of fuel with you.

Or buy a diesel if you're looking for cruising range... ;-)

T.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tobin Copley Bowen Island, BC, Canada 49deg 23'N-123deg 19'W

'82 Westfalia 1.6L NA diesel ("Stinky") '97 son Russell ============= '99 daughter Margaret /_| |_L| |__|:| clatter 1995: 'Round US, Mexico, Canada 15,000 mi {. .| clatter! 1996: Vancouver to Inuvik, NWT 7,400 km ~-()-==----()-~ Previous buses: '76 westy deluxe (Daisy), '76 westy standard (Mango) http://www.sfu.ca/~tcopley/vw/

------------------------------

End of vanagon Digest - 4 Oct 2000 (#2000-154) **********************************************


Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!


Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com


The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.