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Date:         Sun, 17 Feb 2002 00:10:47 -0500
Reply-To:     "G. Matthew Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "G. Matthew Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Organization: Bulley-Hewlett
Subject:      Re: HEAT glorious heat!!!
In-Reply-To:  <3C6EADEE.E0A73B7C@cs.fiu.edu>
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From historic, walkable Mount Olive, NC,

G. Matthew Bulley Bulley-Hewlett Corporate Communications Business: www.bulley-hewlett.com Alliance: www.ntara.com Home: www.MountOliveNC.info

-----Original Message----- From: Jeff Strickrott [mailto:jstric01@cs.fiu.edu] Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 2:07 PM To: G. Matthew Bulley Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: HEAT glorious heat!!!

Hello:

I am the owner of a new 82 Westy without a heater booster and I have been following the messages on heat in an air-cooled. I would like to know more about proven methods to increase my heat. Growing up in upstate NY with a 72 bus I can remember many days without heat and I do not want that to happen in this one.

I looked at your web pages quickly but did not see anything on heat in an air-cooled. IS this published anywhere?

Regards --Jeff Strickrott 82 Westy

"G. Matthew Bulley" wrote:

> Don't get me started on this whole "air-cooled heat" issue. As I wrote > is note a few moments ago, there is PLENTY of heat available in the > air-cooled vans. > > What there is NOT is plenty of people (mechanics) who take the time to > understand how the system works so they can fix it when it breaks. They > perpetrate the myth "air cooled vans have no heat. The BatsTurds. > > There is also a lack of distributed knowledge about how to improve the > heat using fairly simple means; though I have tried to distribute some > of my knowledge on the subject through my website. > > Bottom line is this: your exhaust headers reaches 400-500 degrees > routinely, even in the winter. If you pass enough air through new heat > exchangers and into the van, and if you keep that air warm during its > trip through the ducts, you can have copious 275 degree heat coming out > of your ducts within minutes of starting the van. If you re-circulate > some of the heated air, and insulate the van, you can push that up to > 325 or higher. > > Our 1982 Vanagon Westy has only the slightest modification to the > heating system; the central duct is insulated. The heater boxes are new, > and the motor is about 9k on a rebuild. > > I challenge anyone to come to Mount Olive, and with an outside > temperature between 30 and 35 degrees, lets put this thing on the > highway... after 10 minutes running, if you can keep your hand within 1" > of the heater outlet for more than 5 seconds, I'll buy you lunch. You > won't need your jacket, but you will need your wallet. > > >From historic, walkable Mount Olive, NC, > > G. Matthew Bulley > Bulley-Hewlett > Corporate Communications > Business: www.bulley-hewlett.com > Alliance: www.ntara.com > Home: www.MountOliveNC.info > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf > Of Rico Sapolich > Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 11:41 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: HEAT glorious heat!!! > > In a message dated 2/15/02 11:20:44 AM, SEAN.GARRETT@ASU.EDU writes: > > << My 1981 also has the best heat I have ever had in a vehicle. It is > delivered > > to the front floor vents HOT and faster than any water-cooled vehicle I > have > > ever owned. >> > > OK, what's the real story on these air-cooled Vanagons? Do they REALLY > heat > or not? My only point of reference comes from the hours of misery I > spent > wiping the inside of the windshield in my girlfriend's Beetle many > winters > ago. If we had waited for the defrosters to clear the windows after we > stopped for some fun and games, we would still be sitting there > shivering and > smoking our cigarettes. > > Rich


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