Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 09:48:39 -0500
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From: "G.M.Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
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Subject: Re: Has anyone installed a BA4 up front on a Vanagon?
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The BA6 fits perfectly under the floor (amidships); this is where it was
designed to go. I have pics of a removal of same, if you look at the
pics backwards, they are installation pics.
IMHO with some minor mods to your van, the BA6 is just added
weight/maintenance.
Insulate the main duct and noise dampers, seal all the gaps in the
heater/blower system with copper/silicone sealant, and install a
squirrel-cage fan in the duct over the spare tire. Poof!!! Massive heat.
In 20 degree temps I can have you begging to roll down the windows in
our Westfalia within 10 minutes, no lie. Our heat is hot within a minute
or two, and we have never seen weather in which we didn't need to turn
the heat down after 10-20 minutes of motoring. Our fridge cooling fan
has even come on when motoring (fridge on propane) in the winter.
I will say, the only design change I would make would be some sort of
heat outlet at the very rear of the van, as the front/amidships folks
are roasted to a crisp golden brown before it gets warm at the rear of
the van.
I have a BA6 in the garage, but haven't seen the need to install it
(although using it while camped is a real temptation).
I wouldn't mess with a BA4 on the Vanagon. Not a good design for the
Vanagon, and for the same $$ you could have a BA6 which is a glove-like
fit.
Bringing your ideas to life,
G. Matthew Bulley
Bulley-Hewlett
Business: www.bulley-hewlett.com
AIM = IExplain4u
Phone: +1.919.658.1278
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of 80 Westy Pokey
Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 9:33 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Has anyone installed a BA4 up front on a Vanagon?
[...]
This thread has me thinking. There is a big space up front
on air cooled Vanagons. Would you be able to fit a BA6 up
there?
I will have BEHR front AC shortly and the evaporator will be
behind the front grille, so it will have to cohabitate with
the BA4.
Any thoughts?
---- snip ----
here is what I have done on my 78 when I got it there was a
non functioning A/C and a fully rusted out heat system. So I
removed most of the A/C system, put a BA-4 (from a 412)
under the front of the bus on the evaporator brackets,
reconfigured the A/C blower system to draw air from under
the dash and duct it to the under bus heater. The output
from the heater was ducted back into the stock heater duct
just behind the front beam. The entire stock heat system
from the front beam back has been totally removed.
I get good heat and plenty of airflow....
Bob
