Date:         Sun, 15 Dec 2002 17:53:10 EST
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From:         Jeff Oxroad <Oxroad@AOL.COM>
Subject:      eberspacher furnace for Westy Q?
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I see in a Westfalia/Joker brochure from Germany in about 1988 (and in
German) that there appears to be an  Eberspacher brand furnace that mounts
flush under the Vanagon Westfalia full camper in a recess near the slider
door. There also appears to be another part of the unit that mounts under the
rear seat with the controls and vent on the front panel just below the rear
seat. The controls seem to have a digital temperature setting AND a clock
which looks to regulate when the heater goes on and off.

This furnace appears to be to warm the camping compartment when
stopped--therefore not an auxilary heater for driving. The Eberspacher
furnace from my weak understanding of German seems to run on gasoline.

This furnace looks like a keen addition to a camper and seems to use a
limited amount of interior space limited to a small amount of the compartment
under the rear seat.

So the question is/ are:
Are these Eberspacher furnaces available and at what cost? And does anyone
have experience with them?

FWIW: Also in this brochure for the Vanagon based campmobile is a front
childs cot like in the old loaf busses that hangs over the driver's and
passenger seat. A toilet that fits neatly in a cupboard that mounts behind
the passenger seat for those who have lost olfactory senses. A dish set
complete with plates, cups and saucers with a wrack that keeps them safely
stowed under the sink. A sableizing jack-type device that appears to fit in
the stock jack recievers to stableize the bus when camping. A length of hose
and a regulator to hook up an external propane supply. A vent with a screen
that rolls up into the front door windows to allow air circulation. And a
silver bubble wrap-type wrapper for the canvas pop top for insulation along
with an interior mounted quilted curtain for the cockpit windows and
windshield.

Also some of the Joker models (again this seems to be from 1988) have the old
style bumpers (81-about 85 let's say) on the 1988 model. The bumpers are
painted black, no chrome like on most in the USA, and the Joker has the chin
spoiler also known as the air dam mounted. The painted black bumpers and the
chin spoiler giev a nice look to the bus--especially those with the rubber
impact strip on the bumper.

Please note all of the above are observation from the pictures in the
brochure and a limited understanding of German--and Germans for that matter.

TIA
Jeff
83.5 Westy
LA,CA