So how did you end up with that tire size? Way inadequate. Real snow tires should be fitted on all 4's. For the heat, you need to check the thermostat, heater valves, and the core. Need to determine if the problem is lack of heat from the engine. Poor water flow or poor transfer at the core. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Shaggy Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 1:25 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: diesel westy Brrrrrrr my 82 diesel westy is freezing this winter. I used it 2 years ago, and the heat was excellant, this year..Brrrr. the blower doesnt sound or feel high speed, and if I use my thermometer the temp comming out of the dash vents are only 100 degrees, and it doesn't feel that way at all. Any recomShagyendations for beefy winter tires for the back? I bought 4 cooper m+s tires in august, and this van is horrible in the snow, my 71' westy was killer, this van is a slider. the tire size i am using is 195/70/14. thanks Shaggy ps last week to de-ice the windshield in order to goto work, i had to pour 2 cups of my coffee out of my thermos, it worked, them i used a squeegee to make windshield dry
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