Date:         Wed, 22 Dec 2004 07:29:45 -0500
Reply-To:     vw4x4@FYI.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject:      (head gaskets) Re: Cold air always
Comments: To: Jeff Palmer <icecoldvw@HOTMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <00df01c4e7e8$e86ef030$6b22a18e@jeffpc>
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This is a problem with the cooling system.   Likely
not holding pressure.  Get it fixed ASAP, other wise
you will over heat the engine, (if you haven't already)
and need to replace the head gaskets.
                                                Eric

Jeff Palmer wrote:

>My van blows cold air when stopped and warm air when moving.  Is this
>related?
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>Thanks
>Jeff
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "George Goff" <THX0001@AOL.COM>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 9:38 PM
>Subject: Re: Cold air always
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>>It's sometimes hard to believe that the Vanagon originated in a country
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>where
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>>it has snowed sometime during the past century.  Here's a thought for
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>those
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>>who are freezing their chalubies in the winter until the rear heater
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>starts
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>>cooking.  If you want a front heater which relies on totally recirculating
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>air,
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>>blank off the fresh air intake to the heater box and remove or prop open
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>the
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>>gravity dampers in the heater box.  The fresh air intake can be blanked
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>off at
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>>its opening behind the radiator grille or, if you do not mind pulling the
>>heater box, the fresh air opening in the heater box itself can be sealed
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>off.  In
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>>the earlier vans, the make up air will flow through opened dash vents and
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>cabin
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>>fresh air vents (as long as the cabin air damper in the heater box is in
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>the
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>>opened position) and in the later vans the make up air will flow through
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>the
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>>cabin vents alone.  Perhaps the outlet air vents at the trailing edge of
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>the
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>>rear side windows would also have to be blanked off.
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>>Or, if you're really cold and into that rat rod look, just blank off the
>>fresh air intake, plumb in a spare rear heater box parked between the
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>front seats.
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>>George
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