Date:         Tue, 24 Oct 2006 09:56:00 -0700
Reply-To:     Nathaniel Poole <npoole@TELUS.NET>
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From:         Nathaniel Poole <npoole@TELUS.NET>
Subject:      Re: Possible funky smell solution.
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Does the 12 volt heater actually put out enough heat? What kind of heater is
it?


On 10/23/06 6:56 PM, "neil" <goofymuso@YAHOO.CA> wrote:

> --- Nathaniel Poole <npoole@TELUS.NET> wrote:
>
>> Tracing down the funky heater smell problem I see
>> what a previous poster
>> meant about numerous places where oil can get inside
>> these things (and hot
>> air can get out). I also see that they are lined
>> internally with fiberglass
>> cloth, which presumably wicks up said offending oil.
>> Some bright chap had
>> cut one of the boxes open, removed the glass, and
>> welded it back together.
>> I'm thinking of doing the same with the other one,
>> but reassembling it with
>> bolts and hi-temp silicone so that if it ever gets
>> dirty again I can take it
>> apart and clean it . The boxes are in too good a
>> shape and too expensive to
>> replace to just throw away. Has anyone ever done
>> this? Are there many folks
>> on this list with the old aircooled vans?
>
>
> I run an air cooled.
>
> I took my stock heater out of commission. Control
> flaps and cables were rusty. I have a 12V heater up
> front. I stuffed newspaper in fresh air intake and
> duct tapped little grille helped to cut down on cold
> air coming into cab. (this is a temporary solution
> done while camping) That coupled with a soon to be
> made curtain to seperate cab from rest of van while
> driving, should help the little heater do its job.
>
> Not that you asked..... ;^)
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Neil Nicholson.
> 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.
>
> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
>
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