> wondering why my 77 Westy has such poor heat inside. Courtney: I had a '76 non-Westy for years and it was cold. I used to tape up 1/2-2/3 of the rear air scoops to reduce air flow into the engine compartment--something the VW dealer suggested. I'm not sure I'd do that anymore--and I don't think it made much difference. The heater duct under the bus was a corrugated plastic tube with a flimsy plastic covered insulating blanket around it. I don't think it was very effective when new and yours is now 30 years old. I never thought the heat exchangers were very effective, compared to the ones in my 911s, but G Matthew Bulley wrote up how he insulated and improved the heat output a few years ago. Most of his pages are archived at: http://www.type2.com/library/heat/heat-soundproof.html When passengers in the back of my '76 used to ask when it would get warm back there, I'd reply "April!" ;-) Richard Boulder |
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