Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 21:16:46 -0800
Reply-To: Keith Hughes <keithahughes@YAHOO.COM>
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From: Keith Hughes <keithahughes@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Rear AC Blower
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Interesting. I guess they work fine for the years/installation that use two separate evaporator fans. My '86 Westy has a single, dual shaft motor with twin squirrel cages. Not the same creature at all, and the front blower is very different. There are aftermarket universal motors for the earlier systems like mine, however, that will work with the same blower cages and housings..
Keith Hughes
'86 Westy Tiico (Marvin)
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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 20:13:43 -0700
From: Finn Runyon <finnrunyon@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Rear AC Blower
As some of you know I recently tore the rear closet, AC and
AC plenum =
out thinking I might install a propex in the rear
closet. Ultimately I =
installed it under the rear bench to the left of the oem
rear heater, =
but took it upon myself to tighten everything up back there
and replace =
a rear AC blower that had failed. Ron from the Bus
Depot assured me =
that the front blower would work with several modifications,
splicing =
the old connector and drilling two holes to mount it.
A salesperson =
from Van Cafe said that there was absolutely no replacement
and that =
would work and that I would have to find a used blower.Ken
Wilford got =
back to me and said he had good used blowers and could order
the OEM =
from Germany and it would take several weeks. Given
the enormity of the =
job to pull the rear of the van apart, I was not comfortable
replacing =
it with a used part, and took a chance that the front blower
would work. =
Given that we had a camping trip planned last weekend, and
a van in =
pieces I ordered a febi/blistein blower from a third vendor
who could =
get it to me usp ground in two days. All this to say
that the blower =
works perfectly. I did not have to cut and splice the
connector and =
only had to drill two holes in the housing to secure the
blower. It is =
an exact replacement for the rear AC blower. There are
other =
manufacturers of this part, Meyle among them that may need
additional =
modifications, but the Febi/Bilstein is a perfect
replacement.
Best,
Finn in Taos
87 Westy Pooh
89 Westy Roo=
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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 19:23:49 -0800
From: Ryan Press <ryan@PRESSLAB.US>
Subject: Re: Propex alternative?
On Nov 4, 2013 7:04 PM, "Karl Mullendore" <tdiguru@westyventures.com>
wrote:
>
> FYI: A Propex HS2000/HS2211 will use up a full
> Westy tank in one WEEK of normal heating, 24/7, in 20s
and 30s temps, roof
> down, mid-60s interior temps. My and other's
experience.
Yep, this is the usage I experience with my HS2800, which
makes sense as
the efficiency is probably similar. The duty cycle
would be lower on the
2800 of course.
I certainly appreciate the heater, but the girlfriend
absolutely loves it.
Ryan
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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 21:48:52 -0700
From: Richard A Jones <Jones@COLORADO.EDU>
Subject: Re: Propex alternative?
Rocket rote:
> "Several of our esteemed adventurers keep the lid up
but with a heat
> isolating membrane over the upstairs to keep a modicum
of the expensive
> hot air (we see a lot of that around these days) in the
cabin."
Well, I think I made the first "fleece thermal barrier" a
few years
back. Version two:
http://jones.colorado.edu/VW/FleeceBarrier
Such a slight layer makes a HUGE difference in the
effectiveness of
the Propex. I wouldn't think of NOT using it if I
thought I'd kick
on the Propex in the morning. I sleep in a warm bag
and only turn
on the furnace a while before getting up in the morning.
Of course I don't use the fleece barrier if I have grandsons
sleeping
upstairs.... ;-)
And just believe Karl's numbers on Propex propane use.
I wondered
last year if my tank would ever empty running the Propex and
the
stove. Feeling how little heat comes out the Propex
exhaust indicates
how efficient it is.
Richard
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