Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 06:36:42 -0500
Reply-To: Eric Ley <eric_ley@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Eric Ley <eric_ley@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Gas heaters...was Re: Heater
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This is exactly the same heater that is in my clients van Roy I will take a
closer look at it this weekend it is a 1987 Canadian Bus not sure if that
would make a difference.
Eric Ley
Garage Mechanic ELM
2001 Demers Saint-Antoine-Abbé, Qc
1985 Whitey VW 2.1 Man
1985 Goldilocks subi power Auto
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From: "Roy Nicholl" <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA>
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 6:00 AM
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Subject: Re: Gas heaters...was Re: Heater
> Mine is definitely an air-blowing heater and the installation looks to be
> factory ... or a very well done dealer installation.
> The heater unit is aft of the fuel tank, but not on the centreline of the
> vehicle; it is offset to the driver's side. There is an exhaust which
> comes out from under the shield to the side of the van.
>
> I guess I will have to drop the shield when the Hyena comes out of storage
> this spring and see what lives inside. I am familiar with the DA6, but
> have always encountered it mounted under the rear bench on the passengers
> side with ductwork up under the bench. I also have an older {non
> functional} Eberspacher on my '66 which is mounted under the rear bench.
>
> The ductwork coming from this heater has outlets under the drivers seat
> and behind the front seats and walkthrough (aimed back at the cabin).
> The timer is mechanical - the little green knob you push/pull and turn -
> as we had in an older bread loaf (which was an Eberspacher). The vehicle
> owners manual describes how to use the timer, but makes no mention of what
> type of heater is on the other end.
>
> Roy
>
>
> On 29-Jan-2015, at 02:54, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>
>> In a message dated 1/28/2015 5:40:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>> RNicholl@NBNet.nb.ca writes:
>> Where was the BBW46 installed? Was it under the rear bench on the
>> passenger side?
>>
>> In the Hyena (our 1988 WBX Westfalia), I have a gas heater which does not
>> work - the fan comes on, but no heat. It has the green-knobed manual
>> timer in the dash just below the heater controls like that which was
>> present in our old 1972 Westfalia.
>>
>> However the heater itself appears to contained under the drivers side of
>> the van above/in a large metal shield/encasement which looks like an
>> oversized catalytic converter.
>>
>> I did not have time to dig into it last summer, but when I take the Hyena
>> out of storage this spring, I'd like to attempt to get it working.
>>
>> the gas fueled coolant preheater - webasto BBW46- was installed in the
>> engine compartment. it had a little digital control readout mounted
>> under the dash this coolant preheater was an option on waterboxer
>> vanagons in canada.
>>
>> what your describing on your '88 westy,sounds like it is indeed a
>> Eberspacher BA6. can you install a Eberspacher BA6 on a waterboxer
>> vanagon? Sure you can. ive sold them to people who have done it and have
>> one here that i plan to install in my '89 westy (someday) You just do
>> some custom ductwork and it will work fine. Did volkswagen install the
>> Eberspacher BA6 in waterboxer vanagons from the factory? not to my
>> knowledge.. but your in canada, so it may be different up there. does
>> the installation look factory, or custom? you describe the heater unit
>> as being mounted under the drivers side of your vanagon - volkswagen
>> mounted them under the CENTER of the vanagon.. behind the gas tank. not
>> on the drivers side.
>
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