Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 17:39:04 -0400
Reply-To: Roy Nicholl <rnicholl@NBNET.NB.CA>
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From: Roy Nicholl <rnicholl@NBNET.NB.CA>
Subject: Re: Eberspacher BA6 gas heaters on canadian waterboxer vanagons...
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Jeff,
The green knob on the dash of my '88 both pulls (or pushes) and turns to set the timer and activate the heater. In the case of the Hyena the blower comes on, but no heat is ever produced.
Roy
On 09-Feb-2015, at 12:43, <jpalmer@mymts.net> <jpalmer@mymts.net> wrote:
> Mine is the same way as mentioned in previous posts. There is no outlet under the passenger seat and I believe that the ducting is separate from rad heat (defroster and under the dash).
>
> I've never seen a van 85 and older that didn't have a gas heater in Canada. I assumed it became an option for 86+ models.
>
> My dad's 79 had the same venting from what i recall. However my 73 Safari had heat coming out under the rear bench seat. Not very helpful.
>
> What i don't recall is how the switch works. On my 85 it turns. I don't believe you can use it to preheat the cabin. I think it only works with the motor running (but i could be wrong - i know it sucks a lot of power so i wouldn't use it without the engine running.) It will run indefinitely. It keeps running for a minute after the van is turned off if you don't turn it off first.
>
> I seem to recall that on my 73 (or maybe my 69 notchback, also with gas heater) the knob doesn't turn but is instead gets pulled and is more of a timer. But my memory is lousy.
>
> When I used to drive my 73 around all my friends would hang out in the back, by the heater, and I would be stuck by myself in the front. Bad friends but I understood.
>
> And as mentioned before, they are awesome heaters.
>
> Jeff in Winnipeg
> 2009 Jetta wagon (for the kids)
> 2007 New Beetle convertible (for me I mean my wife)
> 1985 Westfalia GL (owned since 93)
> 1969 Type III notchback (collecting snow)
> 1979 Westfalia (dad's - long gone)
> 1973 Type II Safari conversion (sold to a Minister - I am going straight to Hell I'm sure)
>
> > Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 12:26:25 -0400
> > From: RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA
> > Subject: Re: Eberspacher BA6 gas heaters on canadian waterboxer vanagons...
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >
> > I cannot take pictures at the moment as the Hyena is in storage.
> >
> > In my '88 Westy, the hot air from the Eberspacher enters the cabin in two places:
> >
> > 1) In the cab there is a vent in the base of the driver's seat pedestal; I cannot recall for certain if there is a vent at the base of the passenger seat, but I think not. I also cannot recall if there is a hot air hose going to the centre console ahead of the shifter in my vanagon. I'll have to drop the spare and crawl underneath in the spring.
> >
> > 2) In the camper cabin, there is an aft facing vent along the raised edge where the front seat pedestals and ramp between the front seats meets the kitchen/cabin floor.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 09-Feb-2015, at 06:13, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
> >
> > > ok a few canadian listers have said their waterboxer vanagons have
> > > eberspacher BA6 belly pan gas heaters.. ive never seen or heard of this before
> > > but apparently they exist. is there any canadian lister with the BA6 on
> > > their waterboxer van that can take pics of the ducting setup? where does
> > > the heated air enter the cabin? on the waterboxer vanagons the center
> > > duct hole in the dash has coolant lines etc going thru it, this would be
> > > where the heated air would have come in for aircooled vanagons with the gas
> > > heater.. so where does the heated air enter the cabin?
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