as stupid as this sounds, it sounds like you are describing an Eberspacher gas heater. Noticeable characteristics of this beast are an exhaust pipe down through the floor, and a metal tag w/ Eberspacher written on it. Are you familiar w/ Eberspacher gas heaters? That green knob on your dashboard w/ the white cross controls your gas heater. if you turn it, you will hear this whirring sound that is the timer >In the engine compartment of my '72 Westy there is a ~2.5 ft long >black cylinder, 5" in diamter, with German writing all over it. It is >in the upper left corner of the compartment, with what looks like an >exhaust pipe dropping down thru the bottom of the compartment; on the >back end is a white plastic cap with its own tube running up the side >of the vehicle somewhere; a few wires running off it also. > >A friend took a wild ass guess that it was for the outlet inside. If >not, how is 12V converted to [110v or 120v]? > >Please cc: to jeffs@almaden.ibm.com please, otherwise I won't see the >answer until Monday - in digest mode. > > jeff >--------------------------------------------------------------- >Jeff Schneiter........jeffs@almaden.ibm.com........408.927.1498 >If IBM and I have the same opinions, I have been here too long! >'72 Westfalia MA/WC >---------------------------------------------------------------
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