Date: Mon, 4 Dec 1995 23:34:37 -0500
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From: SSGSPEAR@aol.com
Subject: Re: Bus info
In a message dated 95-12-04 15:38:09 EST, sbart7kb@s850.mwc.edu (Crazed
Idiot) writes:
> book to read. Also, where can i get a Bentley manual? Do I
> have to order it from VW or can I get it at a bookstore? I have
You can go to a VW dealer but JC Whitney has it for about $30.
> of the list): I have heard that you can buy a blower motor that
> installs under the dash inline with the ducts for the defroster
> vents (for breadloaf buses) to speed defrosting in the winter.
> Where does one get this? J.C. Whitney? VW? I would want a
JC Whitney and a couple of advertisers in the VW mags have these. I've never
seen any at a dealer.
> high quality one, not a cheap loud monster that puts a huge
> strain on the electrical system. My bug had a cheap one under
> the back seat and when you turned that thing on, the alternator
> light started glowing (medium strength), especially if the
> lights and radio were on. That can't be much of a good thing --
I don't know how well or quietly they work, I don't drive the '72 Westy in
the winter, I've got the '87 Syncro for that.
> I eventually took it out because it worked better without it
> anyway. I want to avoid that kind of thing with a bus and go
> right for a good one. Any recommendations? Thanks again
> everybody for your help -- I'm intimately familiar with bugs and
> therefore somewhat knowledgable about all air-cooled VWs but I
> want to learn the peculiarities of the bus so I know what to
> look for (or look out for). By being on this list, I hope to
> amass a huge amount of bus info before I buy so I will be
> prepared :) . Thanks for putting up with my long posts -- I'll
> try to keep them shorter in the future.
>
> Sean
Being on this list you will certainly find out a lot! Most of it even about
VWs.
Later,
SSG Brad Spear
1972 Westfalia
1987 Syncro GL