Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1995 14:56:13 -0500
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From: Information Commons <michael.heron@utoronto.ca>
Subject: Re: Gas heaters in Splitties
On Tue, 12 Dec 1995 23:12:37 -0500 JOHNSON THOMAS H wrote:
> From: JOHNSON THOMAS H <rsthj@aurora.alaska.edu>
> Date: Tue, 12 Dec 1995 23:12:37 -0500
> Subject: Re: Gas heaters in Splitties
> To: Multiple recipients of list <vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu>
>
> > mentioned, I have seen a heater installed below the dash,
> > right at the feet of the passenger on a ('65, I think) bus.
> > This may not be the same heater Tom wrote about, but it sure
> > seems like a very handy location! Anyone else seen this
> > installation?
>
> I've seen this installation twice; once on '67 and once on a '70. It is a
> dealer installed Stewart Warner. I've no clue why they sometimes put
> them in the cab and sometimes in the engine compartment. Ideas Anyone?
>
> IMHO, it is the Stewart Warner that gave gas heaters their bad
> reputation. Of the dozen or so SW's that I have,
> all show signs of serious overheating. The safety equipment on a SW
> consists of an
> over-heat switch. If something is causing the heater to overheat, fuel is
> temporarily shut off till the heater cools slightly then turned on only
> to overheat again. And again. In addition, they are poorly manufactured.
> Full of razor sharp edges and mis-aligned holes. I try to avoid them.
>
> The Eberspachers are another story. While they can be tempermental, a
> good running Eb. is hard to beat. If it gets sick, it will let you
> know by shutting down and refusing to start until fixed.
>
> There were also Wabesto (?) heaters but I don't know if VW ever used
> one in a bus. The one I've seen was in a '66 bug mounted inline with
> heaterboxes. Tiny thing with VW part numbers everywhere. I think it was
> from Canada.
>
as far as i know webasto are still in business, i have seen vanagon westys's w/
webasto furnaces in them
have never seen a stewart warner gas heater installed, though i have seen plenty
of Eb's.
michael
>
> -Tom
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