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Date:         Wed, 13 Dec 1995 09:17:31 -0500
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         University of Toronto Information Commons <michael.heron@utoronto.ca>
Subject:      Re: Gas heaters in Splitties

On Tue, 12 Dec 1995 18:35:08 -0500 Jack Stafford wrote:

> From: Jack Stafford <stafford@alcor.hac.com> > Date: Tue, 12 Dec 1995 18:35:08 -0500 > Subject: Re: Gas heaters in Splitties > To: Multiple recipients of list <vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu> > > On Tue, 12 Dec 1995, JOHNSON THOMAS H <rsthj@aurora.alaska.edu> wrote: > >The stock gas heater is mounted in the left side of the engine compartment > >w/the ductwork routed along the side of the gas tank then exiting under > >the rear seat. > > I was at the local FLAPS reading the Haynes shop manual for > '68-'79 Transporters. In the middle of the book is a cutaway > view showing the drivetrain and location of an auxilary gas > heater. > > It's underneath, mounted just forward of the transmission, > in-line on the ducting that runs from the heater boxes to the > steel duct pipe under the cockpit floor. > > Remember this is from a Haynes manual for bay window busses. > I've never actually seen a gas heater in a bus, so I'm a little > curious.

well i am more familiar with splits rather than bay windows (although i have had both), but thomas johnson described very clearly how the gas heater is installed. i have never seen a factory gas heater installed

"underneath, mounted just forward of the transmission"

michael


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