Date:         Wed, 13 Dec 1995 14:09:51 -0800 (PST)
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From:         Matthew Henricks <mjhenks@engr.csulb.edu>
Subject:      Re: Gas heaters in Splitties

On Tue, 12 Dec 1995, JOHNSON THOMAS H wrote:
 
> 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?

tom, i know that all crew cabs had the gas heater mounted under the back 
seat.  it is a different unit then the one that goes in the rear corner.  
i am not sure of the differences, but i know that they were different.  
anyone know of the changes?


take care and God BLess
matt




> 
> 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.
> 
> 
> -Tom    
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