Date:         Thu, 17 Sep 1998 11:43:46 -0700
Reply-To:     Malcolm Holser <mholser@ADOBE.COM>
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From:         Malcolm Holser <mholser@ADOBE.COM>
Subject:      Re: heater booster
Comments: To: mac stricklen <mac_stricklen@YAHOO.COM>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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Remove it!! Today!! These things are dangerous!  Pack all the bits into a
nice box
and send it to me for proper disposal (under the floor of my Westy).  You
will not be
sorry (well, at least _I_ won't be sorry, you might be).

These things are not all that complex, but are tempermental,  There are
some folks
that specialize in them, but your Bentley has good instructions.  One thing
extra
you should do is to take the unit out, block off the ends tightly and make
sure there
are no leaks between the combustion chamber and the air passage.  CO in
your closed
van makes DRL issues seem really silly (actually, your dimming vision will
dim all
those pesky lights behind you...).  If everything is up to snuff, these are
safe and
*really* warm.

Malcolm

At 11:08 AM 9/17/98 , mac stricklen wrote:
>JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>
>> eberspacher BA6 gas heater.
>> operated by the little green "temp" timer knob on the dash.
>> would reccomend a complete tuneup, before attempt at operation of
>the unit...
>>
>
>
>What would that tuneup entail?
>
>I recently bought a Westy with one of these on it and I"m scared of
>it.  What the lowdown on these things?  What should I do with/ about
>it.  What do I need to do to use it safely?  Should I just not use it?
> Should I actually remove it?
>
>mac
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