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Date:         Tue, 9 Mar 1999 19:36:53 -0500
Reply-To:     "G. Matthew Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "G. Matthew Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Inline fan source-air cooled vans?
Comments: To: "Pfunky@AOL.COM" <Pfunky@AOL.COM>

J.C. Whitney has two options. One is a kit that contains a regular, noisy, 150 cfm plastic bilge blower, and runs about $39.00. We used one of these up front in 1976. I hated the noise...sounded like a blow dryer running, and in our quiet van, that wasn't nice. It moved the air, and that was nice.

The other option, I would *highly* recommend, is from J.C. Whitney as well. It is a (I think 300 cfm) squirrel-cage blower. It is all metal, (impeller too) so you can mount it further back (right before the distribution box, in the middle of the van). Comes as a kit, and while I don't have a J.C. Whip-me catalog or the receipt in front of me, I happen to have the box from the blower. (I PRAY this is the box for the metal blower, not the bilge blower...I think it is...)

Printed on the sticker: "12 VOLT HEATER BLOWER KIT VW" SKU: 541272, Vendor SKU 209043, Vendor M9577. If I recall correctly, it was around $79. Worth every penny. Lots more air. Silky quiet. I will opt for two of these (one for the front and one for the rear) when I re-do our current 1982.

If that doesn't work, I am working on designs for a cast iron wood-burning stove for the Westy. We figure we'll pull a small trailer full of cut wood unless we are camping, and we can scavenge. Trying to get the weight down below 900 lbs., and find a way to route the flue safely through the fiberglass top is giving me fits. Any ideas?

G. Matthew Bulley Bulley-Hewlett & Associates Cary, NC USA www.bulley-hewlett.com (888) 468-4880 toll free

-----Original Message----- From: Patrick Foltz [SMTP:Pfunky@AOL.COM] Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 1999 6:02 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Inline fan source-air cooled vans?

For those of us who have evolved, meaning crawled out of the choking sea of water (cooled vehicles).....see what happens when you chill a bio major down to -4oC

Does anyone know of a source for inline fans as described in GMBulley's website? Basically a 12VDC hi-speed inline fan with a wide mouth. I'm trying to find one without resorting the the inflated pricing of kits. I was thinking about bilge/boat blowers, but I'm happy to entertain any ideas. Thanks, and brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Patrick


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