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Date:         Tue, 5 Oct 1999 02:31:28 -0500
Reply-To:     Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
Subject:      Re: BN-4 or BN-6?
Comments: To: Bill Johnson <bjohns@DTX.NET>
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Mine too - but then mine stopped doing even that.

I have NO CLUE as to how to troubleshoot it, let alone fix this thing.

Marshall Ruskin

>I guess I have the DA-6. The thing that puzzles me is that it >only works in the "push in and twist" timer mode. I can't get >it to work on just the twist mode that is suppose to be >available with the ignition on. Anyone have a clue? > >Bill > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Michael Cole <User603213@AOL.COM> >To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> >Sent: Monday, October 04, 1999 8:37 PM >Subject: Re: BN-4 or BN-6? > > >Eric, >VW installed two types of heaters for the Vanagon, the booster >which was for >80-83 air- cooled Vanagons, and the auxiliary for water-cooled >84 - 91. It is >called the BA-6. 82-83 Diesel Vanagons had the DA-6, same as the >BA but uses >Diesel. The BA-6 will not fit in a Synchro. The BA-6 was >introduced in 1975 >in the Type ll to '79. The Vanagon BA-6 to 83 is the same as the >Type ll >BA-6. The 84-91 BA-6 auxiliary heater utilizes two fuel pumps, >the booster >one. > The BN-4 is a pre-75 heater that came as optional equipment in >1968 for Type >ll. For the Synchro model there was a Canadian only optional >heater booster >called the BBW 46 which heats the engine coolant. Something >similar to this >is still available by Eberspacher called the BW4 Hydronic. They >also make a >air heater as compact as the old BN-4 called the B1LC.This month >I am >installing a BN -4 in a Synchro. If you are interested I will >let you know >how the installation goes. I also have several of the BN-4's in >stock. The >most economical heater for the Synchro is the BN-4. The new >Eberspacher >models are over 800.00. > >Robert Keezer >1982 Westfalia w/ 95 Golf lll engine >Seattle >


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