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
>