all i know is after mike saying he drove the thing to the fire department
and said aiim that hose toward the motor i am going to light the heater that
kinda turned me away from that but like i said i don't know how many are
problematic and how many aren't so i just, right now, choose to avoid that
option at all cost. but if someone can gaurantee it then i might look into
one. i have heard about how nice it is to go out in the morning and turn the
heater on then get ready for work then go out to a nice tosty bus though. it
is just the whole fire thing that scares me. somethign that runs off the
fumes of your gas tank and has a live flame in it is kinda scary to me.
From: "Shirley Hall" <Shirley.Hall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [tcb] Re: so hi Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 12:02:00 -0500
Maybe Trey has some input on gas heaters in a bus while camping? Wasn't there something about a cost catching fire at TatP 1?
shirley
>>> i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx 10/20/05 9:49 AM >>> got bad news for ya denis it is a t4 and so far she has been nice to me. except for the oil leak, gas leak and occasional missing. and besides whats wrong with a desiel rabbit? hmmmmm?
who here would stand by there gas heater and say it will never explode, catch on fire, and the bus will always be solid. i just want a garuntee. hell i would much rather have a gas heater than heat exchangers but i am scared of what i don't know i guess. so stand by it and i might look into it.
brian
>From: <coocoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [tcb] Re: so hi
>Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 19:37:20 -0500
>
>See what you've done, Cool Fred? You have everyone all excited about heater
>boxes. Do you have a type 4 engine? If you do then no one can help you, you
>are in Type 4 hell. The type 4 was when VW stopped loving us. Didn't VW
>give us the diesel Rabbit right after T4?
>
>If you have T4 then you will just have to sell Caroline and consider her as
>a failed first marriage.
>
>I say all this because I don't think you have a T4 in Caroline and I am, as
>they say, busting your chops.
>
>Heater boxes are about the lowest tech. Call Way Out Salvage and buy them
>used. Take a Saturday and go pick them up. Oak Hill will also have them.
>Decide who is closer.
>
>
> >
> > From: Sammie Smith <slsmith@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: 2005/10/19 Wed PM 06:36:50 CDT
> > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [tcb] Re: so hi
> >
> > Shirley:
> > I'll ask him as to what he had left over. He overhauled a guys 914 and
> > evidently did a lot of external striping of the engine. He had a whole
>box
> > of what looked like junk to me that they had taken off of the engine,
> > including the heater boxes.
> > Sammie
> >
> > At 04:54 PM 10/19/2005, you wrote:
> > >Hey Sammie,
> > >
> > >I'd be interested in the 914 stuff!
> > >
> > >i get a hold of you later,
> > >shirley
> > >
> > > >>> i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx 10/19/05 4:43 PM >>>
> > >914 won't work but if that guy has a couple of 2.0 head layin around
>that
> > >woudl be great. thanks for the number i will try to call in a couple of
> > >weeks when thing slow down around here.
> > >
> > > >From: Sammie Smith <slsmith@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > >Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >Subject: [tcb] Re: so hi
> > > >Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 16:16:56 -0500
> > > >
> > > >OK, I'm not gonna risk sounded VW stupid, so a disclaimer. I know
>nothing
> > > >about any VW bus built after 1967, cept of course they have the
>engine in
> > > >the rear. But, have a friend that took the heater boxes off of a 914
>and
> > > >still has them. If they are the same as on the Type IV engine bus
>and you
> > > >are interested I'll give you his phone #. Also, the Watts at Oakhill
>Auto
> > > >in Longview have several parts busses from the bubble window era.
>Probably
> > > >have used heater stuff. Used stuff is a lot cheaper than new parts.
>Their
> > > >phone # is 903 297-3496.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >At 04:07 PM 10/19/2005, you wrote:
> > > >>actually i am looking for stock heat as in heat exchangers and
>baffles.
> > > >>all i found was heat exchangers and i am thinking of getting the
>baffles
> > > >>from probably bus-boys or even somewhere like mid america or
>jcwhitney.
> > > >>they are fairly cheap in those catelogs and it woudl be great help
>if i
> > > >>could get some heat in the bus. i have thought about a gas heater
>but the
> > > >>whole idea of how they work kinda scares me.
> > > >>
> > > >>>From: Dan Martin <danandkatrinamartin@xxxxxxx>
> > > >>>Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >>>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >>>Subject: [tcb] Re: so hi
> > > >>>Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 15:56:46 -0500
> > > >>>
> > > >>>We have been kinda quiet after the big campout Paul had and the
>show
> > > >>>near San Antonio.
> > > >>>I think it is because Denis is busy doing stuff at the house in SA
>(and
> > > >>>he can't figure out how to work his email when he is not at home.)
>and
> > > >>>not showing the TCB any love.
> > > >>>
> > > >>>I am sure there are a couple people on this list with a 2.0L head
>you
> > > >>>could get.
> > > >>>
> > > >>>Some heat?
> > > >>>
> > > >>>I don't understand the question. Do you need the parts to make the
>stock
> > > >>>heat work?
> > > >>>I know that can be a hard to do on some of the TIV (type 4) motors
>with
> > > >>>some of the stock exhaust system hard to find.
> > > >>>I think a lot of the late model westy's had gas heaters in them. I
>hear
> > > >>>these work extremely well, but again the parts are somewhat hard
>to
> > > >>>find.
> > > >>>$200.00 sounds cheap for a complete gas heater setup.
> > > >>>
> > > >>>I have never had a problem with Bus Boy's. They are a small place,
>maybe
> > > >>>you need to call them and see what is up.
> > > >>>I know it takes a lot longer to get stuff from the west coast to
>Houston
> > > >>>than I think it should.
> > > >>>If I were where you are I would try to get stuff from Bus Depot in
>Pa..
> > > >>>I have had good luck with them and it takes HALF as long to get
>here as
> > > >>>stuff from the west coast or stuff from Aircooled.net in Utah.
> > > >>>
> > > >>>On Oct 19, 2005, at 2:38 PM, Brian Denning wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>>>so how are all the tcbers out ther i haven't really had time to
>see
> > > >>>>what all is going on lately. so i thought i would say hi. also if
> > > >>>>anyone knows anyone who might have a 2.0 head or some heat for a
>t4
> > > >>>>send them my way. i currently found a good deal on the samba for
>$200
> > > >>>>for some heat. do ya'll think that is a good deal?
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>has anyone ever had any problems with bus-boys? just wondering i
> > > >>>>ordered a part from them last week and said 3 day shipping on it
> > > >>>>because i need it if i want to drive the bus and i have yet to see
> the
> > > >>>>part. i should of gotten it last friday. has anyone else had any
> > > >>>>problems like that? just wondering i am getting anxious more than
> > > >>>>anything on it.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>well just really wanted to say hi and see how everyone is doing.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>later,
> > > >>>>brian
> > > >>>>
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