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skid Samba Member
Joined: January 16, 2009 Posts: 1329 Location: Vancouver, BC
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Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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I want to point out that those fresh air fans work wonders, especially if you live in a wet soggy climate like the Pacific Northwest and are planning to do a lot of winter driving.
They aren't very loud and I definitely prefer them over a towel. _________________ '71 Westfalia |
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Batan Samba Member
Joined: March 10, 2003 Posts: 1637 Location: Vancouver, BC
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Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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skid wrote: |
I want to point out that those fresh air fans work wonders, especially if you live in a wet soggy climate like the Pacific Northwest and are planning to do a lot of winter driving.
They aren't very loud and I definitely prefer them over a towel. |
You're talking about the ambulance fans? And I think a squeegee would work better the then a towel. _________________ '69 Riviera Bay
'03 20th Anniversary GTI
'74 Super Beetle
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skid Samba Member
Joined: January 16, 2009 Posts: 1329 Location: Vancouver, BC
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Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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Batan wrote: |
skid wrote: |
I want to point out that those fresh air fans work wonders, especially if you live in a wet soggy climate like the Pacific Northwest and are planning to do a lot of winter driving.
They aren't very loud and I definitely prefer them over a towel. |
You're talking about the ambulance fans? And I think a squeegee would work better the then a towel. |
Yeah, that's the ones I'm talking about. A squeegee would work too....but really, what would you rather be doing? Concentrating on steering/driving while the fans clear your windshield for you or do you wanna concentrate on steering/driving while at the same time you're squeegeeing the inside of your windshield?
After I installed those fans I was wondering how the hell I got around without them! _________________ '71 Westfalia |
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Batan Samba Member
Joined: March 10, 2003 Posts: 1637 Location: Vancouver, BC
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Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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Ah, you actually have them, sweet! Never thought about that but it makes sense. _________________ '69 Riviera Bay
'03 20th Anniversary GTI
'74 Super Beetle
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busdaddy Samba Member
Joined: February 12, 2004 Posts: 51284 Location: Surrey B.C. Canada, but thinking of Ukraine
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Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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Sew squeegees to the backs of a pair of mittens, done! Or maybe an ice scraper on one and squeegee on the other
With a well sealed up bus that doesn't fill with water when you hit a puddle (rust hole free) and a well sealed heat system fogging isn't a real issue. Adding a booster fan to the heat tube under the bus make a significant difference, I'd go that route before the ambulance fans myself. _________________ Rust NEVER sleeps and stock never goes out of style.
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Batan Samba Member
Joined: March 10, 2003 Posts: 1637 Location: Vancouver, BC
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Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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busdaddy wrote: |
Sew squeegees to the backs of a pair of mittens, done! Or maybe an ice scraper on one and squeegee on the other
With a well sealed up bus that doesn't fill with water when you hit a puddle (rust hole free) and a well sealed heat system fogging isn't a real issue. Adding a booster fan to the heat tube under the bus make a significant difference, I'd go that route before the ambulance fans myself. |
LOL, a blow drier taped to one's head helps too! No need to make the mittens, they already exist in the motorcycle world, lol.
Jokes aside, it remains to be seen when it gets chillier, but my Bus's heat seems pretty nice and toasty. And that is with one of the rubber seals missing between the accordion tube and body! I'm planning on getting that done as soon as I have a batch of parts to order from wherever. In fact, I will get that when I order my H4 upgrade. _________________ '69 Riviera Bay
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skid Samba Member
Joined: January 16, 2009 Posts: 1329 Location: Vancouver, BC
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Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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My bus's heat is nice and toasty too.....when it gets going. It really helped for those first few stops. But that's me _________________ '71 Westfalia |
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Batan Samba Member
Joined: March 10, 2003 Posts: 1637 Location: Vancouver, BC
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Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 7:00 pm Post subject: |
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skid wrote: |
My bus's heat is nice and toasty too.....when it gets going. It really helped for those first few stops. But that's me |
Ah, that's right! It will stay cold for a while. And I don't have a thermostat in there either. _________________ '69 Riviera Bay
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busdaddy Samba Member
Joined: February 12, 2004 Posts: 51284 Location: Surrey B.C. Canada, but thinking of Ukraine
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Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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Theremostat or not it takes 10+ minutes before anything worthwhile comes out of the vents, I've tried numerous fixes and short of a valve/valves to stop the flow through the heat exchangers for a faster warmup it's just a quirk of the system, that's why I went to the BN-4 mod keep the revs way up and open a vent window and it's not that bad though. _________________ Rust NEVER sleeps and stock never goes out of style.
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greenbus pilot Samba Member
Joined: March 14, 2008 Posts: 1285 Location: Wisconsin: Rustbelt, USA baby!!
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Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 11:02 am Post subject: |
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Batan wrote: |
skid wrote: |
My bus's heat is nice and toasty too.....when it gets going. It really helped for those first few stops. But that's me |
Ah, that's right! It will stay cold for a while. And I don't have a thermostat in there either. |
....My Bus stays cold all winter- because it stays in the garage all winter. How do you think it survived this long?
Respectfully,
greenbus pilot
Rustbelt, USA _________________ Sent from a white van down the street. |
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Batan Samba Member
Joined: March 10, 2003 Posts: 1637 Location: Vancouver, BC
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Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 12:39 pm Post subject: |
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greenbus pilot wrote: |
Batan wrote: |
skid wrote: |
My bus's heat is nice and toasty too.....when it gets going. It really helped for those first few stops. But that's me |
Ah, that's right! It will stay cold for a while. And I don't have a thermostat in there either. |
....My Bus stays cold all winter- because it stays in the garage all winter. How do you think it survived this long?
Respectfully,
greenbus pilot
Rustbelt, USA |
What we have here in Vancouver between November and February, only wimps can call real winter.
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busdaddy wrote: |
Alot of the ones from CT are kinda spendy considering most crack and fall off after a few years or are so stiff you could jack the bus up with 'em, PA has some super thick bendy rubber ones in assorted sizes for fresh off the boat from China prices |
I figure PA would have some good stuff, love that store! BTW, what did you use to protect the holes after drilling the brackets in for the fronts?
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Looking at these mud flaps of yours again, I was wondering Busdaddy, any particular reason not to mount them on the FRONT side of the jack point? It seems like they'd protect that part too if mounted forward, no? _________________ '69 Riviera Bay
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dvergillo Samba Member
Joined: November 28, 2006 Posts: 78
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Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 10:23 am Post subject: |
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Anyone have any experience with the Defender-Plus system? They have been pushing it on SpeedTV recently.
http://www.defender-plus.com/
Basic automotive unit is almost $400.00 but they are having a SpeedTV special at about $350.00 with shipping.
Seems pricey but if can extend the life of the bus?????????? |
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Randy in Maine Samba Member
Joined: August 03, 2003 Posts: 34890 Location: The Beach
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Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 11:08 am Post subject: |
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Save your money and get a season pass at the local car wash. |
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Wildthings Samba Member
Joined: March 13, 2005 Posts: 50465
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Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 11:09 am Post subject: |
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dvergillo wrote: |
Anyone have any experience with the Defender-Plus system? They have been pushing it on SpeedTV recently.
http://www.defender-plus.com/
Basic automotive unit is almost $400.00 but they are having a SpeedTV special at about $350.00 with shipping.
Seems pricey but if can extend the life of the bus?????????? |
If you have your bus immersed in salt water, adding one of these would extend its life by a few days. What it would do for a bus that is just being driven down the road is much more questionable. It might protect any metal close to where their anodes are, but probably wouldn't do much for any metal further away. |
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SGKent Samba Member
Joined: October 30, 2007 Posts: 41050 Location: Citrus Heights CA (Near Sacramento)
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Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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Wildthings wrote: |
dvergillo wrote: |
Anyone have any experience with the Defender-Plus system? They have been pushing it on SpeedTV recently.
http://www.defender-plus.com/
Basic automotive unit is almost $400.00 but they are having a SpeedTV special at about $350.00 with shipping.
Seems pricey but if can extend the life of the bus?????????? |
If you have your bus immersed in salt water, adding one of these would extend its life by a few days. What it would do for a bus that is just being driven down the road is much more questionable. It might protect any metal close to where their anodes are, but probably wouldn't do much for any metal further away. |
just galvanize dip the whole bus every season. Problem solved! _________________ “Most people don’t know what they’re doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.” - George Carlin |
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Wildthings Samba Member
Joined: March 13, 2005 Posts: 50465
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Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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SGKent wrote: |
just galvanize dip the whole bus every season. Problem solved! |
I have thought about doing that, at least to the up to the floor level. Would be worried that it would end up 1000# heavier when they got done though. Actually there is a guy not too far from here set up to do spray welding. He could pretty much put the zinc right where you want it without leaving heavy puddles hidden here and there. Couldn't do the inside of anything with a spray welder though. |
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SGKent Samba Member
Joined: October 30, 2007 Posts: 41050 Location: Citrus Heights CA (Near Sacramento)
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Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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I have seen spray welded body panels here at the place that media blasted the bus. They did not have it available when we did the bus as it would have been perfect around the small sunroof area that had pinholes and threw the whole bodywork budget out. I was impressed with how strong the repair is and how well it goes on. _________________ “Most people don’t know what they’re doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.” - George Carlin |
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johnwan Samba Member
Joined: February 14, 2010 Posts: 129 Location: Victoria
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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Batan wrote: |
greenbus pilot wrote: |
Batan wrote: |
skid wrote: |
My bus's heat is nice and toasty too.....when it gets going. It really helped for those first few stops. But that's me |
Ah, that's right! It will stay cold for a while. And I don't have a thermostat in there either. |
....My Bus stays cold all winter- because it stays in the garage all winter. How do you think it survived this long?
Respectfully,
greenbus pilot
Rustbelt, USA |
What we have here in Vancouver between November and February, only wimps can call real winter.
Batan wrote: |
busdaddy wrote: |
Alot of the ones from CT are kinda spendy considering most crack and fall off after a few years or are so stiff you could jack the bus up with 'em, PA has some super thick bendy rubber ones in assorted sizes for fresh off the boat from China prices |
I figure PA would have some good stuff, love that store! BTW, what did you use to protect the holes after drilling the brackets in for the fronts?
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Looking at these mud flaps of yours again, I was wondering Busdaddy, any particular reason not to mount them on the FRONT side of the jack point? It seems like they'd protect that part too if mounted forward, no? |
Is there any reason that the mudflap could not be mounted on the front side of the jacking point? The Westfalias that came with the propane tank had a mudflap, it was mounted on the rear side, I think. There must a reason that VW put on that side. I bought a set of mudflaps from Gowesty that look just like the ones on Busdaddy's. I want to reverse them and mount them on the front side, they are left and right specific. _________________ 1956 Canadian Standard Horizon Blue
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johnwan Samba Member
Joined: February 14, 2010 Posts: 129 Location: Victoria
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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VW did it that way because the backside is a less exposed surface, less chance of mud and moisture to get trapped... I guess I just needed to type it out.
Thank you. _________________ 1956 Canadian Standard Horizon Blue
1978 Kombi Pastel White
1978 Westfalia P31 Taigagrun |
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