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J75
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 Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 5:58 am Post subject: Where to buy a header that will eliminate heater boxes? |
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Does anyone know where I can buy a header that will eliminate my heater boxes on my 1980 Westy?
The ones I see advertised keep them on.
http://www.cip1.ca/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=ACC-D-2072
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Randy in Maine
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Never seen one.
I would think that keeping a "heat option" would be nice to have up there.
Sometimes I use my heat/defrost when I am up there.
4 of us (Wayne, Jerome, Darryl, and me) on the big hill leaving Meat Cove......
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germansupplyscott
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rcnotes
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Had to hijack this thread for a moment after seeing Randy's pic at Meat Cove. The northernmost tip of Cape Breton Island. Beautiful.
Here's Olive last summer at Alexander Graham Bells first home he built in Baddeck NS.
Some twisted history of Meat Cove http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Meat_Cove
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J75
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Those pipes are exactly what I'm thinking of, any idea when they'll be back in stock?
I just used that picture for an example.
For heat I have a gas heater but as a summer vehicle I would seldom ever have to use it.
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peaceful warrior
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Isn't this thread in the wrong forum? Just saying! 
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J75
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| Isn't this thread in the wrong forum? Just saying! |
In the Vanagon Forum no one wants to talk about air cooled engines. |
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kevin77westy
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| I thought early Vgons had square port heads like a 79?? |
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peaceful warrior
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| J75 wrote: |
| peaceful warrior wrote: |
| Isn't this thread in the wrong forum? Just saying! |
In the Vanagon Forum no one wants to talk about air cooled engines. |
Did not know that! I'll talk about any VW, no matter if I know what I am talking about or not  .....good luck with your search!
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germansupplyscott
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| kevin77westy wrote: |
| I thought early Vgons had square port heads like a 79?? |
you're right about that. i didn't catch that part. the pipes in the link will not work if you have the original cylinder heads.
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rene p. l.
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aircooledtechnology had some in the past, I've just look at the web site and doesn't seem he have them anymore...
You have another option but in Europe, and I don't see any price.
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Never seen one.
I would think that keeping a "heat option" would be nice to have up there.
Sometimes I use my heat/defrost when I am up there.
4 of us (Wayne, Jerome, Darryl, and me) on the big hill leaving Meat Cove......
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We need to plan another trip to Nova Scotia! I have the urge to go back home...
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regis101
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I am of the opinion that you should keep the heater boxes and obtain the header with muffler.
The heater boxes actually help to push heat out through the chimney on the flaps.
Our 78 Westy has additional piping from the flappers to hard pipes that exit under the rear bumper
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I am of the opinion that you should keep the heater boxes and obtain the header with muffler.
The heater boxes actually help to push heat out through the chimney on the flaps.
Our 78 Westy has additional piping from the flappers to hard pipes that exit under the rear bumper |
Ding ding ding ding ding.....we have a winner.
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| kevin77westy wrote: |
| I thought early Vgons had square port heads like a 79?? |
you're right about that. i didn't catch that part. the pipes in the link will not work if you have the original cylinder heads. |
I've made oval port heat exchangers work on square port heads by cutting the oval piece that goes into the oval port off flat with the bolt flanges and filing the surfaces smooth and flat. I used a large file to do both mounting flanges at the same time to ensure no leaks.
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