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mstatedog Samba Member

Joined: January 11, 2003 Posts: 242 Location: East Coast of Mississippi
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Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 5:51 pm Post subject: Source for Gas Heater Rebuilding |
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Scored a gas heater out of a totalled 73 thing. Who is a good source for rebuilding? i considered doing this myself...but I kinda don't like screwing with gas and electricity when I don't really know what I'm doing...
Tried to send Ark Mirvis an e-mail but it got returned as no-good...address was [email protected] <[email protected]>...
thanks,
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ztnoo Samba Member

Joined: March 23, 2005 Posts: 801 Location: Indiana
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Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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http://members.aol.com/arkmirvis/heaterman.html
You might try calling the number listed on his home page.
I seem to remember discussions elsewhere trying to contact him and not having any luck.
Perhaps his personal situation has dramatically changed. _________________ "Here we don't have a single clock in the shop- time doesn't matter." ----Jake Raby
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howiesfamily Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2004 Posts: 858 Location: Panther City, Texas
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:42 am Post subject: |
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If you have a copy of the latest Type 181 Magazine cd, it has an ad from a company in Oregon that rebuilds them. I'll post it later when I get home. _________________ member of: Fort Worth Aircoolers Gang |
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Spanky Samba Member

Joined: June 24, 2005 Posts: 82 Location: Martha's Vineyard MA and Cincinnati OH
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Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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Here it is JUNE 18th and THE HEATER MAN'S email address still bounces. Is he gone???
What about the company in Oregon?
Name please.
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howiesfamily Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2004 Posts: 858 Location: Panther City, Texas
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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I finally found that company that repairs BN 4 heaters. It's Wagen Werks. Contact Kevin Penington 321 SE Craig Rd, Shelton WA 98584. 360-427-0530. [email protected]. I don't know if he's still in business. The ad in Type 181 Magazine says you get a 10% discount if you give him your membership number. _________________ member of: Fort Worth Aircoolers Gang |
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DUNEDRIVER Samba Member

Joined: December 22, 2006 Posts: 124
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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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I just learned to overhaul and repair mine, they are really simple when it comes right down to it. |
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crofty Judas of the North

Joined: August 09, 2000 Posts: 19760 Location: Land of Whine and Phonies
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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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DUNEDRIVER wrote: |
I just learned to overhaul and repair mine, they are really simple when it comes right down to it. |
They sure are.. I've rebuilt close a dozen of them _________________ Your Vanagon sucks, Stop waving at me.
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howiesfamily Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2004 Posts: 858 Location: Panther City, Texas
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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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The thermostat is the problem with mine. The bi-metallic spring is sprung and I cant get it to make contact. I still need to play with adjusting the cable to see if that will work. _________________ member of: Fort Worth Aircoolers Gang |
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[email protected] Samba Member

Joined: February 21, 2003 Posts: 878 Location: Clifton Park NY Saratoga County
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 4:54 am Post subject: |
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Before I got screwed up, Ark was going to sell me the gas heater business said he was retiring, so I dont know what he did with all his stuff. He must have moved. You can try a nationwide search for him. |
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kme_eone Banned
Joined: November 24, 2005 Posts: 308 Location: Anchorage, AK
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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 1:39 am Post subject: Heater Repair |
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I repair the South Wind Heaters. I have a lot new and used parts from Stewart Warner South Wind. I am rebuilding two fuel pumps and two combustion chambers for guys on the east coast. Another will be for a customers of Al at northeastheaters, which I am currently buying out.
I have used thermostat and microswitch used, tested and good for 75.00, 85.00 with shipping.
If you need your combustion chamber rebuilt I can do it for 225.00 including shipping. The rebuild will be with new parts.
Let me know what you need.
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germansupplyscott Samba Member

Joined: May 22, 2004 Posts: 7187 Location: toronto
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EddieWong Samba Member
Joined: February 05, 2008 Posts: 2 Location: 1655 S.VictorSt.,Aurora,Co80012
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Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:00 am Post subject: Re: Source for Gas Heater Rebuilding |
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mstatedog wrote: |
Scored a gas heater out of a totalled 73 thing. Who is a good source for rebuilding? i considered doing this myself...but I kinda don't like screwing with gas and electricity when I don't really know what I'm doing...
Tried to send Ark Mirvis an e-mail but it got returned as no-good...address was [email protected] <[email protected]>...
thanks,
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I do gas htr service for all VW models built. If you know what you' re going to put it in and what condition it is I might give you the advice you need. [email protected] |
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mrea46 Samba Member
Joined: November 03, 2008 Posts: 94 Location: Montrose, Colorado
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:12 pm Post subject: HEAT...HEAT... |
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After reading the posts on here I was able to go through my BN4 and now it produces Real heat.... BWAHHHAAAA.It Western Colorado That is a nice thing to have in the fall and winter..
Thank you all so much for your discussions. I could not have done it with out the thread.. |
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crofty Judas of the North

Joined: August 09, 2000 Posts: 19760 Location: Land of Whine and Phonies
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 2:54 pm Post subject: Re: HEAT...HEAT... |
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mrea46 wrote: |
After reading the posts on here I was able to go through my BN4 and now it produces Real heat.... BWAHHHAAAA.It Western Colorado That is a nice thing to have in the fall and winter..
Thank you all so much for your discussions. I could not have done it with out the thread.. |
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mrafindley Samba Member

Joined: December 29, 2007 Posts: 642 Location: miami Florida
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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I think mine is the fuel pump but not sure i wish it would work. I get mine to spark and the fan blows but thats it and the timer switch works cause it will turn off after a while of blowing and I have to turn it again _________________ 73 THING
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Ian Epperson Samba Member

Joined: January 12, 2005 Posts: 2262 Location: Alameda, CA
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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http://veewiki2.webfactional.com/HeaterBN4/
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When the pump is working, it'll click once every second or so. You can hear it in a Thing if you put your ear near the left-front wheel well. If you don't hear the pump clicking when the heater is running, you can remove the wires feeding it and check to see if it's getting that 12v pulse. If you see the pulse but the pump isn't clicking, then the pump is the issue.
Usually, the pump locks up requiring some maintenance. It's quite hardy, but will freeze up if not used every month or two. Hitting it with a hammer will often fix it - give it a few gentle whacks to free it up and it'll often start working again. If it hasn't worked in a long time, you may have to pull it from the car, wash out all the old fuel, give it a few jolts of 12v direct from the battery (CAREFUL CAREFUL of spark and shooting fuel!) and reinstall.
Note that the polarity of the wires to the pump does not matter. If you look very carefully, you'll see that there are no markings for which lead is which on the pump. The solenoid doesn't care. |
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mrafindley Samba Member

Joined: December 29, 2007 Posts: 642 Location: miami Florida
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doublecanister Samba Member

Joined: September 23, 2008 Posts: 1203 Location: Richmond, Va
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Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:30 am Post subject: heater trouble |
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From much investigation on this heater stuff:
when you get 12v solid, no pulse at the fuel pump;
it's usually the contacts inside the heater thats supposed to: for every 33turns of the fan 'click' which is supposed to pulse the 12v to the fuel pump, the pump is actually a solenoid so it works via voltage applied in an 'on off fashion' (not steady like you'd think a regular fuel pump should be).
I tested mine with a volt meter in place of the fuel pump, no pulse.
the Prev Owner of my THING said other items were diagnosed as bad for the heater, but I believe they were incorrect.
Alas; I have yet to pull this heater and investigate it but I thought I'd provide what I know to this point if it helps anyone.
I'm always open to help as well, a working heater would be wonderful.
I'm planning on visiting the Kentucky Kubel Treffen in July so I'm going to try to get more info from some folks in the know and go from there.
Be nice if we had a East coast Heater Guru!
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Ian Epperson Samba Member

Joined: January 12, 2005 Posts: 2262 Location: Alameda, CA
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Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:30 pm Post subject: |
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Daddie'O and I fixed his points - it was a pain to do. Took us a few hours to disassemble the heater, took some creative work to get the points to the correct setting (can no longer just use the factory gap - no enough motion) then took a few hours to put it back together. It ran once we installed it though.
Anybody every install a relay inline to alleviate the high-current through those hard-to-replace and impossible-to-buy points? _________________ VW-181 shirts and stickers.
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imanerrad Samba Member
Joined: July 07, 2016 Posts: 3 Location: Vancouver
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Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2019 4:20 pm Post subject: Re: Source for Gas Heater Rebuilding |
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Hi guys, I need a Safety Thermal Cutout switch for my heater. Anyone know of a supplier ?[img]
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