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Post by trashanova on Oct 5, 2009 7:53:43 GMT -5
Ok, so some of you might know already but for those who dont here goes. I took out my aircooled 1800cc months ago. and replaced it with a 2.8 Chevy V6. So now I'm running a water cooled motor. Anyways...I'm hoping to have heat this winter. And i was wondering if anyone had any ideas. I was thinking of building a wood box to go between the front seats with a heater core and a fan in it. Any other ideas? Also was thinking of using the factory heat ducts so that i could have defrosters as well. Its a 74 Bay.
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Post by vwcurt on Oct 5, 2009 14:32:35 GMT -5
why don't you try putting the heater core under the floor, then you could plumb right into the stock vents.
curt
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Post by trashanova on Oct 6, 2009 7:15:29 GMT -5
i just havent had a chance to peep out the undercarriage yet. i know all the duct work is in the interior. who knows how much is left underneath. ill take a look and see if its a possibility
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Post by motelvw on Oct 6, 2009 8:23:16 GMT -5
If you're missing the main tube, it's pretty easy to find duct parts at Home Depot or Lowes. I found some double wall pipe that fit my '81.
Like Kurt said, put a core and a fan in a box and pipe it to your front ducts.
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Post by thatbusguy on Oct 6, 2009 20:49:03 GMT -5
The easiest thing to do is to just put a Stewart Warner Gas heater in the van. They work great. You can drive around in your underwear in the 30 below temps and still be sweating.
I just sold three to Darrin Lastfolgel. They were not working but you can use them as cores if you buy a rebuilt one from JB Heater Service in Colorado. Or rebuild them yourself. All the parts are available to rebuild it. They sell the same heaters today and they are relatively unchanged.
Wishing you many miles of smiles in your V-6 bus!
Todd
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Post by trashanova on May 12, 2010 21:30:00 GMT -5
BUS HAS HEAT!!! actually its had it for like 8 months now. just never posted it. lol. its actually so warm that I have to turn it off after awhile.
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