[T3] heater thermostats

[Dennis Stiefel]

I think I know the kind you are talking about. We have been thinking about getting a camper or motor home for a while now so I have been checking some out and I think I have seen that. 
Dennis 

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> On Nov 8, 2014, at 8:07 PM, "Dave Hall" <dave at hallvw.clara.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> One our club members has found caravan (trailer) corrugated plastic drain
> hose that I understand fits.  It may not be common on USA trailers though.
> We tend to still be in the foot pump and small sinks era!  As it only
> carries cool air, I think plastic should work OK.
> 
> Dave
> UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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> Subject: Re: [T3] heater thermostats
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> 
>> On 31 Oct 2014 at 11:56, Dennis Stiefel wrote:
>> 
>> OK we'll check it out.  I have some left over 1" heater hose from my 
>> school bus wrench turning days so I think that will work.
> 
> You can try that, but this hose is actually 28 mm ID, closer to 1-1/8" ID.
> It's also lightweight paper, which puts less stress on the parts that
> support it, doesn't have as much thermal mass or thermal conductivity, and
> is less apt to fall off.
> 
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> Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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> 
> Been a busy week for me so that's why the slow response.  I got it all back
> together and tried the scrap heater hoses from the school buses I had and
> you were right Jim just a hair too small.  So after hearing all the
> responses I just plugged off the little fittings on the elbows and the ones
> on the thermostat housing so the heat is basically working like it did
> during all the years it had the aftermarket exhaust  on her. I drove about
> 20-30 miles on a day last weekend where the high was in the upper 30s and
> wind chill was around 30.  The heat worked so well I had to cut it off about
> half way through the trip. I may go back and get the little paper hoses from
> you later Jim but as long as it works this good I'm tempted to just leave it
> along.  It's so strange to drive her with this stock exhaust.  When I stop
> at intersections I keep thinking she has stalled.  When left the house one
> day my wife didn't even know I had left because she didn't here Clementine
> roar out of there. 
> 
> Dennis Stiefel
> 72 Fastback FI MT (Clementine)
> 71 Stander Beetle Middle Son's car
> 67 Ford F-100 Hart of Crown Vic. (Leroy)
> 88 Golf Oldiest Son's car
> 10 Toyota Corolla Wife's car
> 65 Ford 4000 (old Blue)
> Rainsville, Alabama
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