[Vwdiesel] Diesel Cabin Heaters for Westy

[pmdolan1 at sasktel.net]

I need to second the comments about Chinese stuff:  while they may be 
fine for (non-electric) disposable christmas ornaments, there is no way 
in hell I would ever put a Chinese combustion product in a vehicle or 
home.   Unless you have spent a lot of time there and can understand 
their culture, you can not fully appreciate how little something such 
as actually making and representing the product ethically and 
accurately means to a Chinese producer.  100% results oriented society 
and culture. 

On Wed, 03 Dec 2014 20:34:05 -0800, "Frank G. Pival"  wrote:

       Yessir(s)...you have all confirmed what I initially 
suspected......They are available in several areas of N.America and 
would opt for new. 
Here is one place that had a pretty decent price
.I appreciate your "real use in the world" input. 
Frank

       On 12/3/2014 7:44 PM, James Hansen wrote:

       I second what Pat said. 
I have two Espar (Eberspacher) units in highway tractor units.  These 
sit in an unheated quonset, no power handy.  In winter, one hour on 
heat, the truck is toasty warm, They are exceedingly reliable, as were 
the Eberspacher units in gas cars and busses I've owned over the years. 
Parts.  Every thing I have ever needed to replace on an Eberspacher has 
been available, and I'm referring to the old stuff... the new ones have 
been flawless. 
I know of two Proheat units that have been replaced on friend's power 
units due to unit catastrophic failure (heat exchanger failure/ 
collapse/overheat). 
For my tastes, the ones made by the C.Hina company would need to be 
either really inexpensive, to the point where you could replace a few 
for the same price as one Espar to be worth considering. Unfortunately, 
I have a rubbish bin full of really good deals from China that have 
failed in use. For something that contains fire in normal usage, I 
would consider that carefully before taking the plunge. 
-james

-----Original Message-----
From: Vwdiesel [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On Behalf Of Frank 
G. Pival
Sent: December-03-14 9:27 PM
To: Andrew .Libby; Patrick Dolan
Cc: vw fans
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Diesel Cabin Heaters for Westy

Sorry..yes I mean a Diesel AIR (cabin heater) for a  82 Westfalia 
diesel camper. 
.. thanks all in advance for your advice. 
Frank

On 12/3/2014 6:49 PM, Andrew .Libby wrote:

"were you referring to air heater or water, gasoline or diesel????"

Based on the title of the thread I'd have to assume he is asking about
a diesel cabin heater for a Westy...  I assume he's talking about a
Westfalia camper rather than a Westmoreland Rabbit... 

On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 6:31 PM,
> wrote:

    From my air cooled days, Eberspacher always had a big leg up on
     Webasto.  In the modern diesel truck market, pretty close to a
     draw (were you referring to air heater or water, gasoline or
     diesel????)

     On Wed, 03 Dec 2014 16:18:55 -0800, "Frank G. Pival"
      wrote:
     Anybody out there have a preference or opinion on Webasto
VS.Espar. I

        see that the SNUGGER from China is trying to make a splash as
         well. Thanks in advance
         Frank

        82 Westfalia

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