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Title: What Is This?
Post by: egspot on June 10, 2006, 10:20:13 PM

All my previous VWs where in Puerto Rico and Hawaii. I have been under the time after time and I have never seen anything like this.

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Tje only thing I would think would be a heater of some sort.

Title: What Is This?
Post by: neil68 on June 10, 2006, 11:19:37 PM

Not DVKK...but that is indeed the gas heater installed by the factory on '67 & '68 Beetles...

Title: What Is This?
Post by: Bruce on June 11, 2006, 02:44:14 AM

VW called that a heater booster.  That version is junk.  Don't waste your time trying to get it to work.  Just throw it away.

Title: What Is This?
Post by: egspot on June 11, 2006, 11:05:12 AM

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VW called that a heater booster.  That version is junk.  Don't waste your time trying to get it to work.  Just throw it away.

Thanks, that will save me some time, weight, and space.

Title: What Is This?
Post by: egspot on June 11, 2006, 11:08:29 AM

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Not DVKK...but that is indeed the gas heater installed by the factory on '67 & '68 Beetles...

But i got a 66, or do I?

Any other places I should look for , to id the year/model?

Title: What Is This?
Post by: 68IIIbuggy on June 11, 2006, 04:00:21 PM

Emilio, My 66 bug has a gas heater like that, as did my 69 Ghia.

Title: What Is This?
Post by: BUSDADDY on June 11, 2006, 05:41:47 PM

It's called a Webasto heater and I've seen them as early as 60.  

Title: What Is This?
Post by: Bruce on June 12, 2006, 03:01:20 AM

When you get it out, clean off the ID tag.  
I know that 65s sold in Canada had Eberspacher gas heaters, as did 69s.  And 67 & 68s got the heater booster like yours, but I wasn't sure about 66s.  Do you also have an extra indicator light drilled into the dash near the top of the speedo?

Title: What Is This?
Post by: bwaz on June 12, 2006, 08:48:27 AM

Hey Emilio,
if you're tossing it, I'll gladly take it, I need an extra push of my heat, and would be curious to see how it works. I had one of my previous 68's and the air flow seemed good. Let me know
Brian

Title: What Is This?
Post by: egspot on June 12, 2006, 02:02:07 PM

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Hey Emilio,
if you're tossing it, I'll gladly take it, I need an extra push of my heat, and would be curious to see how it works. I had one of my previous 68's and the air flow seemed good. Let me know
Brian

When I get it out and make a decision you are 1st in line.

Title: What Is This?
Post by: bwaz on June 12, 2006, 09:28:59 PM

thanks!
Brian