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• Re: Inserting Terry K heater shutoff valve
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 1 Aug 2007 14:46:51 -0600
  ...The proper repair is to replace the stock valve with a new > one and make sure the cable is straight and adjusted right. Some...
• Re: Heat won't turn off
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 4 Jun 2006 21:51:11 -0400
  ...On Jun 4, 2006, at 4:18 PM, Mark Pry wrote: > My mechanic replaced the heater control valve, but the problem > persists.
• Re: '85 vanagon passenger compartment fan...
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 21:55:56 -0500
  ...The cable for the heater valve will need to be undone at the > valve end but the other cables can be left attached. > > Mark...
• Re: Front heater won't give heat
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Wed, 22 Aug 2018 09:26:57 -0700
  ...After the car is warm--and with the heater valve wide open--loosen the bleed bolt from the top of the radiator. If you...
• Re: rear heater control question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 4 Sep 2013 20:59:56 -0400
  ...There is a heater box under the back seat and that left hand switch is supposed to control its speed. Under the seat on...
• Re: What is under my bench?
  Historical mailing list - shawn luft
  Mon, 21 Apr 2003 09:01:28 -0400
  ...valve that seems to > turn > on/off, and some electrical wires going into the box. > > Is it air conditioning? Is it a heater for...
• Front heater Blues...88 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 10:15:27 -0400
  ...The rear heater just blows totally hot air. I looked yesterday at the valve that controls the coolant flow to this heater core, and...
• Re: To test a Thermo time switch, air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sun, 11 Dec 2016 16:22:05 -0800
  ...Continued cranking and even repeats this heater will disable the valve to prevent flooding. The wiring to the TTS is critical. Yes, it does...
• Re: aiding cooling system by turning on heater blower
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 16 May 2001 14:37:41 -0500
  ...Besides, > when you > open the heater valve, you instantly dump whatever cold coolant is > in the > heat exchanger into the cooling system. > > Chris, > > '85...
• Winter camping
  Historical mailing list - Solange B�rub�
  Wed, 27 Nov 2002 20:10:44 -0500
  ...flexible hose and valve off the gas line coming inside the van. You can then hook up a Martin propane heater and there you...
• rear heater core installed--free old one?
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 21:57:12 -0500
  ...I did not replace the heater valve because it was not leaking. The new core had VW emblems which had been ground off by...
• Re: coolant gauge were is normal
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 21:19:50 -0700
  Dug this out of my personal archive of old Vanagon List posts: - Open both front and rear heater valves fully (Rear heater valve is...
• Re: Heater core hose
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:52:28 -0500
  ...There is a small plastic straight fitting the couples one hose together the other is coupled by the front heater valve. Remove the center...
• Re: Heater Stuck on Hot
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 5 May 2003 19:56:11 -0700
  The heater valve and it's end of the cable are not in the dash of an 85. Drop the spare tire and look...
• Re: Question regarding coolant flow and front heater
  Historical mailing list - Alan Sinclair
  Mon, 23 May 2005 13:18:24 -0700
  ...My front heater is always on... I assume then that this is because the cable that controls the valve in the diagram is either...
• Re: Idle Control
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 14 Nov 2020 17:25:37 -0500
  ...It contains a rotating-disk valve on a bimetal linkage that allows extra metered air to the engine when it's cold (metered meaning...
• Rear heater core tips
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 22 Dec 2014 20:24:26 -0500
  ...was dripping from the area where the large flip valve connected to the old heater. All i had done was pull the core part...
• Re: heating start-up
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 11:56:44 -0800
  Make sure the valve on the rear heater is open fully and the temp control in the dash is also open. You should start...
• Re: rear heater core in front, was: New thermostat funky?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 19:10:48 -0900
  ...black plastic portion > on the > > core which mates to the heater control valve is the same on both > > cores? > > Apologies if this has been...
• Re: anyone parting out a van have a heater cable for an '85?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:40:11 -0700
  > It's the one that goes down under the van to open the valve that lets > coolant flow through the front heater core. Made...
• Re: Front heater won't give heat, workin on it.
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Fri, 24 Aug 2018 07:44:46 -0500
  That certainly points to a heater valve. Do you have a short piece of hose connector that would allow you to remove the valve...
• Re: Rear heater core during summer
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 10 Jun 2005 04:16:12 EDT
  ...I saw the temp gauge go up a little, not much but obviously, whenever I toggled the rear heater valve from off to on...
• Re: Purging Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Sun, 15 Jan 1995 15:35:25 -0600 (CST)
  ...If it doesn't, What do you mean you "shut off" the rear heater? You can't really depend on the shutoff valve of...
• Re: Expansion tank under pressure when cold?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 18 Feb 2016 10:34:04 -0800
  ...Also found the rear heater core valve to be leaking. Put a Home Depot ball valve in just before the old valve and left...
• Re: LHS Shower in Westie?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Jul 1996 02:36:01 -0300 (ADT)
  ...Splice it off your rear heater with valves to direct heat flow. Maybe even add a tank thermostat and solenoid valve to control temp...
• Re: Rear heater control
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 18 Nov 2012 13:50:02 -0800
  ...rear heater cover. if the cover is not in place...the poster could be looking at a knob-like thing ..the bleed valve. Bentley...
• Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 11 Jul 2016 16:57:36 -0700
  ...Checked my Bentley but no info there. > Tomorrow will work on changing the front heater valve with the new > expensive GOWESTY heater valve. > > Dennis...
• Venting... at front...
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:26:52 -0700
  ...and I know that Terry sales a front heater shut off valve... and I removed the central plastic vent cover on the inside by...
• Re: rear heater coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 24 Apr 1999 19:25:42 -0700
  ...rear heater coolant leak > > >Well I discovered that my rear heater is leaking coolant. It appears to be >coming from the on off valve...
• Re: smelly rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:04:34 -0500
  Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> writes: > This summer I had taken apart my rear heater because of a serious odor > problem. I rigged...
• Re: Hot Foot Syndrome...what is solution?
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 09:57:14 -0500
  ...Buy one of the cheapo T fittings at your FLAPS and put it in place of the heater valve, no cutting of the coolant...
• Re: propane tank anatomy
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 17:38:39 -0500
  ...Since i put the propex heater in i definatey need a back-up. Dennis, would you happen to have the part # for that valve...
• Anyone have a good rear heater core for sale?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013 09:25:13 -0800
  ...Since then I've turned off the valve in summer. P-mail me if you have one. Stuart '85 Westy
• Rear heater core question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 3 Nov 2021 11:56:29 -0400
  Hi folks, I developed a leak with my heater core. To my best knowledge it is between the metal GW valve and the plastic...
• Re: coolant smell
  Historical mailing list - Betsy Webb
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 20:31:59 -0400
  ...First discovery was the lack of a gasket between the shutoff fitting (what I call the valve) and the heater core. When I pushed...
• coolant lose was Re:Re nervous about heads
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Jan 1997 16:24:47 -0800
  ...My aux heater core has a pin prick leak. No coolant actually flows out this leak, but if I turn the valve on, syncro...
• Was :Damaged cooling pipe( now: rear heater core)
  Historical mailing list - mike and shari
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 22:43:56 -0800
  ...On the inlet hose I spliced in a shut off valve, this worked perfectly and my new heater core was fully functional and totally...
• Re: coolant bleeding/overheating problem?
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 09:02:10 -0700
  ...Check coolant lines to front heater valve and valve itself for signs of leaks above spare tire. Those leaks often go unnoticed due to...
• Re: Thermostat/Too cool
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Nov 1994 10:17:20 -0500 (EST)
  ...4) Clean up any coolant and let the heater core set on a towel for several days with the flow through valve set open...
• How to Adapt Brake Vacuum line for engine conversion?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 19 May 2008 17:31:48 -0700
  ...5/8" heater hose for transition to Jetta intake manifold? Or is this stuff sold by the foot? Can the check valve be seperated...
• Re: 1988 heater lever question.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 23 Feb 2002 16:33:19 -0600
  ...Is the only adjustment to get this valve to close up above the spare tire? > > Adam P > > 81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick) > 70 Single...
• Re: BA6 & DA6 aux heaters
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 09:42:30 -0700
  ...I replaced up > to the front heater control valve. > > Jay Snyder > > > > > Bob Whitby <rpwhitby@MINDSPRING.COM>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 04/09/2002 > 12...
• Re: Heat
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 11:40:23 -0800
  Either the in-line heater valve is bad or has become disconnected from the dash lever wire. You can see it if you remove...
• Re: Air in the system
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 12:15:55 -0500
  ...Last time I revved it up with the heater valve > open to > purge the heater core, topping up the expansion tank as needed, > then...
• Re: rear heater leak
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 10 May 2000 11:02:36 -0300
  ...the valve. Everything is spotless and tight now. > > BUT the felt-like board on the right (passenger's) side of the heater is > soaked...
• Re: Winter is coming in...
  Historical mailing list - Craig Scott Taylor
  Sat, 18 Nov 1995 18:32:49 -0500
  ...You should check the heater valve is all the way open. Hope = this helps; there is an enormous difference between all the way and...
• Fridge modification
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 10 Sep 1997 05:02:20 -0400
  ...fridge by drilling out the pump outlet and adding a check valve. Is this a worthwhile thing to do while I have the fridge...
• Re: Front heater core and heater blower replacement
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:13:28 -0500
  ...Rear Heater Valve Sometimes the core is good but the valve is leaky. You should always replace the o-ring that seals the valve...
• Re: Front heater: low heat at highway speed
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:40:53 -0500
  ...way to the right Check your rear heater (under the bench) to see if the valve is open. With the rear fan on, that...
• Re: Heater?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 12 Oct 2018 13:44:10 -0400
  ...Vanagon heater fail? Mine doesn't leak, the dash lever moves > >> the valve just fine and hot coolant gets to the check valve, at...
• Re: New to water cooled, temp questions
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 11:47:05 -0500
  ...Probably a bleeder valve, but I don't remember which way it should be turned. > and fourth question: 4) On the heater unit under...
• Parts ordering experience
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 04 Oct 1996 07:20:43 -0500
  ...I assumed that the rear heater valve was the culprit and ordered a new one from Camelback VW in Phoenix--total cost $61, outrageous...
• Re: rear heater leakage
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 21 Mar 2009 07:47:24 -0700
  One more vote for the "replace thee core" side - my valve was fine but the core was rotten on the bottom. I couldn't...
• Re: Heater Cable from Bus Depot?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 8 Oct 2014 13:42:51 -0400
  ...tire to turn the > valve off manually. > > I'm told the cable between the dash lever and the valve is kinked near > the dash...
• Re: Coolant Light
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Mon, 5 Nov 2007 15:56:57 -0500
  ...I opened the valve (if that's the proper term) to > the > rear heater on Halloween night. I ran the blower breifly that night...
• Re: Request for detailed install directions for rear heater core
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 10 Dec 2014 08:52:47 -0800
  ...I looked at the valve from my '85's heater (I did not install a new core), and I think there should be an...
• Re: Anyone have a good rear heater core for sale?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013 21:02:06 -0800
  ...my recomdation is to *always* have a little coolant circulating through the rear heater core .. all year ..at least 40 % on, as the fresh...
• Re: Expansion tank under pressure when cold?
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Thu, 18 Feb 2016 09:28:19 -0800
  ...Also found the rear heater core valve to be leaking. Put a Home Depot ball valve in just before the old valve and left...
• Re: secret compartments paranoia
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 13:07:43 -0600
  ...heater, under the belly pan under the fridge (takes 2 hours to check though) above the spare tire behind the grill in the valve...
• Re:vanagon stalling/propex heaters
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Oct 1996 10:42:16 -0400
  ...coil, or my oil pump( tech bulletin said could cause valves to hang open)... I checked ohms with multimeter against Benley's stats, and...