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Re: trip out west
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 4 Aug 2010 14:52:38 -0500
...DMc ---- Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > Dave, just replace the OEM heater valve or have it replaced. > > End of problem... > > Jake > > On...
Re: REAR HEATER VALVE - Understood
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Mon, 26 Mar 2001 16:42:16 -0800
...REAR HEATER VALVE The Bentley does not say which way is open or closed. Could any of you tell me right now. I am...
Re: WAS:trip out west-NOW: Heater valve
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 20:26:09 -0700
...Heater valve > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Saturday, August 21, 2010, 2:09 PM > > Might help to pinch off the heater hoses with...
Re: Removing rear heater (Putting copper in coolant line)
Historical mailing list - Modl6971
Fri, 24 Apr 1998 03:06:11 EDT
...I was told the rear heater never puts out much heat in vanagons anyway.> >> Obviously the manual heater valve to regulate the amount of...
Re: Temp Gauge Out, Heat Blasting
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Tue, 18 Jul 2006 09:26:24 -0500
Sam Walters wrote: > > Sometimes the wire that opens and shuts the heat control valve for the > front heater gets bent and will no longer...
Re: Rear heater control
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Fri, 25 Feb 2000 13:00:01 -0700
...Rear heater control This is going to seem like a dumb question, but which position of the valve on the rear heater is supposed...
drip drip rear heater core continued
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 4 Jan 2015 18:26:09 -0500
...heater core and the valve. I’m aft rain to tighten the two bolts any more. I am strongly considering purchasing a new valve...
Re: Black sealant on aircooled heater parts
Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
Wed, 19 Feb 2003 07:22:05 -0500
...Black sealant on aircooled heater parts > Hey folks, > > From the factory, the aircooled vans have all the heaterboxes, flapper > valves, and associated metal tubes...
Re: Rear Heater Leak
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 1 Jun 2004 23:14:25 -0500
...These attach to a small block that has a >valve and lever on it. The valve bolts onto the housing for the rear >heater...
Re: Leaking heater control valve
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 15 Sep 2021 19:48:25 -0700
...2 kinds of leaks on that front heater control valve. >> The first one is where the valve doesn't quite shut off all the...
Re: 91 rear heater core-pulled it
Historical mailing list - marcus
Thu, 23 Jul 1998 11:35:35 -0700
...The valve assembly on the heater core has a restrictor that limits > the flow through the core. If you remove the heater core and...
Leaky rear heater valve again
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 5 Oct 2021 17:24:27 -0400
...I’m pretty sure it is the o ring and place the valve connects. I replaced the valve and the heater core in 2014...
Re: Rear heater issues (84)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:18:32 -0800
...IIRC, it's standard 5/8" heater hose available from most FLAPS. If the rear heater valve is leaking, you could remove it and...
Re: Re[2]: 91 rear heater core-pulled it
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Thu, 23 Jul 1998 09:19:04 -0700
...The valve assembly on the heater core has a restrictor that limits the flow through the core. If you remove the heater core and...
Re: Front Heater Core Shutoff
Historical mailing list - Nirav V. Patel [USA]
Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:14:12 -0500
...a prototype valve that shuts off all flow to both > > heaters in my 2.1. It is installed in the heater hose near the...
Re: '90 Syncro rear heater leak
Historical mailing list
Mon, 25 Mar 1996 19:00:01 -0500
...Harry Yates) writes: > >Does anybody know if these valves can be changed independently from >the heater core?.. it looks like it all comes apart...
Re: Front heater valves, another junk part
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:28:55 -0500
...Just >> ordered OEM valve from VW, $60. You get what you pay for. > > I got a NAPA front heater valve two years ago. No...
Re: Leaky rear heater
Historical mailing list - Jack R
Fri, 15 May 2020 16:18:26 -0400
...https://www.gowesty.com/product/cooling-system-/24275/gowesty-rear-heater-core-valve No leaks, no smell, plenty of heat! -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
Re: Front Heater Core Shutoff
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sat, 31 Mar 2012 22:49:13 -0400
...I think McNeely reported getting a replacement front heater valve from NAPA, so I looked into that. only $6, and they had it at...
Re: removing rear heater
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:32:58 -0400
...Under pressure, I could easily see the leak at the O-Ring which is between the shutoff valve and the heater core. Replacing the...
Re: Rear heater core during summer
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Fri, 10 Jun 2005 10:55:52 EDT
...Correct you are.>> Obviously. <<But crank that valve open on the front heater at speed and see what happens.>> Why? I wasn't talking...
rear heater core bypass; Volvos
Historical mailing list - Carol Sussman
Fri, 10 Sep 1999 14:29:05 EDT
...Anyone want to buy a functioning rear heater with a leaky valve? P-mail me. Is anyone else on this list also a Volvo...
Re: rear heater location (was Battery placement alternatives)
Historical mailing list - Annie
Fri, 1 Oct 2010 08:15:04 -0700
...Maybe > you have the owner's manual? Information on the switches, including the > rear heater valve under the seat, is in there. > > Some folks...
Re: Heater valve leaking?
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Mon, 18 Oct 2004 03:20:06 -0500
...Not sure my heater valve was leaking externally, but rather internally. During the warmish summer months, I felt hot air coming from the dash...
Re: Leaky rear heater
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Sat, 16 May 2020 16:32:35 -0300
...My leak is not the heater itself.� It was the gasket on the valve and the line from the engine compartment.� � My question was...
Re: rear heater location (was Battery placement alternatives)
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 1 Oct 2010 09:33:24 -0500
...Maybe you have the owner's manual? Information on the switches, including the rear heater valve under the seat, is in there. Some folks...
Re: heater leak?
Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
Tue, 29 Jun 1999 22:22:05 -0700
...The control valve, when new, does not let any appreciable amount of coolant to flow through it when closed - I've checked. The heater...
Re: Front heater won't give heat
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Wed, 22 Aug 2018 12:30:48 -0300
...On 22-Aug-2018, at 12:19, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > are you sure that the heater valve is not stuck closed?
Re: GoWesty heater valve--it just works
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Mon, 14 Mar 2016 23:11:54 -0400
...I have been through three aftermarket heater valves in my 83 in >> > the last >> > two years. None of them worked well in any way...
Re: Front heater valves, another junk part
Historical mailing list - Bill Monk
Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:04:31 -0400
I also have a new out of the box heater valve that is to stiff and would bend the wire. If I recall its...
Re: Heater Core hoses NLA?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:49:47 -0700
...for a long time (heater > valve by dash), so last time I cut down a later-style heater hose (valve > under floor) to fit...
Re: Some potentially stupid actions
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 5 Nov 2010 13:05:46 -0500
...default is valve closed/gas off. TC > > keeps it open, barely > > > > > > home furnaces and water heaters are not an apt example in this case...
rear heater on 85 Westy
Historical mailing list - Don Williams
Wed, 10 Aug 2005 11:02:15 -0700
I can't stop a leak at the turnoff valve on my rear underseat heater. I have tried standard gasket material and I have...
Re: Front heater never shuts off
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Thu, 23 May 2024 19:44:31 -0700
On many of our vans the wire between the control lever and the heater valve is too loose, or too stretched, or something. The...
Re: heater control valve in '87 Westy
Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
Wed, 27 Dec 2000 11:25:28 -0500
...and look up and follow the small diameter heater hoses and you should see the valve. >can't shut off the heat This is...
Re: Leaking heater control valve
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Wed, 15 Sep 2021 20:23:39 -0700
...2 kinds of leaks on that front heater control valve. > >> The first one is where the valve doesn't quite shut off all the...
Re: Rear Vanagon Removal
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 2 Mar 2011 07:23:44 -0600
...so, does that mean that opening the valve to heat the rear heater would be dumb? It does the same thing -- shunts the coolant...
Running Hot ?? - Cools off with heater valve open??
Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
Sun, 14 Sep 2003 11:29:44 -0400
...The temp drops back to normal when I open the heater valves....and the temp needle goes back down to the top half of...
Re: Report: Dash Removal / Removal, NOT R&R
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Wed, 8 Sep 2004 02:13:55 EDT
...also? Now, put the heater box back in there, install a new heater control valve (or a stop valve) and then undo whatever you...
Re: 88 GL - Rear Heater Leak Test
Historical mailing list - Jason
Sun, 11 May 2014 22:55:16 -0400
Every rear heater core I've had leak, was followed by a set of head gaskets.... :( Jason On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 10...
Re: WAS:trip out west-NOW: Heater valve
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 11:32:03 -0700
...I had a new valve leak from the get go. BUT.... this may have been really old stock. (I recall seeing comments in archives...
Re: Leaking heater valve
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 1 Feb 2012 17:33:29 -0600
---- Roger Barkley <rvbarkley4347@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > 84 Westy stock 1.9 A/C A/T. My front heater valve is leaking again. Replaced it...
Re: heater core, bushings, etc.
Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
Tue, 26 Dec 2000 21:32:48 -0500
...heater core to housing. - Unscrew two nuts and bolts which hold heater core to valve assembly. - Discard old heater core, get new heater core...
rear heater core
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Lewis
Wed, 8 Dec 2004 21:45:58 -0500
...I took out the rear heater core to seal the valve and flush the core. There's PASTA in there!! Should I add sauce...
Re: Compleat idiot's heater question
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:07:01 -0400
...I checked the heater valve and it is operating properly. I'd expect that the heater valve has failed (by "operating properly" I'm...
Re: Hot Foot Mods -- what's the best?
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:05:19 +0000
"The extra heater valve does nothing as long as you have a correctly working stock valve. The stock valve can be opened or closed...
Back heater problem
Historical mailing list - Rob
Sat, 17 Dec 2005 18:33:39 -0800
...I made sure the valve was open. It's been a long time since I messed with the back heater. I'm looking for...
Re: Rear Seat Heater Core Control Valve needed
Historical mailing list - Greg S
Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:22:52 -0400
...just need the valve. thanksI can get a new valve for 70$C and will do that if I cant find a used one...
Emergency engine cooling
Historical mailing list - Nigel Bennett
Wed, 25 Apr 2001 11:21:02 +0200
...When I open my heater control, the engine temperature drops substantially. It appears that the heater control is a valve which stops the circulation...
Re: Front Heater Control Valve Replacement Tricks?
Historical mailing list - Vince P.
Wed, 24 May 2000 16:31:54 -0700
...Front Heater Control Valve Replacement Tricks? At 16:36 5/24/2000, Vince P. wrote: >I am replacing the heater control valve on my...
Photo of inside of Rear heater on off coolant valve
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Tue, 13 Jan 2004 10:35:08 -0800
For anyone interested in a photo if the inside of the rear coolant valve I have a photo of the old one showing the...
Re: Warm air from under the dash.
Historical mailing list - John Sweet
Sun, 21 Jul 1996 13:32:29 -0700
...Before I replied to this, I should've read all the other replies: > The heater control valve is probably stuck open... The control cable...
Re: Looking for drain valve 701070823A
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 17 Aug 2014 15:38:49 -0500
...Drain valve (scratches head) Any more data? Radiator? Heater? Engine? Jim On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 3:36 PM, Gilles H Turmel <gilles...
Re: Front Heater shutoff options
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Wed, 23 May 2012 22:04:15 -0400
...I think McNeely reported getting a replacement >front heater valve from NAPA, so I looked into that. only $6, and >they had it at...
Re: Tweak yer heater output!
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Mon, 18 Nov 2002 08:46:16 -0700
Entity George Goff spoke thus: > I reason that the mass of coolant shunted to the engine through an open rear > heater valve is being...
Re: rear heater leakage
Historical mailing list - azsun99
Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:29:40 -0700
...sits in...... > so do the heater cores typically go bad at all? am I safe just replacing the > valve? > > thanks everyone > flo > > > -- > No virus...
Re: Coolant Leak from Coolant Reservoir
Historical mailing list - Garrick Chang
Sat, 16 May 1998 18:07:50 -0800
...been fixing one leak after another-frnt heater valve, rear heater valve, heater core, bleeder valve, expansion tank and others. While removing my transmision...
Re: Front heater valves, another junk part
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:34:42 -0700
...Front heater valves, another junk part That's where mine is too. I have some annotated photos around somewhere if you want them. The...
Leaky front heater valve?
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Tue, 29 Aug 2006 07:02:20 -0700
While replacing my rad, I also removing my front heater control valve, since I still seemed to be getting heat in the core even...
Re: Temp Gauge Out, Heat Blasting
Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
Mon, 17 Jul 2006 23:57:30 -0400
...Sometimes the wire that opens and shuts the heat control valve for the front heater gets bent and will no longer shut the heater...