Tim,
I went to the hardware store and got two brass couplings, each with a barb
on one end and a threaded fitting on the other end. The barb should be the
right size to fit snugly into the hose. The I used Teflon tape and a brass
threaded cap on the open end. I used the original hose clamps to clamp the
hose to the barbed ends. Finally I ran the engine for a while to assure no
leaks. If you couple the ends of the two heater hoses you create a short cut
for the hot coolant to return to the engine before going forward to the
radiator; that's why I capped each off instead.
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Root <Timeroot@AOL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Saturday, January 15, 2000 8:49 PM
Subject: help!:bypassing rear heater

>Has anyone successfully bypassed the rear heater by either plugging the
hoses
>or connecting the two? I have been having a hard time plugging them, I
can't
>seem to find the right item to clamp around to completely plug them up. Any
>suggestions?
>
>Tim Root
>84 Vanagon
>