You can do either, but if you connect them together you create a short cut
for the hot coolant to bypass going forward to the radiator and or front
heater element... thus somewhat reducing the cooling capacity of the system.
I plugged mine individually.
Bill
90 Westy Syncro
-----Original Message-----
From: Todd Lund <westy4us@YAHOO.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Saturday, April 01, 2000 10:04 AM
Subject: Bypassing rear heater core?

>I have searched the archives and their seams to be
>conflicting information after removing the rear heater
>core.  Should you connect the lines together or plug
>them both?
>
>All so I am having trouble finding information on
>bleeding the cooling system.   I know I have read post
>in the past but a search did not come of with much.
>
>
>Thanks,
>Todd
>88 Westy
>00 Jetta VR6
>
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