The front heater is probably the highest coolant point in the van.  Is your
system thoroughly bled?  Also, is the heater valve actually opening?  I just
went through putting a new heater cable in this weekend as other one was
bending under the dash.

John Lauterbach
Macon, GA
'84 DL

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Arnott" <jrasite@EONI.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 7:15 PM
Subject: 83.5 underheating

> Yup, you read it correctly.  Lisa's 83.5 is underheating.  It has a
> fresh radiator, a fresh tested thermostat and a fresh couple of
> gallons of Dex-cool and distilled water.  Sitting in the driveway
> idling, I can get the temp gauge up to the led after about a half hour
> of running.  On the road, it immediately drops right back into the box
> at the left side of the gauge.  Most of the time it's clear down on
> the peg.
>
> It's really running that cold as there is no heat at the front of the
> Van and minimal heat at the rear core.  If I still lived in SoCal, I'd
> be jumping for joy, but living here in eastern Oregon, heat is a
> precious commodity.  I'm open for suggestions...
>
> Jim Arnott
> WetWesties
> Union, OR