I have had mine bypassed for a couple years now.  The only time I miss it is
if I run up to Flag in the wintertime, and even then it's only a
convenience.

However, I'm doing a bunch of different projects on the van, and the rear
heater will be one of them, if for no other reason, then just because I'd
like everything to work the way it's supposed to.

Karl Wolz
Phoenix, too

----- Original Message -----
From: "=David-M=" <dmc@CYBURBAN.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2001 11:13 AM
Subject: Help! How get to rear heater?

> I'm trying to replace a burst coolant hose that goes to the rear heater.
> How do I get to the rear heater? I lifted up the rear bench seat and
> removed the six screws I found. Stupidly, I thought I'd be able to lift
> off the shroud. But no, the shroud encircles the outlet so that it still
> cannot be lifted off.
> Do I have to remove the rear seat baseboard? Or, is there someway to
> pull off the plastic outlet vent?
> Neither the Bentley or Haynes manuals give any help other than showing
> exactly the same picture of it with the shroud already removed.
> Help! I ned to get my van back on the road asap.
>
> PS. Since I am now in Arizona, do I even need this auxiliary heater? Is
> there any way to bypass it?
>
> - David 1987 Wolfsburg ("The Bismarck" currently renamed the $%&#!@*)