I had often thought of making a fitting to replace the bleeder screw on top
of the radiator.  It would be easy to run a short length of copper 1/8"
tubing into the dash and attach  a  0-15, or 0-30 psig guage.  It would be
interesting to see how much pressure is on my old hoses as I am stuck in
traffic and 95F weather....

Paul Cavanaugh <phonyexpress@iwaynet.net> on 07/10/2001 03:04:52 PM

To:   Jay L Snyder/AE/DuPont
cc:   vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject:  Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!

My Mechanic keeps replacing the heater cores under the 6 month
warranty, so that isn't a problem - except I am tired of drying out
the carpeting.
Where would be a good spot for a pressure gauge?
I have a plastic "T" where the core was, so I may leave that in till
winter.
My real concern is blowing two differential coolers - a metal part.
Perhaps this is a separate problem from the heater cores?
Thanks,
Paul
>By-pass the rear heater core.  Install a guage in the coolant system.  At
>least you won't have to buy any more rear heater cores!