I'd think you might need to HeliArc a patch over the hole.
Personally a riveted patch wouldn't bother me but it is in a blind spot
that would almost impossible to inspect at a later date.

Stan Wilder
83 Air Cooled Westfalia

On Sat, 6 Apr 2002 13:18:54 -0800 Zoran Mladen <zmaninco@YAHOO.COM>
writes:
> Hey folks,
>
> I have a BA-6 heater that I will be offering up for
> sale.  Its is great shape throughout, and I have the
> complete heater and all the gadgets that are needed.
> I also have the switch and relay under the dash.
>
> The question though relates to its usability.  A hole
> has been punched into the heater, in the middle of the
> BA-6 label that is riveted into it.  The hole is about
> 3/4 inch in diameter.  Since this is only the outer
> shell (and because the label was riveted here), am I
> corret in assuming that the heater itself is fine, and
> the owner can plug the hole with another plate riveted
> over the hole?
>
> By the way, this heater came out of an 82 Vanagon.
>
> Any insight by the experts would be appreciated.
> Thanx!
>
> Z
>
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