John

I think you are right. I am going to buy a long screw driver. I forgot about
Benoit's site. Many times , his web site is better than the Bentley. Do you
know the procedure to bleed the system once the heater is put back?

Germain

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Meeks" <jmeeks@GASLIGHTMEDIA.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 11:30 PM
Subject: Re: Heater under back seat

> Thanks Fred... that was sure smarter than removing the whole bench. The
> cover just slid off the duct.
> Germain. I got that right side bracket screw with a long screwdriver. Must
> be a different attachment point in the 91.
>         I guess the next trick is to remove the heater without introducing
air into
> the cooling system...
> John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of Fredrich Hesterberg
> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 10:50 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Heater under back seat
>
>
> Mr. John,
> Remove the kickboard.
> 4 screw.
> Heater is right there, simple to take out to clean.
> Good Evening,
> Fred
>
> E-mail message
>
>                 I have the same problem
> except that I couldn't remove the cover because the air duct comes thru
> the cover. How did you get yours off? I need to check the O-Ring seal or
> some other source of a slight odor coming from that heater.
>                 My next move was going
> to be to remove the whole bench to get to it. I guess I'' wait to see if
> some list members have figured it out before I do anything stoopid...;=)
> Regards,
> John Meeks
> '91 Westfalia Multivan
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of Germain
> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 9:38 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Heater under back seat
> Hi All
> I was cleaning my van the other day and specially under the back seat. I
> removed the small cover to get access to the heater. I was trying to
> unscrew all the heater assembly to clean the unit. The previous owner
> had a dog and the blower is full of hair dog and small paper gum. Is
> there any easy way to unscrew the screw on the right side? This screw is
> not easy to reach. The motor is blocking the access to the screw.
> Thank you
> Germain
>
>
> Fred
>