Shawn,

Not common at all.  The O-ring for the heater valve is flat sided, not round
like a normal O-ring.  Spend the couple  of bucks and get the correct seal.

Cheers,

Jeff
www.vanagonparts.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Shawn Wright
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 6:45 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Rear heater valve O-ring size?

Can anyone tell me whether the rear heater valve O-ring for an '88 Vanagon
might be a common size? Part # 861 819 297

Mine is brittle and cracked, so it's hard to tell the size of the original -
if I can
get one locally it would save me some time...

Thanks.--
Shawn Wright
http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright
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