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Subject:Re: rear heater must be on?
From:John Meeks
Date:Sat, 4 Aug 2007 11:21:31 -0400
Scott,
I recall when I had my rear heater core apart that the valve had a
small bypass groove or hole to allow some coolant to flow even with
the valve in the off position. Can anyone else confirm this?
John Meeks

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'91 Multivan, '85 GL
Northern Michigan
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On 7/31/07, Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@turbovans wrote:
> It MUST either have the valve under the rear seat at least half on to keep
> coolant circulating, or the rear heater should be disconnected.
> LOTS of vanagons have the rear heater water valve closed, the coolant sits
> in there and rots out the rear heater core.