> I also read a thread regarding disabling the rear heater core, something
> that might be useful for those of us in warm climes

Yeah, my rear heater was disconnected when I bought the van. Not surprising,
given how caked with corrosion the core was. Unfortunately, it was
"disconnected" via a piece of EMT conduit splicing the inlet and outlet
hoses together. When I re-did all the hoses I chucked the rear core,
replaced the plastic tees with metal 5/8" ones, and used the teed hoses to
feed the auto tranny cooler. The front heat is so effective, I can't imagine
even NEEDING the rear core, particularly here in southern california.
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John Bange
'90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"