It appears it was the new Meyle heater valve that was defective.  I put
the old OE valve back in and so far so good.  BTW it was not that hard
to change with the rad installed (maybe one hour), but I did get a
coolant shower ;o(  I ended up using the spare tire "clamshell" as a
backrest to get in a good position to do the work.

Pascal
'84 Westy

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 1:40 PM

I replaced my front heater valve with a Meyle unit, installed new 5/8"
Gates heater hose from the engine to the valve, and used new spring
clamps on both hoses to secure them to the valve.  This was all
preventative maintenance.   I discovered a tiny leak last night and it's
very hard to see where it's coming from.  I thought at first it was the
spring clamp on the 5/8" heater hose so I put the old worm drive clamp
on.  No luck.  I'm thinking of just putting the old valve back on
tonight, but because I know it will be a real challenge to change, I was
just wondering if anyone else had a new valve leak.  I'm wondering if
maybe the top hose/valve joint might be leaking.  I find it hard to
imagine any coolant getting by the seal made by those spring clamps
though.  Thanks

 

Pascal

'84Westy