Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> writes:

> This summer I had taken apart my rear heater because of a serious odor
> problem.  I rigged up a pressure test and found that the core seemed
> OK but the junction between the valve and the core showed some
> bubbles.  I replaced the O-ring, and cleaned everything thoroughly.
>
> I still have some odor from the rear heater.  Not as bad as it was,
> not overpowering, but definitely noticeable.

Well I replaced the core today with a new one.  That cured it.  I was
fooled I guess by the apparent O-ring leak.  There was some residue
around the end of the core that looked like an "old" leak, but since it
did not show bubbles under pressure I assumed it was OK.

Allan
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1991 Vanagon GL

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