OMG
River water...
Grit.....
OMG!!!!!!

----- Original Message ----
From: Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@GMAIL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 12:34:21 PM
Subject: Re: R rear heater blowout - stranded

I look forward to the shower details............

Cheeers,
Doug

On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 11:03 PM, RICHARD KOERNER <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net>wrote:

> Don,
>
> Most EXCELLENT job of describing what is going on with the rear heater
> circuit (and for that matter, the front heater circuit as well).
>
> Rich
> 85 GL with no rear heater in place, don't need it in this climate; but, use
> the circuit for Hot Shower water...details forthcoming!!!  It's awesome!!
> San Diego
>
> --- On Mon, 8/24/09, Don <dkspence@TELUS.NET> wrote:
>
> From: Don <dkspence@TELUS.NET>
> Subject: Re: R rear heater blowout - stranded
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Date: Monday, August 24, 2009, 7:45 PM
>
> By joining them you create a shorter return route for the hot coolant
> that does not include the radiator (where the liquid is "cooled"). By
> blocking the two hoses all coolant now goes to the radiator before
> returning to the engine. With the heater core in the circuit it acts
> as a mini radiator removing heat from the coolant (and blowing it into
> the cabin) before it returns to the engine.
>
> For the most effective cooling of the "coolant" it needs to run
> through the radiator or an intact heater core with the fan on.
> Cheers
> Don
>
>
> On 24-Aug-09, at 6:35 PM, miguel pacheco wrote:
>
> > Correct me if I'm wrong, but what you describe as a 'short circuit'
> > pretty much simulates coolant flowing through the heater core.
> > I have read here, on this forum, that, once the core is removed, the
> > in and out hoses can either be blocked off, or joined.
> > Miguel
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 3:47 PM, Don Spence<dkspence@telus.net> wrote:
> >> Not a great idea as this just creates a "short circuit" for the hot
> >> coolant to bypass the trip up to the radiator and allows HOT coolant
> >> to return to the engine. Better to plug or clamp off both heater
> >> hoses thus sending all the hot coolant to the radiator.  (Thanks to
> >> Dennis for pointing this out to me a couple of years ago.)
> >>
> >> On 24-Aug-09, at 3:22 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
> >>
> >>> Date:    Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:47:01 -0400
> >>> From:    Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
> >>> Subject: Re: rear heater blowout - stranded
> >>>
> >>> Matt,
> >>>
> >>> I'm not saying your blocking the hoses will hurt anything - because
> >>> I really
> >>> don't know - it might.
> >>>
> >>> What I did when this happened on an '85 I used to own was to get a
> >>> length of
> >>> high temp hose and fasten it between the send and return hoses you
> >>> speak of.
> >>> Creating a loop so the coolant could still flow. That "repair" is
> >>> still in
> >>> place because a friend of mine now owns that van.
> >>>
> >>> At least that way you could keep traveling with no worries and get
> >>> a new
> >>> heater core at your convenience.
> >>>
> >>> Good Luck.
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Miguel
>

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