You can bypass it, but if you live where it gets cold in the winter a working rear heater is wonderful and worth having IMHO.

Might just be the O-ring between the valve body and the core.

Allan
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1991 Vanagon GL (broken)

On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:22 -0500, "Chris S" <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Check your rear heater core under the seat.  Remove the shield over
> it, turn it on, and sniff around.  As a last resort you can bypass the
> core alltogether.
>
> 2009/11/3, Andy Morse <andysings@aol.com>:
> > 86 Syncro. When I turn on the rear heater I get a strong anti freeze smell,
> > even fogs up a bit. I don't bother with that one anymore. Now that I've
> > replaced the front heater motor I'm getting a very slight sweet smell in the
> > front.. What's up?
> >
> > I do have a a drip of anti freeze at #3 cylinder head. My heater core was in
> > great shape in the front.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >         Andy
> >
>
>