List wisdom says to plug the inlet and outlet to the heater if removing, not bypass; otherwise you're returning hot coolant right back to the engine instead of letting it do it's journey up to the radiator and back.

Rich
San Diego

--- On Sun, 12/4/11, tim <h2oboxer@OPTONLINE.NET> wrote:

From: tim <h2oboxer@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject: Leaking Rear Heater
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Sunday, December 4, 2011, 4:25 PM

Finally found out the source of my cold weather leak: rear heater core.

I would like to remove the core and just connect the hoses together.

What if the ID of the hoses that go to the rear heater?

Thanks