Dennis, the meltdown happened before I bought the Van so whatever heat was available had dissapated by the time I discovered that I had a rear heater and that the heater didn't work. thanks for the elec lesson. BTW - poor keying skills sent the post unfinished : should have read `back seat drivers/cold seat whiners'. hey, dress for the weather - there's lap blankets back there ... until funding improves ... 

--- On Tue, 12/6/11, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

> From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: Leaking Rear Heater
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Date: Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 10:12 AM
> The melting wiring should help
> provide some heat. Seriously it takes a lot of current at 12
> volts to make heat. 1,000 watts (83.4 A/H), = 3412 Btu/hr.
> 
> Dennis
> 
> Sent from my Windows Phone
> ________________________________
> From: MICHAEL H
> Sent: 12/5/2011 11:19 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Leaking Rear Heater
> 
>  ... so, now I'm wondering about a plug into the lighter
> socket electrical defroster as back up heat for having 2
> rows of back seat drivers/cold seat ... ? ...
> 
> --- On Mon, 12/5/11, James Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: James Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
> > Subject: Re: Leaking Rear Heater
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Date: Monday, December 5, 2011, 9:28 PM
> > I did the same thing in my daughter's
> > Vanagon-fixed it! Right now, since I am waiting to get
> my
> > hands on a new motor, it's all the heat she has. Made
> the
> > repair time worth it for sure. It's a good backup.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >
> > On Dec 5, 2011, at 8:06 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Casey, I don't think anyone would fault you for
> fixing
> > your heater.� Some of us simply don't need it, and
> the
> > space is useful.� mcneely
> > >
> > > ---- Zeitgeist <gruengeist@GMAIL.COM>
> > wrote:
> > >> *I circumvented "list wisdom" a few years ago
> and
> > simply replaced the rear
> > >> heater core, and thus probably upset* *the
> Feng
> > Shui within the universe of
> > >> potential outcomes.� My deepest apologies
> to
> > all*
> > >> --
> > >> Casey
> > >
> > > --
> > > David McNeely
> >
>