I use my rear heater to warm the bus, the front is set for half to
the windshield & half to my feet. The front air is always warm but
never seems to do much for my feet on cold days (even when I have it
full on the floor).

Rob
becida@comcast.net
western WA state

At  12/2/2011 08:31 AM, Alistair Bell wrote:
>I too get less heat from my front heater than from the rear. I have
>flushed the cooling system, taken the heater core out and flushed
>that aggressively, and I have insulated the heater hoses. Still not
>as hot as *I think* it should be.
>
>So I came to 3 possible conclusions:
>
>- heater core is not 100%, deposits, partially clogged, whatever.
>Despite my fluoric acid wash :)
>- restrictor in feed to rear heater missing, thus rear heater is
>hogging the heat
>- it's just the nature of the beast
>
>
>Now that it is getting chilly, I think I'll play around with the
>valve on the rear heater to see just how much difference it makes on
>the heat to the front, to occlude the flow to rear heater.
>
>alistair
>
>
>
>On 2011-12-01, at 1:58 PM, Gilles H Turmel wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > I have an 89 Westy Syncro and getting very little heat from the
> front heater. The rear heater is OK. I've checked the operation of
> the valve and everything looks good. I recently took the power pack
> (engine and tranny) out of the vehicle to fix a tranny problem.
> Could there be air in the heater radiator? If yes, what's the best
> way to get rid of it? Or do I need a new rad?
> > Best regards.
> > Gilles Turmel