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Subject:Re: Genuine VW part
From:John Rodgers
Date:Fri, 22 Jul 2022 19:39:14 -0500

Eric, I had aggravating leak problems like that. I bought from Van Cafe the
aluminum unit they make. Comes with a seal. No more problems. That was my
solution.

On Fri, Jul 22, 2022 at 4:55 PM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:

>         Changed the o ring on my rear heater valve for the fourth time.
> Keeps seeping.
>
>  Last time had sighted help.  Still seep.  Used rescue tape, helped, then
> started to seep.
>
> This time used O Ring from Bus Depot, says genuine VW part.  It is a bit
> thicker then the ones from GW and other sources.
>
>         Test run, number 1 no seep, or leak.  I was fooled before but
> fingers crossed.  We will see after a few more trips.
>
> Bus seems good.  Only concern is high trans temp and that might be normal
> I just don’t know.
>
> Looking forward to a 2 week trip to Nova Scotia in a couple weeks.
>
> Eric Caron
> 85 GL Auto getting ready to travel.
> 84 slowly dialing in for future trips.
>
> Eric Caron