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Subject:      Cargo Hatch locks for 70 single cab

	Thom,
	Thanks for the offer, friend. My pickup has keyed locks
that look similar outside to the lockable engine cover lock/latch
units, but are very different inside. The splitie single-cabs I've
seen have a church-key-like mechanism, taking the same tapered
square section key as the engine cover of older splities.
	I'm pretty sure the mechanisms inside are different, since
the units I have are operated by pushing in with the thumb, after
unlocking, and the older units operate by turning.

	If I can't turnup a replacement for what I've got, I'll
probably improvise something using an engine cover latch, since they
are cheap and plentiful.

	Cheers!
	Bill

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Subject:      Smell from Heater

jferree@pica.army.mil writes:

> I am new to the list and have been waiting to see some 
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>about the smell that comes from the heaters of the 
watercooled                  
>Vanagons.  It was my understanding that this was a 
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>feature, or is there a way to correct this 
problem?                             

My Vanagon had this feature too when I bought it. You have a few options 
here:
1. Move somewhere where you never have to use the heater. :-)
2. If you are lucky, then the hose attaching to the heater core may be 
leaking (I'm not lucky) :-(
3. Check the heater core. It is probably seeping out coolant which is 
probably heating up and burning off   right there on the core with little 
leakage. It can steam up the windows pretty quick. This is a $200 job at 
the dealer. :-(

It is amazing how much heat you will have once it is fixed!!

Peace,	
Rich Smith
'87 & '83 Vanagons
'73 Thing