In a message dated 96-03-06 18:31:35 EST, SW@smus.bc.ca (Shawn Wright)
writes:

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>> >Last night I was starting to clean up little things on our new '88
>> >Westy & noticed a drop of coolant on the rear heater on/off lever.
>> 

The valve is a separate part from the heater core.  Ther is also a tendancy
for it to leak at the O'ring where the two are joined.  I have also seen a
number of those stupid plastic bleeder screws break (small crack) leaking
coolant all over the place.  Got VW to pay for clean-up in my camper.  BTW, I
replace this screw with fine thread 8mm amd permatex it in place.  Rear seems
to not really need bleeding.  Close front, open rear, rev engine, coolant
will flow.
Dennis.