

| Subject: | Re: Coolant under rear bench carpet |
| From: | Ron Pascal |
| Date: | Sun, 5 Jan 1997 21:20:15 -0800 |
Works great, thanks...
rp
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>From: ERIC ZENO <emz@pgh.nauticom.net>
To: Ron Pascal <rpascal@campus.mci.net>
Cc: Multiple recipients of list <vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu>
Subject: Re: Coolant under rear bench carpet
Date: Sunday, January 05, 1997 5:29 PM
On Sun, 5 Jan 1997, Ron Pascal wrote:
> I have the same problem. I tried tightening the valve bolts but the leak
is
> still there (although it's now much less). I'm going to try removing the
> heater valve, disassembling it and reassembling it with some sealant.
Hope
> it works.
>
> rp
> '88 GL Camper
(snip)
>
> On Sat, 4 Jan 1997, Victor Wong wrote:
>
> > HELP! I pulled the never-used seat belts up from underneath the rear
> > bench seat of my '88 GL today, and was horrified to find them wet with
> > coolant. I imagine there must be some kind of leak from the rear heat
> > exchanger. I seem to remember a thread along these lines a while ago,
> > but I'm afraid I might not be able to find it in the archives. Can
> > someone shed some light on what needs to be done?
> >
>
Well remove the 2 bolts at the joint between the valve and the
heat. You will find a o-ring seal. Clean everything good. Reinstall
but add silicone seal to the o-ring groove with the o-ring.
This will fix it!
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