Ric;
The heater in our 85 (very similar) will "flat-blow-you-out!" in about
four minutes. My 86 takes about six minutes to reach operating
temperature. After twenty years of owning VWs it was the first one where
somebody actually asked me to "turn the heat DOWN!!!"
Some models had an intentional restriction inline , see your Bentley for
removal. Also make sure the valve is opening all the way.
Drive Safely & Good Luck
Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60 T-5 Coupe

On Wed, 9 Dec 1998 08:27:36 -0800 Richard Golen <rgolen@UMASSD.EDU>
writes:
>I drove my son's newly purchased Vanagon to work today....the front
>heater
>was only producing warm, but not hot air eventhough I had the heat
>control
>on full hot. The rear heater was producing slightly warmer air. When I
>drove slowly the temperature rose slightly. The temp gauge was sitting
>dead
>center when the engine was warmed up.
>
>Is this warm air normal? If, not what can I do to get more heat...the
>kid
>is taking the Vanagon to Rochester, NY in January. Does the cooling
>system
>need to be bled?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>
>Ric
>

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