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Subject:Re: Rear heater leaking
From:M.R. Nimmo
Date:Tue, 4 May 1999 20:14:46 -0700

Has anyone tried switching the vanagon rear heater
core for a different model???

--- Joel Walker <jwalker@uronramp.net> wrote:
> >I like the plug it up idea.  I tried turning the
> >on-off valve, but that did not cure the leak.  But
> >I'll probably just get the new heat valve.  Is the
> >core also prone to leakage?
>
>
> some on the list have had leaking cores, but almost
> all of us have had
> the leaking bleeder screw thingie. so much so that
> vw used to have a
> replacement bleeder screw of a different design ...
> but the dealers
> claim it's not available anymore. :( i'm considering
> replacing the
> rear heater core with some other core, like a rabbit
> or something that
> there are plenty of out there. might be more work
> than i want, though.
> :( plus i'd have to jury-rig the fan somehow. sigh.
> one of these days
> ... ;)
>
>
>
>

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