At 15:41 7/8/99 -0700, Stuart MacMillan wrote:
>More likely the water control valve is not sealing off the core
>completely and hot water is getting in.   This happened to me and is
>common with these plastic valves (they shrink with heat and age).  The
>fix is cheap and easy, $6.95 from the Bus Depot and a half hour under
>the car.

Another possibility and Vanagon PITA is that the Bowden wire controlling
the heater valve has bent between the dashboard lever and casing.  If the
handle feels a bit springy and unlike the others I would strongly suspect
it.  I think you can see either by removing the ashtray or the instrument
panel cover, I forget which.

david
David Beierl - dbeierl@ibm.net