Date:         Thu, 24 Feb 2000 09:31:41 -0600
Reply-To:     "Roy O." <keepsake@PANGEA.CA>
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From:         "Roy O." <keepsake@PANGEA.CA>
Subject:      Sweet Smell in the Air (Heater Core or Just Spring in the Air?)
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Volks,

From time to time this winter, my olfactory appendage has detected the delicate
scent of coolant inside my '87 Westfalia. I've inspected the hoses (engine, rad,
front and rear heaters) for leaks but didn't find any. Am I correct in
suspecting one or both of the heater cores are on their last legs?

Assuming it is a heater core, does the cooling system have to be bled of air
bubbles after replacing the core?

A high priority item on my spring/summer project list is to dismantle the dash
in order to replace the blower motor or at least free the canaries that have
been trapped there for a couple of winters ;>)   This would be a good time to
kill two birds with one stone (no offence to ornithologists on the list) and
replace the heater core as well.

Roy O.
'87 Westfalia GL
(till death us do part)