> -----Original Message----- > From: Mladen, Zoran [SMTP:zmladen@solant.com] > Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 11:06 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: RE: rear heater > > > It is not necessary to replace the floor boards. I had this problem with > my > Vanagon. I removed the carpets and floor boards and performed an > intensive > cleaning to remove all of the coolant. The carpets were easy. The floor > boards were more difficult. I continuously ran water over the infected > areas for about five minutes, and then stood the boards up against a fence > to let them dry (this allowed the coolant to drip out with the water as > they > dried). In my case, there was one half of the boards that were soaked and > the other half was still ok. So when hanging the boards to dry, be sure > to > hang the infected side down, so that the water will take the coolant away, > rather than pushing it further into the inaffected side. > > I repeated this procedure several times, I would guess about 6-7 times on > the worst board. When I let them dry, I didn't let them dry completely. > I > watched them during the drying process, and you can see water/coolant. > When > the dripp ing stopped, I repeated the process. When you think you are > done, > let the board dry completely. If it dries, you have been successful. If > it > remains wet, there is still coolant inside, as coolant will not dry while > in > the board. > > I try to limit my spending on my Vanagon. This process was time consuming > (2 days elapsed time of letting the boards dry and rewetting), but now my > boards are dry as a bone and ready for the next rear heater failure! > > Z > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Davidson [mailto:wdavidson@thegrid.net] > Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 8:53 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: rear heater > > > > Will removing and replacing the rear heater with a new one eliminate the > > maple syrup smell? > > If it was leaking coolant... and if there was a lot spilled and you clean > it > up... including (if a lot was leaked) removing and replacing the floor > boards which soak it up. > Bill |
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