Chad; I went through this drill several times before I broke down and just purchased a new one from BD. Mine was leaking deap within the fins. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis <Kernersville,NC 86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe Go to neksiwel.20m.com for pictures of my cars and some Vanagon tech stuff. On Wed, 31 Jan 2001 23:51:26 -0400 Chad <groch@WORLDCHAT.COM> writes: >My rear heater was dripping a very small amount of coolant (approx 1 >drop >every 5 minutes). It was enough for me to be concerned as I could >smell the >coolant while driving. I pulled it apart and inspected everything. The >core >is fine and doesn't appear to be leaking. However, it seems as if it >is >coming from the flat rubber o-ring on the on/off switch part (don't >know >what it is called). I pulled it apart and put rubber gasket seal over >the >two pieces. I can't see any aparent leaks but I occasionally smell >coolant >when the heater is running. Should I just replace the o-ring and try >all >over again?? > >Chad 85GL ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. |
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