The heating system works, it will purge itself of the air almost instantly. Just top off the system as needed. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of Barry Mercer Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 8:35 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: on rear heaters, bubbles and valves Hi All. I was inspired to have a close look at the rear heater. An annoying aroma of maple syrup and a little green coloured liquid told me I should. I have had a look at Ben Huot's page... and discovered my heater has no valve lever at the valve... just a Philip's screw where it should have been. There was no o-ring at the valve either. I have a brand new o-ring to install and will... but will I have to replace that valve section completely in order to replace that lever? The core appears to be really intact - very clean but with evidence of the coolant along the bottom of the core. I suspect this was the drip path for a leak at the valve. When I put that heater back together... how do I deal with the air that will be in the system due to the core being out and emptied? Can I just fill it at the bleeder screw at the heater when re-installed or do the VW gods say I must be punished and bleed the system ? Any help appreciated. Barry Mercer Sudbury, Ontario Moo 88 westy 171k Km+ Thanks folks. |
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