On my '85, the rear heater core was definitely leaking. I ordered a new one from Ken, at vanagain, and requested two of the O rings as only the O ring was leaking in my '84. I figured that replacing the ring that wasn't yet leaking in the '85 was preventive maintenance. The O rings I received, which are working fine, are not traditional O rings but look more like ends cut from a tube .... in other words, they have flat edges. Mike > Okay, I finally got around to pulling out the heater box from under my > rear seat. I pulled the old (leaky) heater core out and noted that > there is a (previously unknown to me) switch to control the coolant > flow through the heat exchanger. I unbolted this switch in preparation > to put it on the new replacement heat exchanger and noted that the > o-ring (?) was pretty darn stiff and was no longer o-shaped in > profile... > > Not a big surprise for a 13 year old vehicle. Since my new heat > exchanger didn't come with that o-ring, (and no mention in the bentley > of anything special here) I put it to the list if there is anything I > should be aware of towards getting a replacement one? Otherwise, I'll > just visit my local flaps and get one appropriately sized. > |
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