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Date:         Sun, 7 Mar 2004 18:05:26 -0500
Reply-To:     David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Subject:      Re: Heater core baffle, remove or not?
Comments: To: sibuk@JUNO.COM
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Ray Brubaker wrote:
> I am in the midst of changing the front heater fan assembly on my '86
> Syncro. I noticed that the heater core has a baffle plate (PN 251 265
> 329) under it that blocks airflow to about half the heater core. Does
> anyone know why this is there? I am thinking about leaving this out so I
> would get more or quicker heat. Has anyone tried this and found some
> reason that it wasn't good?


More airflow might not mean more heat...it might just mean more, but
cooler, air.


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David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 VW Diesel Westfalia
'86 Volvo 240DL wagon
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