Date:         Sun, 29 Aug 2004 08:41:00 -0700
Reply-To:     Leon <korkwood@WSHOST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Leon <korkwood@WSHOST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Don't Replaced that heater valve today!
In-Reply-To:  <da.12ac749b.2e634bb0@aol.com>
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All this talk about heater valve...winter is coming?!
the reality is VW chose bad(to put it mildly) location for the valve,
there is plenty of room above floor behind cover, would have been a
lot easier to get to and maintain.
More importantly one could have engine overheated and head gaskets
blown due to valve leak that has gone undetected for a long time
How many of us expect any leaks in front(except PS rack of course)?
there are always wet and oily and greasy spots in the back to keep us busy
Leon,
85 Subwagen

On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 11:09:36 EDT, Firstname Lastname <Vonpinky@AOL.COM>
wrote:

> In a message dated 8/29/04 9:53:33 AM, drillock@EARTHLINK.NET writes:
>
> << The procedure for replacing the stock heater valve varies depending on
> model as does the degree of difficulty.>>
>
> I guess I've just been unlucky; the 4 Vanagons I've owned, '84 to '90,
> 2WD
> and Syncro, have all had the heater control valve stuck in the same hole.
>
> <<Some models of Vanagons have additional dash controls that preclude the
> easy removal of the heater cover, to put it mildly.>>
>
> I guess removing the couple of screws which hold the axle locker control
> panel to the dash of a Syncro so equipped can be a hardship.
>
> <<"Fixing" the heater control by adding a valve that many will find to
> be a
> pain to access is just another degradation of the ownership experience.>>
>
> Come on now, we all know that a person is degraded the moment he buys a
> Vanagon.  The stop valve can be positioned so that it can be operated by
> releasing
> the glovebox stays and reaching in through the glovebox cavity.  I guess
> if
> one finds it really necessary to have instant control of the stop valve
> all yous
> gotta do is drill a hole in the valve operator handle and tag on a piece
> of
> coat hanger wire.
>
> <<As for the "proper piping system" remark, a stop valve is often there
> to
> allow the flow to be stopped while the control valve is serviced or
> replaced.>>
>
> . . . or to isolate a branch from the rest of the system which I think
> Robert
> has done admirably.  By the way, even VW refers this part as a heater
> CONTROL
> valve.
>
>
>
> George
>



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