Date:         Wed, 8 Sep 2004 10:10:24 -0700
Reply-To:     Leon <korkwood@WSHOST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Leon <korkwood@WSHOST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Report: Dash Removal / Removal, NOT R&R
In-Reply-To:  <63ECAA5C-0169-11D9-A2E9-000A95E06FE0@darkstar.frop.org>
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It's just amazing how some Vanagon owners are happy to fight list members'
good suggestions, rejecting one of the most basic amenities in Vanagon,
one of the most spartan vehicles around.
Not the first, sure not the last.Just bent on freezing themselves or
anyone riding as passenger(this one was impossible to predict?)Care much?
Wait for real winter to come...
Sure, some of us love cold for sure. But how many are throwing heater core
away? Let's make a list?
Well, some day you will need some extra cooling(yes, heater core is another
radiator) you will "discover" your blunder.Some day when you will not see
much
thru windshield you will think twice about it.There may be few other
reasons
why heater is there besides warming your body parts.
Of course you are totaly free to do whatever
Enough said
Leon
85 Subwagen



On Wed, 8 Sep 2004 07:33:34 +0000, Zach White <zwhite@DARKSTAR.FROP.ORG>
wrote:

> On Sep 8, 2004, at 06:13, George Goff wrote:
>> I hope you like to freeze your nuts off.  Did you pull the heater box?
>>  What
>> the hell's wrong with you?  What are you going to do whenever you need
>> new
>> spark plugs, pull the engine and leave it out also?  Now, put the
>> heater box back
>> in there, install a new heater control valve (or a stop valve) and
>> then undo
>> whatever you did to your instrument cluster wiring until you have the
>> electrical schematic diagram to guide your work.
>
> Wow, I'm surprised. So far virtually every response I've gotten has
> been about my removal of the heater core. And they've all been this
> same basic message, although this is the most, um, colorful way it's
> been put so far. :)
>
> As for what's wrong with me, I think I just like cold. This past winter
> I was in Joseph, OR where we were getting -10c temps in the morning. I
> drove to work with the windows down and the defroster on (only to see
> with). When the window was clear, I just drove along without heat. (I
> had borrowed mom's car for the winter since I didn't have tags on the
> van.)
>
> In fact, that's the only thing that concerns me about not having the
> heater core. Being able to see out the window is a good thing,
> generally. I have a feeling I'll be putting lots of anti-fog treatments
> to the test this winter.
>
> Shesh, doesn't like heat, uses that silly metric system, drives a
> Vanagon. What isn't wrong with me?
>
> -Zach
>
> PS- incidentally, all that's wrong with the heater core is that it
> needs new flaps and the cables had kinks in them. Otherwise it's
> perfectly fine. If anyone needs one this spring, I may have one for
> you.
>



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