Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 12:04:38 -0400
Reply-To: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Subject: Re: Heat won't turn off
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Definitely take Karl up on his offer to help! Treat him very nicely. Offer
him maybe some interesting exotic beer, or something else good, and maybe
he'll cook you dinner! He's a really good cook. I highly recommend the
Wolz North Phoenix B&B, restaurant, and Vanagon repair shop.
Joy
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Dr. Joy E. Hecht
Consultant on Environmental Policy and Information
Email: jhecht@alum.mit.edu
Phone: 1-202-494-1162
URL: http://www.joyhecht.net
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:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
:::Of Karl Wolz
:::Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 6:52 PM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: Heat won't turn off
:::
:::Mark,
:::
:::Main problem is that your heater control valve is not closing completely.
:::Tis lives above your spare tie and is relatively easy to access and to
:::adjust; you need to pry the clip off the cable housing, move the heater
:::and
:::handle to the fully closed position, and replace the clip. Be careful as
:::the little buggers tend to fly away easily when pried off. If you need a
:::hand, give me a call; I'm at 7th St & Northern in north Phoenix.
:::
:::Karl Wolz
:::602-616-1802
:::
:::> -----Original Message-----
:::> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
:::Of
:::> Mark Pry
:::> Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 1:19 PM
:::> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::> Subject: Heat won't turn off
:::>
:::> Help -- I'm in Arizona and I can't turn the heat off. No matter what I
:::do
:::> with the controls, heat comes out of the dash vents and floor vents
:::when
:::> those vents should just be blowing fresh/outside air. Right now my best
:::> option seems to be directing the fresh air (which is now heated all the
:::> time) to the dash vents and then closing those vents. But still hot air
:::> leaks in, especially on my feet -- not pleasant when it's 105 degrees
:::> outside and the AC system is hardly the best in the world (I have
:::factory
:::AC).
:::>
:::> My mechanic replaced the heater control valve, but the problem
:::persists.
:::He
:::> says this problem is common to Vanagons and that many owners here in
:::the
:::> hot climes have solved the problem only by bypassing their front
:::heaters
:::> altogether. But that's an inconvenient solution (I don't want to lose
:::> heated defrost, for one), and at any rate it doesn't ring quite true to
:::me
:::> ... I've had the van for a year now and have used it quite a bit in hot
:::> weather with no problems whatsoever -- until last week, when the heat
:::> started coming out of the fresh air vents.
:::>
:::> This seems to me different than the hot foot syndrome, which as I
:::> understand it is caused by heat seeping through the floor from the
:::coolant
:::> pipes on the underside of the van. My problem is that my heater is now
:::on
:::> all the time.
:::>
:::> Any ideas what's going on? I've checked the archives and so far can't
:::find
:::> what I need there.
:::>
:::> Mark Pry
:::> 1990 GL
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