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Date:         Sun, 29 Jul 2007 17:56:03 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Newbie question: coolant/anti-freeze
Comments: To: Thomas Pfrommer <pfrommer@PHAS.UBC.CA>
In-Reply-To:  <46AD339D.5020508@phas.ubc.ca>
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On the rear heater forward is 'on', aftward is 'off'. If no warm air comes out of it, Get under the van and see if the hoses are disconnected from the rear heater. You can also remove the rear heater cover and look in there, and under the back seat to see if it's hooked up or not.

On the front heater levers.... between the ash tray and instrument cluster being removed you can get a good gander at the levers and cables. Usually the temp lever ( # 2 from the top ) has a kinked cable, and your heater valve under the front floor ( people never say what year vanagon they have ..but 'most years' have it under the floor , above the spare tire ) is stuck in the full on' position.

With careful straightening and spray lubing of the temp control cable you can often get it working again without replacing the cable. Scott www.turbovans.com

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Pfrommer Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 5:41 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Newbie question: coolant/anti-freeze

> ( oh. !...your rear heater....SO MANY VANAGON OWNER'S DON'T KNOW about > this..... > It MUST either have the valve under the rear seat at least half on to keep > coolant circulating, or the rear heater should be disconnected. > LOTS of vanagons have the rear heater water valve closed, the coolant sits > in there and rots out the rear heater core. I've got a new one right here in > stock.....It's not that the rear heater system is so weak, it's not, it's > that people don't understand how to take care of it, and it's few and far > between to find a vanagon tech who knows about this, or cares, or will > explain it to you. I dare say. ) > > I just bled my own system and the Bentley says to open this valve as well. Well I did not know which way would be open so i thought I wait until the engine gets hot and then I know. 45 degrees back or 45 degrees forth, I never felt any warm air coming out of this rear heater on any valve position. Even though the front heater worked very well. Actually it always heats regardless what I tell the lever arm in the control panel to be. Well thats a minor prob but perhaps some of you have an idea what it might be. i did not yet open the dashboard to see, if it is simple a mechanical problem. Sorry Patti to piggyback on your thread. Congrats to you new baby. Don't be too paranoid if everything is OK. Cheers Thomas


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