Gee Wes, the system holds gallons of coolant, the heater core what, a cup and a half? I wouldn't worry about it, percentage-wise.......... On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 6:03 PM, pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@gmail.com> wrote: > I just discovered that my rear heater core has been shut off since I've had > the van (by the little lever on the side of it). Since I've had the van, > I've drained/flushed coolant twice. But since that heater core was shut, I > guess that the coolant there is old and nasty. Any thoughts on whether the > coolant would have drained out of the core even with that valve shut? > Right > now I'm trying to see if I can just drain out the core by itself. (I still > haven't run the van with the valve open.) > > This is an 83 1.9l westy. > > Thanks very much for any help, > Wes >
-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 |
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