Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> writes: > This summer I had taken apart my rear heater because of a serious odor > problem. I rigged up a pressure test and found that the core seemed > OK but the junction between the valve and the core showed some > bubbles. I replaced the O-ring, and cleaned everything thoroughly. > > I still have some odor from the rear heater. Not as bad as it was, > not overpowering, but definitely noticeable. Well I replaced the core today with a new one. That cured it. I was fooled I guess by the apparent O-ring leak. There was some residue around the end of the core that looked like an "old" leak, but since it did not show bubbles under pressure I assumed it was OK. Allan -- 1991 Vanagon GL ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON + in the body of the message. ------------------------------------------------------------ |
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