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Date:         Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:33:38 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: rear heater blowout - stranded
Comments: To: Matthew Snook <matt@snooksband.com>
In-Reply-To:  <7AAD71E5E4434EEABBD12AA1AF59D438@Bohemian>
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No problem Matthew. You'll be fine.

Its better for engine temperature management to block it off than leave an open loop.

On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 1:36 PM, Matthew Snook <matt@snooksband.com> wrote:

> OK, I'm having an adventure... > > '84 Westy 1.9 > Currently parked roadside at Whitehorse Campground, Umpqua National Forest > (that's Oregon) on highway 138 > > Pulling the hill eastbound the temperature was running high but not > critical, when I started smelling antifreeze. As I started making plans to > pull the rear heater after I got home to Rocky Point (Klamath County) a > gusher erupted under the rear bench seat, steaming all of my clothing and > stranding me over a pool of coolant. For now, I hope. I passed the 3500 > foot mark, so I have another 1500-2000 ft climb before I'm on the downhill > to Klamath Lake. :( > > I took the rear heater cover off, restarted the engine, and soon water and > steam was coming from somewhere inside the heater unit. I can't see the > leak directly. I tried setting the little lever on the passenger side of > the unit back and forth, but it didn't seem to affect the output. > > My Bentley doesn't say which of the hoses is supply or return, upper or > lower. > > Question: can I disconnect both hoses, clamp a stick in there to block the > openings, and limp back home that way? Will there still be adequate flow > of > coolant through the rest of the system? > > Matt > > Matthew Snook > matt@snooksband.com > 541.805.5133 > ----------------------------- > 2201 Cedar Street > La Grande OR 97850 > >

-- Beverley Anne de Villiers April 20, 1930 - July 4, 2009

Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"

Crescent Beach, BC

www.thebassspa.com www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27


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