Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:19:13 -0600
Reply-To: miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM>
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From: miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: R rear heater blowout - stranded
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Don, thanks. I have the rear heater removed and, initially, I had the
two lines joined, but then my engine (SVX) began overheating, so I
separated them and capped them off. This made no difference and the
engine continues to overheat. The engine did not overheat prior to the
rear heater removal.
Miguel
On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 9:03 PM, RICHARD KOERNER<rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Don,
>
> Most EXCELLENT job of describing what is going on with the rear heater circuit (and for that matter, the front heater circuit as well).
>
> Rich
> 85 GL with no rear heater in place, don't need it in this climate; but, use the circuit for Hot Shower water...details forthcoming!!! It's awesome!!
> San Diego
>
> --- On Mon, 8/24/09, Don <dkspence@TELUS.NET> wrote:
>
> From: Don <dkspence@TELUS.NET>
> Subject: Re: R rear heater blowout - stranded
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Date: Monday, August 24, 2009, 7:45 PM
>
> By joining them you create a shorter return route for the hot coolant
> that does not include the radiator (where the liquid is "cooled"). By
> blocking the two hoses all coolant now goes to the radiator before
> returning to the engine. With the heater core in the circuit it acts
> as a mini radiator removing heat from the coolant (and blowing it into
> the cabin) before it returns to the engine.
>
> For the most effective cooling of the "coolant" it needs to run
> through the radiator or an intact heater core with the fan on.
> Cheers
> Don
>
>
> On 24-Aug-09, at 6:35 PM, miguel pacheco wrote:
>
>> Correct me if I'm wrong, but what you describe as a 'short circuit'
>> pretty much simulates coolant flowing through the heater core.
>> I have read here, on this forum, that, once the core is removed, the
>> in and out hoses can either be blocked off, or joined.
>> Miguel
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 3:47 PM, Don Spence<dkspence@telus.net> wrote:
>>> Not a great idea as this just creates a "short circuit" for the hot
>>> coolant to bypass the trip up to the radiator and allows HOT coolant
>>> to return to the engine. Better to plug or clamp off both heater
>>> hoses thus sending all the hot coolant to the radiator. (Thanks to
>>> Dennis for pointing this out to me a couple of years ago.)
>>>
>>> On 24-Aug-09, at 3:22 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
>>>
>>>> Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:47:01 -0400
>>>> From: Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
>>>> Subject: Re: rear heater blowout - stranded
>>>>
>>>> Matt,
>>>>
>>>> I'm not saying your blocking the hoses will hurt anything - because
>>>> I really
>>>> don't know - it might.
>>>>
>>>> What I did when this happened on an '85 I used to own was to get a
>>>> length of
>>>> high temp hose and fasten it between the send and return hoses you
>>>> speak of.
>>>> Creating a loop so the coolant could still flow. That "repair" is
>>>> still in
>>>> place because a friend of mine now owns that van.
>>>>
>>>> At least that way you could keep traveling with no worries and get
>>>> a new
>>>> heater core at your convenience.
>>>>
>>>> Good Luck.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Miguel
>
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Miguel
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