Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 08:15:04 -0700
Reply-To: Annie <lsandrsn@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Annie <lsandrsn@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: rear heater location (was Battery placement alternatives)
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Ok - thanks! That is quite helpful then. I wondered exactly what the switch
on the left was for. It's marked poorly and the picture makes no sense to
me. (And this coming from a graphic designer, LOL).
Nope, no owners manual, unfortunately. Been looking for one but they seem
pretty hard to come by.
There does seem to be another leak in the rear heater lines somewhere and I
have yet to find it. I can smell antifreeze/coolant when it gets warm and I
keep having to add a little coolant every week or so. It's obviously a small
leak, so that's fortunate in some ways, but it's dang annoying! Nothing
under the rear seat is wet so it's not located there. It doesn't seem to be
in the engine compartment and I don't see any drips or puddles under the
van. Any thoughts on where else to look?
*Annie Anderson* Blogger, Designer, Thinker & Mom
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On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 7:33 AM, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:
> Annie, there are two fan switches on the dash, one for the rear heater, and
> one for the front heater. Rear heater switch is further to the left, iirc.
> Should be easy to tell which is which ;-) . Gets a lot colder here in
> Oklahoma than in coastal Washington (and a lot hotter, too, dammit). Maybe
> you have the owner's manual? Information on the switches, including the
> rear heater valve under the seat, is in there.
>
> Some folks solve heat (and cold if they have AC) distribution problems with
> a small accessory fan mounted somewhere in the van that makes sense to them.
> Of course, the reason for the rear heater is that the front heater alone
> leaves the rear seat passengers cold.
>
> My problem right now is that the front heater is on all the time, even when
> it is 100 F outside. For most folks, that is because the cable that opens
> and closes the heater valve is jammed in the sheath or crimped where it
> enters the sheath. Mine is ok that way (the valve moves smoothly through
> its entire travel range when examined from below the van while the lever is
> moved), but the valve may be bad. I've bought a new one, but haven't
> managed the time to change it out.
>
> Dave
>
>
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