I would consider the fan along with the heater core. Closed cell foam from a hardware store or McMaster Carr can take care of the flap seals. If you really get them to seal you will may get some whistling noises. Of course you really don’t want an air tight van anyway. They should never be fully closed even when using AC. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Rocket J Squirrel Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 2:02 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Need Stuff! Rocky the needy squirrel here. First off, my apologies to all who were trying to tell me that the heater box's footwell air control cable cannot be replaced from below. Graham Janson kindly sent a nice photo showing the problem. I took it over to the mechanic and he said, "Yeah. The heater valve can be replaced from below, but the dash has to be pulled to do this one." He might not be the best at communicating, or I might have missed this, but the dash has to come out. Since the dash has to come out, the heater core might as well be replaced. Who has new? 1984. And the heater box's flapper things don't close very well, I've heard that this is caused by rotted foam seals. Are those seals available? Or can someone point me to how others have jury-rigged their replacements? Weatherstripping or something? Thanks all, for the help. -- Rocky J Squirrel '84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") '74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR |
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