If your main radiator is not stopped up, then probably neither is your dash core. You could be low on coolant (common problem, air in the radiator as you mention), a bent wire operating the heater valve, or a bad heater valve. I suspect you aren't quite through bleeding the air out after the major work. That's what happens to me, and I use only the most sophisticated and high-tech PVC tubing bong to fill my vanagon radiator : ) Jim On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 3:58 PM, Gilles H Turmel <gilles.turmel@sympatico.ca>wrote: > Hi, > I have an 89 Westy Syncro and getting very little heat from the front > heater. The rear heater is OK. I’ve checked the operation of the valve and > everything looks good. I recently took the power pack (engine and tranny) > out of the vehicle to fix a tranny problem. Could there be air in the > heater radiator? If yes, what’s the best way to get rid of it? Or do I need > a new rad? > Best regards. > Gilles Turmel > |
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