Date:         Thu, 1 Dec 2011 16:45:55 -0600
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Very little heat from the front heater
Comments: To: Gilles H Turmel <gilles.turmel@sympatico.ca>
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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
>