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Date:         Sun, 18 Nov 2012 17:34:45 -0800
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Rear heater control
In-Reply-To:  <50A9580A.7090604@turbovans.com>
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"old coolant is terribly corrosive"

come on now, how is coolant that is not circulated any older than the stuff that is circulated. I call bull-pucky.

alistair

On 2012-11-18, at 1:50 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:

> There is no 'control knob' .. > there is a lever that you can reach with your fingers, through a hole in > the rear heater cover. > > if the cover is not in place...the poster could be looking at a > knob-like thing ..the bleed valve. > > Bentley would not say much about this leverthat regulates coolant flow . > but the van's Owner's Manual sure does. > > 'Forward' on the lever is 'on'. > Aftward is off. > > I recommend having it at least mostly 'on' all year .. > as having no flow at all, ever, or for very long periods , contributes > to rear heater core leaking .. > a pretty common thing actually. . > > Whether warm air comes out the rear heater is determined by the fan for > the rear heater being on or not, or course. > > you always want at least some coolant flowing through the rear heater so > some fresh healthier coolant is always going through it ...the parts > last longer that way. Old coolant is terribly corrosive. > > Nobody on this list of course... > there are lots of vanagon owners that don't know about the heater > control lever under the back seat. > I was kinda shocked actually to find out VW did it that way. > I can't think of one other car that has a partially heater control under > the back seat. > > > > On 11/18/2012 11:49 AM, Dave Mcneely wrote: >> Harry, that control allows coolant to circulate through the heater core. Summer, off, winter, on. To control air flow, use the knob on the dash. mcneely >> >> ---- Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@IP-SOLUTIONS.NET> wrote: >>> Hi all, >> The heater under the rear seat has a control knob. >> Can someone tell me what it does? The Bentley only shows a picture but not how it functions. >> >> Cheers, >> Harry >> >> -- >> David McNeely >>


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