Date:         Sun, 3 Mar 2013 20:32:15 -0800
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Rear Heater
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If youare familiar with Yazi Ginger Vodka  from Hood River OR ..
the cap with built-on cork makes a perfect rear firewall plug for those
holes.

from Wikipedia ..
Currently one of few ginger <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger>
flavored vodkas <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodka> on the market, Yazi
contains four different species of ginger
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger>, an aphrodisiac
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodisiac>, along with lemon
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon>, orange
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_%28fruit%29>, cayenne
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayenne> and red pepper
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chili_pepper>.^[1]
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazi_Ginger_Vodka#cite_note-1> It is named
after the Chinese dragon <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_dragon>,
a symbol <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbol> of strength and
confidence, which is etched on the perfume-inspired bottle.^[2]
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazi_Ginger_Vodka#cite_note-2>

That  symbol is also on the red cap ..
and brings good fortune and strength to your Vanagon when you remove the
rear heater and hoses for itand plug the holes with the caps . Need two
bottles for two caps though.
  And if you just had to in an emergency, you could use it to lower the
freezing point of your coolant...the ginger vodka. But what a waste ! :-)




On 3/3/2013 3:09 PM, Dave Mcneely wrote:
> ---- Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:
>> the core is what I find leaking usually.  Quite common.
> On mine it was the valve.  Since I (1) seldom have rear seat passengers, (2) don't use the camper much in winter, and (3) am pretty tolerant of cold, especially when in a vehicle, where I just dress warmly, I removed the heater and ran the heater lines straight forward.  That gave me more storage room under the seat.  Of course, that left two holes in the bulkhead behind the storage.  I sealed them.  If I or some future owner wants to put the heater back in, the holes can be easily opened again.  mcneely
>
>>
>> On 3/3/2013 11:51 AM, Finn Runyon wrote:
>>> Our van is nearly ready to hit the road after a year's work to rebuild the engine.  I bought this one with a blown engine.  The rear heater os leaking, and I am wondering if the valve tends to leak, the O ring, the core?  If there is a most common failure I will do that or do generally rebuild the whole unit?  The valve defiantly is leaking.
>>> Thanks,
>>> Finn Runyon
>>> 87 Westy Roo
>>> 89 Westy Pooh
>>> 12 GTI Autobahn
> --
> David McNeely
>