if you join the two hoses you create a short circuit ..reducing flow to front heater core. I have not seen that blocking the hoses at the heater core causes any problems.. though changing the T's to straight connectors is really the right way to remove or bypass a rear heater. I happen to have a brand new rear heater core in stock, that I would sell. Scott, Oregon
On 7/3/2013 9:22 AM, Stuart MacMillan wrote: > 1/2" copper plumbing will work. And you are doing the right thing > connecting them together rather than plugging them, which creates air > pockets in the system. > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Jamie Auch > Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2013 8:55 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Sprung a leak! > > I started to hear hissing under the back seat of my '89 auto 2.1 Westy. Anti > freeze was coming out of rear heater core. What is the size of the hoses so > that I can splice them together? This is a repair while traveling. Thanks. > > Jamie Auch > > Sent from my iPhone= > |
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