Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2021 18:28:08 -0700
Reply-To: Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Leaking heater control valve
In-Reply-To: <211236DD-7332-4F97-9BA4-4A2383B6F641@shaw.ca>
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Trails were a mixture of broken rock and rock face - the latter being more
slippery. The weather was scattered sun, rain and cloud yesterday so
pretty ideal conditions - I loved that there was no dust.
I was the only van not equipped with all terrain tires and I found it the
most slippery heading uphill and spinning on the rock face - no issues
coming down hill though and with the low gear could really stay off the
brakes.
The defogger or vent control was on 1/2 way between lower and upper level
and the windows were also open as we were getting pretty toasty with the
heat at times.
BT
On Sunday, September 19, 2021, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> Good news!
>
> Bet you had the de frogger on a lot though. The trails slick or mostly
> broken rock?
>
> On Sep 19, 2021, at 5:57 PM, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Sorry I have been off grid and went to DeLa Syncro over this past weekend
> up Whistler way. Got a new valve installed - was able to have IB Motors
> swap a new one in for me - very nice of them. It wasn’t the German
> control valve sold by GW - so eventually I will replace what is there.
>
> The van ran very well on the highway and I was also impressed with the
> trail riding and how all the vans performed on some pretty narrow, steep
> and rocky trails.
>
> And my old Dometic kept things nice and cold. Saw some very cool vans.
>
> Lots of fun.
>
> BT
>
> On Friday, September 17, 2021, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>> Hey Bruce!
>>
>> All ok?.
>>
>> How you like the rain? Even in rain shadowed spot I live in it’s pretty
>> week full on west coast fall.
>>
>> Must be more damp over in Whistler :-)
>>
>> Hole you nippled the heater, you’ll need all the heat.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Alistair
>>
>> > On Sep 15, 2021, at 6:12 PM, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > I am heading out Friday on a short trip to head out into the back
>> > country with a few other van owners and I noticed a small stain under
>> the
>> > front clam shell this afternoon.
>> >
>> > It looks like it is dripping from the heater control valve. I shut the
>> > valve and that has stopped the drips for now. I have yet to run the
>> van to
>> > see if that continues to keep things at bay.
>> >
>> > So my question is - but shutting the valve will that hopefully me from
>> > losing coolant for the short term until it is replaced? And will
>> there be
>> > any ramifications for turning off the valve - other than I will likely
>> > not be getting much heat in the front of the cab?
>> >
>> > Bruce
>>
>>
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