Date:         Wed, 22 Jul 1998 16:13:32 -0500
Reply-To:     Patrick Larsen <pll@UNLINFO.UNL.EDU>
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From:         Patrick Larsen <pll@UNLINFO.UNL.EDU>
Subject:      91 rear heater core-pulled it
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Listees,
        What's that old saying....5 times bitten, sixth time shy? This is a
strange time to be talking about heaters, but I've been forced to deal with
mine. On my recent trip to vermont, the plastic 'valve' (where the coolant
hoses connect to the core) opened its floodgates. I've gotten so tired of
cleaning up coolant I decided to just take the damn thing out. I connected
the two pieces of hose with a U-shaped piece of copper tubing.
        The leak came from between the two plastic valve peices that are screwed
together with a rubber flat O-ring between them. Does VW sell this O-ring
separately or do I have to buy the whole valve. Also, my valve has no
on/off lever as shown in the bentley, that cuts off coolant flow to the
core. Was it physically removed by the dpo, or is this common? As it is now
(or was), coolant was constantly flowing through the core.
        All comments graciously accepted! I'm gonna need this thing come winter.

Pat
91 GL-the Prairie Schooner
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Patrick L. Larsen
Water Center-University of Nebraska
Home: http://www.uvm.edu/~plarsen/pat.html
Work: http://www.ianr.unl.edu/waterscience/wsl.html
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