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Date:         Tue, 4 May 1999 20:14:46 -0700
Reply-To:     "M.R. Nimmo" <mrnimmo@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "M.R. Nimmo" <mrnimmo@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Rear heater leaking
Comments: To: Joel Walker <jwalker@uronramp.net>, vanagon@vanagon.com
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Has anyone tried switching the vanagon rear heater core for a different model???

--- Joel Walker <jwalker@uronramp.net> wrote: > >I like the plug it up idea. I tried turning the > >on-off valve, but that did not cure the leak. But > >I'll probably just get the new heat valve. Is the > >core also prone to leakage? > > > some on the list have had leaking cores, but almost > all of us have had > the leaking bleeder screw thingie. so much so that > vw used to have a > replacement bleeder screw of a different design ... > but the dealers > claim it's not available anymore. :( i'm considering > replacing the > rear heater core with some other core, like a rabbit > or something that > there are plenty of out there. might be more work > than i want, though. > :( plus i'd have to jury-rig the fan somehow. sigh. > one of these days > ... ;) > > > >

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