Date:         Tue, 29 Jun 1999 00:58:17 -0700
Reply-To:     Coby Smolens <cobys@WELL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Coby Smolens <cobys@WELL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Heater Leak
In-Reply-To:  <a4cc7831.24a952dc@aol.com>
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Hold on there, not so fast, first things first... Might not be the heater
core at all! Check the bleeder plug on the right side of the heater assembly
(the 0-ring seal can leak and the plug can crack, thereby also leaking).
Also the control valve in the same location can also leak between itself and
the heater core (there's a rubber 0-ring in there).

Having said all that, it's likely that the heater core is ALSO leaking if it
hasn't been replaced already. If it is, go ahead and buy the new one from
Ken (see below - I have them too, same price, but he spoke up first!). It's
not worth your time to go hunting for a "good used one". But also contact
your FLVWD and buy the new bleeder plug, a control valve and the o-ring
seals. Do it wunce, do it rite!

Coby

Valley Wagonworks
"Intimately acquainted with VW Vans since 1959"

Volkswagen Bus, Vanagon, Westfalia and Eurovan
Repair and Service Specialists

1535 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Anselmo, CA 94933
Voice:(415) 457-5628
Fax: (415) 457-0967
http://wagonworks.com
mailto:contact@wagonworks.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of KENWILFY@AOL.COM
> Sent: Monday, June 28, 1999 3:36 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Heater Leak
>
>
> The fix on that is to buy a new rear heater core from me for $69 and then
> tell all your friends.  :)
> Ken Wilford
> Van-Again
> John 3:16
>