At 15:41 7/8/99 -0700, Stuart MacMillan wrote: >More likely the water control valve is not sealing off the core >completely and hot water is getting in. This happened to me and is >common with these plastic valves (they shrink with heat and age). The >fix is cheap and easy, $6.95 from the Bus Depot and a half hour under >the car. Another possibility and Vanagon PITA is that the Bowden wire controlling the heater valve has bent between the dashboard lever and casing. If the handle feels a bit springy and unlike the others I would strongly suspect it. I think you can see either by removing the ashtray or the instrument panel cover, I forget which. david David Beierl - dbeierl@ibm.net |
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