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NZer
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 Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:23 pm Post subject: Any one else had this? Is it common? |
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Ive started to going through my Westie as it is starting to heat up so I was in the back and pulled out the rear seat and under seat box and noticed that the floor was a bit damp and I couldnt find any thing obvious so I started her up and let the motor warm up and had a closer look at the rear heater and wiggled the top hose and got a squirt of coolant from between the coolant shut off and the inlet of the core. 
So i eventually pulled it apart and the O ring was flat and on the way out so I replaced it and the problem went away!! 
Not happy about the plastic fittings back there! 
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RadioRental
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| Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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Same here when I pulled the bench seat out to soundproof the floor. O-ring was flat as a pancake.
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joseph928
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| Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:17 pm Post subject: rear heater |
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 I think we all have this problem , mine to. AT least these vans keep us on our toes!
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syncrodoka
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| Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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These vans are long on the tooth. 25 years is a reasonable lifespan for a rubber o-ring to me. At least the part is readily available and cheap.
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SteelB12
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| Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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Hmm, maybe its time to finally tackle the maple syrup smell. Hope its only the o-ring
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NZer
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| Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 10:30 pm Post subject: Re: rear heater |
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| joseph928 wrote: | | I think we all have this problem , mine to. AT least these vans keep us on our toes! |
Hahaha, I love "playing" with vehicles!
| SteelB12 wrote: | | Hmm, maybe its time to finally tackle the maple syrup smell. Hope its only the o-ring |
Be prepared to spend about a whopping $0.63!!!
A handy hint in case you didnt think of it, use 2 pairs of vise grip pliers to gently crimp the hoses so the coolant stays where it should!
| RadioRental wrote: | | Same here when I pulled the bench seat out to soundproof the floor. O-ring was flat as a pancake. |
Mine was too, and starting to go hard and did break in the end.
| syncrodoka wrote: | | These vans are long on the tooth. 25 years is a reasonable lifespan for a rubber o-ring to me. At least the part is readily available and cheap. |
Totally agree.
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Tooharsh
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| Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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Does anyone know the diameter of this o-ring?
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73thingsale
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| Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 7:21 pm Post subject: Same trouble in my tintop |
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So my tintop had this happen too, and I posted a thread about the subsequent issue of cleaning up the sweet slickness of coolant spilled into the floor, and soaked up by the underlayment panels/boards. They're like compressed or chipboard with rubber backing. And now mine are saturated w/ coolant, and I've laid them in the sun for several days, still when squeeze the edge a little, it just squishes out the slick stuff.
Anybody know a good way to clean and dry these boards/panels out? They're No longer available from any vendor I've found .
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photogdave
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| Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 7:49 pm Post subject: Re: Same trouble in my tintop |
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| 73thingsale wrote: | So my tintop had this happen too, and I posted a thread about the subsequent issue of cleaning up the sweet slickness of coolant spilled into the floor, and soaked up by the underlayment panels/boards. They're like compressed or chipboard with rubber backing. And now mine are saturated w/ coolant, and I've laid them in the sun for several days, still when squeeze the edge a little, it just squishes out the slick stuff.
Anybody know a good way to clean and dry these boards/panels out? They're No longer available from any vendor I've found . |
With the floor still in the van I loosened the boards and wedged silica gel packs under them. Then I ran a space heater in there for a couple of days. Seemed to do the trick.
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DAIZEE
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| Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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I tried washing mine but had to throw it out due to squirrel nestings in the parked van back in WA. I put in a floating laminate floor and took out the rear heater (sstored it for next owner if wants)
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