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plummerdesign
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Always something new.
Yesterday I noticed a wet spot on the floor by the rear seat. Tossed a napkin on it to see if it was anything. Today the napkin was soaked. On inspection the rear heater valve was dripping. Thankfully I had procured a new seal from Van-Café last year, and so the process began. Man that heater was dirty. Cleaned the core, motor and connections with CRC. Washed the box and lubricated the motor bearings, then installed the new seal. Took two hours only because I was tidy and tried to make it all ready for another couple decades.
Next up is to clean the carpet. Darn…no more syrup smell!
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Cheers,
Jeffery
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(Westfalia travel/camping videos at YouTube link below)
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tarandusVDub
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On my to-do list in the next couple of days.
Question: do you have to bleed the system after replacing core and valve?
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Wildthings
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On my to-do list in the next couple of days.
Question: do you have to bleed the system after replacing core and valve? |
No you shouldn't have to do so. Just top the coolant off once when you are done. |
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plummerdesign
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Well sometimes one fix starts another problem.
The new o-ring was nice for a day. Then it showed that the core itself was the next item to pee.
This weekend I installed a new rear heater core. Watched all systems for leaks and took it out for a long drive with the new core running. On return found no drips or smells. That is except for the scent of new core.
Smelly heater…done with that!.
Cheers,
Jeffery
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(Westfalia travel/camping videos at YouTube link below)
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travelteam
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Location: Long Beach, CA
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Our first trip last fall I turned on the rear heater for all of 5 seconds before the wife yelled "turn it off!!". What a sickly smell.
Just replaced my heater core, valve and o-ring this weekend. Might as well get them all while you're doing it. I used the OEM o-ring which did seem too tall at first, but once tightened the flanges touched all the way around with no bending.
A special "thank you" to Ben for making this job so easy. A tip has been sent your way.
http://www.benplace.com/rear_heater.htm |
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tschroeder0
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Location: Boulder CO
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| You know there is now a new heater valve out there, a bobmber one, i am sorry but cant remember who is making it, i will try to search,mbut it is the way to go for sure, if i recall its 60$, well worth it |
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tschroeder0
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| It Rocky Jennings, just search the classifieds under "heater" |
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Alaska-Mike
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Location: Alaska
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Bringing this one up with the Wayback machine.
It appears that my 83 GL did not have a housing around the rear heater unit but I can not be sure as the heater was in a box when I bought the vehicle.
This being Alaska and heat is way more important than cooling, I am reinstalling the unit. I can only find two pre-existing holes where the two metal feet screwed down. I can see that I will need some form of support for the front of the housing as it has way too much movement with just the rear anchored.
I have repaired the leaks and tested the unit with city water pressure and the blower works on all speeds. I will add a couple of barbed ball valves for emergency isolation if a leak develops.
I will need to build some form of housing to prevent items stored under the seat impacting the unit during travels.
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