In article <fqls3v$1fre$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
"Griff" <sgriff61_NOSPAM_@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "The Raven" <wsmc@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:47ce6cc1$0$14479$afc38c87@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > <dedmannamded@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> >
news:b03f7c2e-0d52-4e2b-9e88-be315c066059@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> gday fellas, i was hoping i could get a bit of tec advice on a vt
> >> heater box leak.
> >>
> >> i recently started getting steam/vapour coming from under my dash
> >> and the vents in my dash (scared the living **** outa me when i first
> >> saw it). and pretty much have concluded the heater box is leaking, im
> >> loosing water etc etc. i thought cool ill just rip the dash apart
and
> >> try and change the box myself and so far its a bloody nightmare.
> >> im not planing on selling the car anytime soon so i want to just
> >> bypass the heater box all together (if thats possible these days as
> >> that what i did with my old datsun). if its possible where is the
best
> >> and easiest place to do it, from what ive seen the 2 hoses going into
> >> the firewall look the most accessable, so could i just join those 2
> >> hoses together till i get some cash to get it done properly?
> >>
> >> any help is appreciated
> >>
> >> cheers deddy
> >
> > Bypassing the heater core is technically going to invalidate your
> > compliance to the ADRs.
> >
> > Believe it or not!
> >
> > Demisters have been an ADR requirement for decades so as to keep your
> > windows demisted etc.
> >
> Check that the aircond drain pipe isn't blocked too. Common problem and
> will cause the problem you decribe. The drain runs out through the
> transmission tunnel.
> Griff
Good advice - Steam coming out of the vents tells me the drain pipe/s
are blocked. It's not a hugely fun job unblocking them (hope you've got
skinny arms).
I went through exactly this about 3 months ago - and it occurred just a
fortnight *after* I'd replaced the heater box in my VN (_****_ of a
job). The core itself had been leaking for about 6 months, but never
caused steam to come out of the vents, just damp carpet under the
driver's feet.
Cheers,
Andy.
|
