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Re: VT heaterbox leak

by "Klokmeester" <whowhere@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Mar 5, 2008 at 11:05 PM

<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).

Could also be that the A/C drain is blocked which can cause the same 
symptoms (except for the coolant loss). If you can see water dripping
under 
the car with the A/C on then the drain is likely to be clear. If not, grab
a 
length of stiff wire and shove it up the drainhose located in the 
transmission tunnel.

 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.

They're not difficult, but the are time consuming with plenty of potential

for ****ups putting it back together if you're not careful..

>   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

Yeah, you can.
 




 5 Posts in Topic:
VT heaterbox leak
dedmannamded@[EMAIL PROTE  2008-03-04 19:48:30 
Re: VT heaterbox leak
"The Raven" <  2008-03-05 20:49:56 
Re: VT heaterbox leak
"Griff" <sgr  2008-03-05 20:49:35 
Re: VT heaterbox leak
Andy <no@[EMAIL PROTEC  2008-03-05 22:11:52 
Re: VT heaterbox leak
"Klokmeester" &  2008-03-05 23:05:28 

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