Shutting off the heat

[Wayne Kotila]

Maybe it's an intermitent problem caused by a dirty sporlan water valve like you mentioned, or an intermitent electrical problem with the front heat switch on the dash or the electric solenoid that opens and close the water valve for your front heat exchangers.

I know what you mean about this so called global warming, we have been consistantly below normal temps. here in Mn. for 2 years now, it's June andwe still need a jacket much of the time.

Wayne

1985PT40

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From: sfedeli3 <sfedeli3@...>
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, June 1, 2009 5:38:01 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Shutting off the heat

Hi Wayne,

Not sure what is up with mine- may have to check and see what (if any) crud is in the sporlans. Funny thing with my dash heat is that when you turn it "on" and the booster pump runs- it does not get warm. If you leave the switch off, the pump does not run, but the dash heater core gets toasty. Had to run the heat last night coming back from TX- this global warming has really cooled things off here in the northeast LOL. The heater cores under the sofa and in the hallway work as they should- it's just the front one that gives me fits.

Shane Fedeli
85PT40
Hershey, PA

--- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com", Wayne Kotila wrote:
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> Hi Shane:
> If the water valves controlled by the 12 volt solenoids are not dirty and working properly you just
have to turn your switch's off and you shouldn't get any heated antifreeze to the heat exchangers. All it takes is a little debris in the water valve and the diaphram won't close off the valve. On my PT40 with the switch's off all the heat is off.
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> From: sfedeli3 <sfedeli3@.. .>
> To: "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com"
> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 8:21:34 AM
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Shutting off the heat
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> Hi Jerry,
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> Kelly and I had a good laugh this morning- at your expense of course- We couldn't figure ours out either and used to roast up front all summer. I finally realized that you have to shut off the
4 valves in the engine compartment to completely turn the heat off. Otherwise, the hot coolant seems to keep circulating- even with the summer/winter switch on summer and the front heat dash switch off. It sounds like others have clued you into this as well.
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> Shane Fedeli
> 85PT40
> On the road in San Antonio
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> --- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, "jburgessx2" wrote:
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> > So, how do I shut the heat off in this 85 PT40? I've turned off all know switches on dash and panels above. But, we are still getting heat out of the vents. I'm guessing it's coming from the chassis heating system since all the others are off. Surely their must be a valve to shut off somewhere. . .
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> > When it's 100 degrees outside I would rather not have any heat on. . .
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> > Jerry
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