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The pre-66 heaterboxes don't have that opening... they are just like the later ones except the valve assembly is devoid the vent so if the heat is off no air moves through the exchanger. Keith > They work the same way. When shut off, hot air is released via an > opening at the front top of the heat exchanger. Okay, thanks. It makes sense that VW would make sure that the HE itself couldn't overheat and melt the aluminum fins cast in there. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~