By pass my heater

The heater unit on my 2.5 td leaks a bit more than leak sealer will probably cope with.
Can I remove the whole thing for the summer months and try and repair it ( can this be done easily ) or get another one from the scrappy.
Would I just have to by pass the hoses with a bit of copper tube ?
Is the unit easy to remove and if it is does anyone have any tips or advice ?
Thanks you lovely lot.

i just bypasses the heater matrix on the wifes pug 306... just join the tubes! dont think you can fix em, just buy a new one and be done with it. heater matrix looks fairly straight forward to remove. i think their riveted on though? so you may need to drill these out and rivet it back in place.

G

If you drill the rivets out and take the matrix out then you can fix it.

It is possible to solder/braze them if there are not to many leaks.

I would certainly be tempted to take it apart and see.

That sounds good, I'll give it a go.
Thanks

the latest (2007 model) defender has a larger matrix and flow, so if yu can justify a noo one - its meant to be a much better heater.