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Offline Horney

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Re: crap heater!
« Reply #10 on: 08 October 2007, 16:22 »
Heater matrix change? Cheaper and less hassle to buy a decent coat and gloves. I did one a few years back and it was the worst job I've ever had to do on a MKII. I ended up having to source loads of bits frm the scrappy as the box with all the flaps in for directing the air just fell to bits when I took it out. VW wanted £150 for a replacement!

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Offline jammac

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Re: crap heater!
« Reply #11 on: 08 October 2007, 16:31 »
GREAT! im filling with confidence now!

ive just bled the system as per R.Js guide. hasnt seemed to have done much at first glance but i guess i wont know until i start her up from cold as to whether or not its worked? rad flush tomorrow anyway i think as my coolant is looking pretty brown!
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Re: crap heater!
« Reply #12 on: 08 October 2007, 16:34 »
I think mine went as wrong as it's possible to go, they're not all that bad.

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Re: crap heater!
« Reply #13 on: 09 October 2007, 14:04 »
OK i think its safe to say bleeding the system has done naff all as i had to drive home from a nightshift freezing my arse off this morning!! ill get on with the rad flush when its not raining.
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Offline Ben Lessani

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Re: crap heater!
« Reply #14 on: 09 October 2007, 20:58 »
The bypass valves look like this...the lower left corner with the u-shaped pipe and jubilie clips on it




then after you remove them, if will look something like this....to the right hand side of the rocker cover, the two copper pipes

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Offline Organisys

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Re: crap heater!
« Reply #15 on: 09 October 2007, 21:18 »
Flush the matrix in reverse direction. Find a mechanic with a pressure stream cleaner of you can.

Search Ebay for cheap coat as Nick mentioned. Leave coat in car, job done.

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Offline clipperjay

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Re: crap heater!
« Reply #16 on: 09 October 2007, 21:54 »
Can you buy like an electric fan that plug into the ciggie and bingo instant heat no need to wait for the car to warm up either! :laugh:
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Offline Ben Lessani

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Re: crap heater!
« Reply #17 on: 09 October 2007, 22:09 »
Trouble is electric heaters draw a few hundred watts of power, usually 500+ ..... a good 40 amps of power, might melt the poor quality ciggy wiring.
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Re: crap heater!
« Reply #18 on: 09 October 2007, 22:11 »
Quote from: blessani on 09 October 2007, 22:09
Trouble is electric heaters draw a few hundred watts of power, usually 500+ ..... a good 40 amps of power, might melt the poor quality ciggy wiring.

Yeah I was taking the pisss fella  :wink:
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Offline Dolly

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Re: crap heater!
« Reply #19 on: 09 October 2007, 22:38 »
mine is luke cold at best its the stat.. its open all the time hence longer warm up times and heater times.. it sits halfway between a quater and half driving and takes an eternity to get there.. if i sit idle for 10 mins and it finally hits halfway (normal operating temp) the heaters work fine.. ill see how it goes when i put a G60 in with a working stat in the baby
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