hot air at last!!!

[ginga]

  just wanna say thanx to people who advised me bout crap heaters. fixed it today and at last its warm enough to cruise around naked(not that i would) cheers all

[JC]

so what did you do then 

[OakeyDoak16v]

Good stuff!
I helped my mate do his Matrix last year. What a B@ll ache! Never again.
Did you do it on your own? It really was a 4 handed job at times on the one we did.

[Peel]

Got this to look forward to over the next few weeks.
Proper hot air will be soooooo good though....

[tobz.]

Replaced the matrix on my winter hack at the weekend, this is the second one I've done and I still maintain it's not a difficult job just a bit fiddly and time consuming.
Was cooking all the way to work today but there was no way I was turning the heat down!!!
Well worth the effort.

[hobbiniho]

emmm what are the symptoms of a f**ked matrix, i had my golf running for the first time sinse october and my windscreen steamed up instantly as soon as the car was started does this mean the matrix is nackered?

[tobz.]

If it hadn't been started since october there's probably a fair bit of damp etc in all the vents. Leave it running and get everything nice and hot for a while if the misting clears then it's probably fine. If it persists then that can be the first sign of a leaking matrix.

[ginga]

so what did you do then 

i did the old copper pipes trick. works a treat

[TRANTER]

i cant get hot air either could it be the same or could it be the heater blower because when i turn them on realy light smoke comes through the vents be a big help to find out thanx

[hobbiniho]

oh yeh i had smoke/ steam coming out my vents aswell but only a little bit it did eventually go away