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mex
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28th Jan 11 at 16:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Basically my heater on my corsa works when it wants to, its only a run around for work so im not spending money on it, what are these heaters like you stick in your fag lighter ?
Whittie
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28th Jan 11 at 16:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Whats wrong with the actual car heaters?
mex
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If i leave the car to idle for 30 mins the temperature doesnt go up or move,
if im at idle and rev to 2.5k there is warm heat .. sometimes.

Its not the heater matrix or thermostat or coolant. so im out of ideas ( i had spare from my other corsa to try )

Its as though soon as i rev i have heat, soon as i let off the throttle it goes cold.
dont understand why

I've had the matrix out and cleaned ect

[Edited on 28-01-2011 by X18XEFUN]
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28th Jan 11 at 16:56   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
bleed it and check cables
mex
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28th Jan 11 at 16:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cables are fine, arent corsa's self bleed ?
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what engine is it
mex
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1.5td
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quote:
Originally posted by X18XEFUN
1.5td


My derv used to do the same.

Does it overheat on long m-way runs?
mex
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28th Jan 11 at 18:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no its fine, it doesnt go above 95 been to cornwall and back no problem.

Leave it idling for 1 hour and just goes to 90 and stays there
John
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Diesel will never heat up idling, has to be driven.
mex
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Diesel will never heat up idling, has to be driven.


Whats the reason for this, is there a way round it as you surely cant be expected to drive with a misty window lol.
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28th Jan 11 at 19:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Not sure what the reason is, just what happens in my experience.

Misty window means moisture in the car, not a bad heater.
mex
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28th Jan 11 at 19:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by John
Misty window means moisture in the car, not a bad heater.


Hense you need a warm heater to " De-Mist " the car
John
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28th Jan 11 at 19:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No, hence you need to cure the cause and dry it out.

This is also a help or at a stretch gen chat thread.

[Edited on 28-01-2011 by John]
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28th Jan 11 at 19:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by John
No, hence you need to cure the cause and dry it out.

This is also a help or at a stretch gen chat thread.

[Edited on 28-01-2011 by John]


The original topic was about incar heaters, hence off Day.
John
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28th Jan 11 at 19:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Gen chat would have been more appropriate.

Preventing the cause of the moisture and drying the car out would also solve the problem, if you want to stick a heater in instead then fair enough.
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There must be an airlock, try squeezing the coolant pipes with the expansion tank cap off and the coolant level should go down, then top it up.
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28th Jan 11 at 20:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If there's no heat in them at all and you've changed that lot have you checked the head gasket?
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28th Jan 11 at 22:59   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Mine didnt work for ages, there would be a tiny bit of heat there but not enough to heat the car.

Pipes were full of muck, took them off and blasted water through them both ways to clean them out. Seemed to do the trick.
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28th Jan 11 at 23:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'll blast loads of mucck back in your pipes

[Edited on 28-01-2011 by Generation]
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quote:
Originally posted by Generation
I'll blast loads of mucck back in your pipes

[Edited on 28-01-2011 by Generation]


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28th Jan 11 at 23:11   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Indeed.
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I thought you were a classy lady, that would be insulted by such brash behaviour?
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You're in for a shock.

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