Heater core upgrade possible at all?

Ti Kan ti at amb.org
Sun Nov 18 13:18:55 EST 2001


Larry C Leung writes:
> Actually, I rather liked the full on heat of my 4KQ, it only became
> somewhat weak in sub-zero (Fahrenheit) weather. And that was on a 1 hr
> highway commute. One other thing to check out is that the heater control
> cable is allowing the heater valve to fully open. I had a kinda reverse
> problem (couldn't get it to close), so I modified the lever by welding on
> a second lever pulled from a junker so that I could set it to be able to
> fully close in the summer, be fully open in the winter. That could be the
> problem.

Also, to really get toasty, close the center vents because the air from
there is not heated on the 4K series.

-Ti
01 S4 2.7 biturbo quattro
84 5000S 2.1 turbo
80 4000 2.0
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