[s-cars] No heat!

[Lee M. Levitt]

Bob writes:
>
> Everybody else seems to have covered the mechanical things that may have
> failed, and since I have nothing to contribute in that regard,
> I'm going to take a different slant on this and say nothing is wrong.
From
> the timing of your e-mail I take it you noticed it when you went out to
lunch.
> Given that it was in the 40s on Friday and a bright sunny day here in the
> Northeast, it could simply be that the temp sensor in the headliner by the
sunroof
> controls was satisfied.  I've noticed this same thing occur on my
> car.  Get cool air at the normal setting of 70F, but if I bump it up to
> around 78F or so it starts giving me heat.  In the morning or evening it
always works
> normally, but on a mild sunny day when I go out during the day I get cool
> air.  Try opening the sunroof and windows for a couple of minutes
> and see if you start getting heat while it is still set at 70F.
>

Bob gets the gold star.

I checked all the codes on the climate control and everything appeared fine.
I also cycled between hi 70 degrees a couple of times, which I gather
manually forces the flap open, so if it was stuck, it got unstuck.

I have had proper heat since.

Lee
'95.5 S6 avant
'96 A6 quattro avant