quattro Digest, Vol 158, Issue 5

[Dan DiBiase]

Yeah, I have a new tank and it looks like tomorrow will be a decent day to
replace it. I have to do it outside as my garage is filled with (currently
non-running) old British iron.

Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA

On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 4:59 PM, Linn Richardson <linnrichardson at yahoo.com>
wrote:

> lf the coolant level drops 1 to 2 inches you will lose heat.
>
> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
>
>   On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 1:11 PM, quattro-request at audifans.com<q
> uattro-request at audifans.com> wrote:   Send quattro mailing list
> submissions to
>     quattro at audifans.com
>
> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
>     http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/quattro
> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
>     quattro-request at audifans.com
>
> You can reach the person managing the list at
>     quattro-owner at audifans.com
>
> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
> than "Re: Contents of quattro digest..."
>
>
> Today's Topics:
>
>   1. Re: No Heat.... (Dan DiBiase)
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2016 16:22:27 -0500
> From: Dan DiBiase <dan.dibiase at gmail.com>
> To: Nick Lawrence <nick at beol.net>
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: No Heat....
> Message-ID:
>     <CABxEc+=cdyo5s5wqjpi=2n5VouSbfz0z1h2LqK7xVYfVrZhT3Q at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>
> Thanks for the replies, everyone... I did a little research based on some
> early responses.... I neglected to mention that I have a small,
> newly-discovered leak in my expansion tank so need to replace that.
> Discovered it was empty and noticed the drip when I refilled it. I then I
> was reading about my symptoms perhaps being air in the system, which made
> sense, as the tank was dry when I refilled it. So I figured I needed to
> bleed the system. However, this afternoon I went out for a longer trip to
> do some errands and it started generating heat again, so I am thinking that
> the air must have worked it's way out.
>
> Going to order a new tank to fix the leak issue.
>
> Thx,
>
> Dan D
> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> Central NJ USA
>
> On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Nick Lawrence <nick at beol.net> wrote:
>
> > Same symptoms on my 2008 Passat wagon,    there is a temp flap controlled
> > by a tiny motor,  motor was broke,  fairly cheap part but pain to change
> >
> > On 12/22/2016 11:58 AM, Dan DiBiase wrote:
> >
> >> Hi, patient is 2004 A4 1.8Tq. Had no heat today, but car warmed up
> >> normally
> >> and temp gauge was stable (i.e., no moving once it got to it's normal
> >> spot). Outside temps in the low 40's. Is this a thermostat issue?
> >>
> >> Thx,
> >>
> >> Dan D
> >> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> >> Central NJ USA
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> quattro mailing list
> >> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/quattro
> >> http://www.audifans.com/kb/List_information
> >>
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > quattro mailing list
> > http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/quattro
> > http://www.audifans.com/kb/List_information
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Subject: Digest Footer
>
> _______________________________________________
> quattro mailing list
> quattro at audifans.com
> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/quattro
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> End of quattro Digest, Vol 158, Issue 5
> ***************************************
>
> _______________________________________________
> quattro mailing list
> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/quattro
> http://www.audifans.com/kb/List_information