[Vwdiesel] Poor heater output

Fri Nov 11 18:58:42 EST 2005

Hi James-

When I ordered my heater core, it was also recommended
to me that I smeal a little silicone on all the
plastic tabs, etc while putting it all together. 
Supposed to keep you from getting any dash rattle. 
(Guy told me that high-end stereo installers do this.)

Also, I recommend using many plastic bags, masking
tape, and a magic marker to mark all the different
nuts and bolts as to where they go.

Have fun,

David

--- James Hansen <jhsg at sasktel.net> wrote:

> Yeah, I know.
> I'm just pissing and moaning about it :-)
> It's always comforting to blow ten hours fixing
> something that should have
> been built better in the first place.
> It usually turns into a week long affair anyway... I
> put the Pasat on
> jackstands tonight, pulled the calipers off 4
> corners, dropped the rear axle
> out.  It needs bushings.  Only one bushing was still
> attached to the metal
> outer shell that's pressed into the axle.  The rest
> fell out when I lowered
> the axle out.  It's all just serendipitous, as it
> was rotor and caliper time
> anyway, but I would have to have ONE seized pin on
> these stupid Girling
> calipers. It's order from Calgary for the part, so I
> guess instead of
> rebuilding, I'm gonna blow the stack and go all new
> caliper assemblies- the
> bushings and pins are pretty worn, past what I'd
> call acceptible anyway.  Of
> course it would have to be the thursday night before
> a long weekend. No
> ordering until monday.
> Good point about the heater core.  I should get one
> too.  I keep telling
> myself it's good I get dealer wholesale...
> thanks for the link. Dennis spent some time on that
> page. better than
> Bentley on CD for sure, and yeah, its the same deal
> as the Passat.  I had it
> mostly apart to lube the heater motor last winter.
> Thst kind of sucked to
> do, as this one has the kneebar.
> He has a sense of humor too: "Now you can gently
> pull the dash shell off
> making sure to guide the heater controls down so
> they don't break."
> lol. I can hear them cracking already....
> -James
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Cook [mailto:vwdieselbunny at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 9:38 PM
> To: jhsg at sasktel.net; diesel list
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Poor heater output
> 
> 
> James-
> 
> Really, the disassembly isn't that hard, I know you
> can handle that.  It is, however, time consuming. 
> (I
> know, I'm in the middle of it with my Corrado, well
> I'm ready to reassemble.)
> 
> Check out this link:
> <http://www.corrado-club.ca/mods/heatercore.html>
> 
> It is a Corrado, but the Passat should be very very
> similar.
> 
> Once you get the heater box part out of the car, you
> just have to pop the little clips off and the tabs
> that hold the top and bottom halves together to put
> new foam on the air control flaps.
> 
> I'd bet money that is the root of your heating
> problems and everything else is a band-aid at best.
> (and not that great of a band-aid).
> 
> I'd also consider buying a new heater core for the
> car, since you would be pulling it out anyway to do
> this.
> 
> David
> 
> --- James Hansen <jhsg at sasktel.net> wrote:
> 
> > That's exactly what it does when -20 and the
> heater
> > starts to thaw the snow
> > from your boots.  The visibility disappears when
> the
> > air gets damp.  Recirc
> > works well on AC when you are removing moisture
> from
> > the air, but you really
> > just need the dry air from outside in winter here.
> > You may have hearrd, it
> > is a dry cold.... lol...
> > My 97 golf TD will toast marshmallows. The 99
> Jetta
> > TDI seems to follow in
> > the same vein, but i haven't had it in winter cold
> > cold yet. I really didn't
> > want to disassemble the car to find the blend
> door,
> > but that's what it's
> > going to take I guess, as I'm selling the golf,
> and
> > my girls will revolt if
> > the Passat doesn't heat better.
> > -James
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com
> > [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]On
> > Behalf Of LBaird119 at aol.com
> > Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 1:50 PM
> > To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> > Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Poor heater output
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 11/10/2005 9:39:08 AM Pacific
> > Standard Time,
> > scameron at compmore.net writes:
> >
> > > On the A/C A2's, there is a "recirc" flap on the
> > air induction behind and
> > > below the glove compartment that permits
> > recirculation of cabin air in
> > texas
> > > panic type of hot weather. Means could be
> applied
> > to operate it in winter,
> > > to recirc most or all the inside air, instead of
> > trying to heat -40 air to
> > > survival temps.
> >
> >   James' Passat should have a recirc button right
> > next to the A/C button.
> > Dad's 97 does.  Makes a difference in really hot
> or
> > really cold weather!
> > A LOT of people run around in roughly freezing
> temps
> > though with such a
> > button/switch engaged and are all fogged up all
> the
> > time.  ;-D  You just
> > want to roll down the window and tell them to flip
> > the ricirculate back to
> > fresh!
> >      Loren
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> 
> David Cook
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David Cook
Red '86 Cabriolet Diesel Powered
Red '90 g60 Corrado 
Brown and White '78 Westy Campmobile "Bear"
and others in various states of disrepair
Pictures here: community.webshots.com/user/superdave5599

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