[Vwdiesel] '81 Rabbit questions

[Bryan Belman]

Yeap, I would say my 92 eco produces about the same
amount of heat as your 91.  No need rad that I know of
but all hoses are good, heater core is origial, but I
have not complaints on the heat.  I would say I get
heat in first few miles as well, so we are the lucky
ones I guess.  Maybe you thermistate is open all the
time??

Bryan, NJ
--- mikitka <mikitka at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> Before I came into the Air Force my parents bought
> brand new a 79 rabbit
> diesel.  Now I can relate to the heat issue not
> being the best, in the cold
> winters of the western mountains of Pa. I do
> remember it being cold out, I
> want to say in the single digits and the engine
> running but the temp gage
> not moving off cold with not much for heat output.
> Just like our old 72
> square back. Now there was a no heat producing
> vehicle.
> 
> It does get cold here in NC, tonight suppose to get
> down to the teens. I
> have ran it into work in the am around 5am and it
> being that cold last year
> and I get heat. My one friend that I work with
> couldn't get over how hot it
> gets inside the jetta. The coolant system was all
> new when I rebuilt the
> engine, new radiator, hoses and all.  I do notice
> that the temp gage runs
> warmer with the heat on full hot. Once I move it
> back to full cold it drops
> back down to slightly off left of center where it
> normally runs, but on full
> hot it runs dead center.  I must have a magic jetta,
> great heat, no oil
> pressure and so far 30k miles on the rebuild with
> mpg average of 47mpg.
> Tony Hoffman drove it and can tell you it runs
> pretty good. Brian from NJ
> got to see it but didn't have enough time to drive
> it when he came through
> NC.
> 
> Nick
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com
> [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
> Behalf Of B & R Decker
> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 9:47 PM
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] '81 Rabbit questions
> 
> Hi Nick;
> 	I have never had a VW as new as a 91 Jetta but I
> have had many
> different Rabbits and the heaters worked pretty good
> till the weather gets
> cold. Try Wyoming in the winter in a Rabbit and you
> better hope you have a
> good lap robe plus toasty shoes and gloves. Been
> there done that many times
> and will be going to Texas from Washington State in
> early January in my 1981
> Dasher diesel station wagon. The 50 mpg is great and
> down comforter will
> keep me comfortable.
> Brian Decker
> 
> 
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Bryan Belman, Pt Pleasant, NJ
04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp   -- running :)
82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA               -- running :)
92 Jetta 1.6 Eco-Turbo Diesel       -- running :)
90 Audi 200, 2.2L Turbo FWD         -- stripping for parts now :(
70 Type 1 stock Beetle              -- Not running well :(