[Vwdiesel] thermostat?

[Tad]

I dont' have any experience in temps that low, but from what I've heard
that sounds pretty normal.  My 01 takes quite a while to heat up even when
it's down in the 20s.

Even a normally functioning 'stat will bypass a certain amount of coolant
into the radiator though, so you could improve your warmup times by using a
radiator blanket - many people use a piece of cardboard like Loren
mentioned.

Also the upper/lower engine covers help a bit if they aren't in place.

On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 11:13 AM, Chris Geiser <cfgeiser at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Tad - not worried about the heat; first car I ever had with heated
> seats so I'm perfectly fine... just trying to figure out if the thermostat
> might be bad, or if they really take this long to warm up.
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> On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Tad <tadc at europa.com> wrote:
>
>> Chris - my apologies if I'm stating the obvious, but if you like a warm
>> car you might consider a frostheater.
>>
>> http://www.frostheater.com/
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>> On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 10:37 AM, Chris Geiser <cfgeiser at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all;
>>>
>>> Here in WI it dipped down to 5 degrees (F) this AM.  This is my first
>>> cold
>>> weather with the new-to-me 04 TDI. Car sits outside at night.
>>> I did a bunch of city-type driving initially this AM dropping kids at
>>> schools, then I was on the highway for about 20 minutes before I got to
>>> work.  The car did not reach full operating temp during the 30 min of
>>> easy
>>> driving (30-45 mph) - temp gauge needle made it about 1/4 of the gauge,
>>> when it usually sits dead center once warm.  It only reached full
>>> operating
>>> temp (center of the gauge) once I got on the highway.
>>> I believe the gauge to be accurate from feeling the heater output, which
>>> got warmer as the needle rose.
>>>
>>> Anyone else in cold climates -> Is this normal for these cars to have
>>> trouble warming up, or should I think about changing out the thermostat?
>>>
>>> TIA;
>>>
>>> Chris
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