[Vwdiesel] thermostat? (fwd)

[Stephen Kraus]

You guys are weird. My engine heats up fast, but its not the engine, the
coolant glow plugs heat it up to operating temps. I've never had a cold day
in my TDI yet...

On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 3:03 PM, Val Christian <val at mongo.mongobird.com>wrote:

> Pretty Typical.  I can run around with no heat, until I hit the expressway,
> then it climbs.  It will also use alternator power because it runs the
> coolant glow plugs.  When doing the timing best, swap in a 87C thermostat.
> IDI car was worse...lower power, no glowplugs in coolant.  With the 91, I
> could drive my daughter to school, and no real heat until I hit the
> expressway
> 25 miles later.
>
> There are reasons why a 6 cyl gasser might be better in the winter.
>
> I just can't think of them.
>
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> Forwarded message:
>  >
> > 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/
> >
> > 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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