[Vwdiesel] Too cold

[James Hansen]

Suck it up....

lol...

Usual trick is to block off at least half the rad with cardboard.  Half a
rad is more than enough till it gets warm.
-james

-----Original Message-----
From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
Behalf Of Shalyn Shourds
Sent: February-07-14 10:56 PM
To: vw fans
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Too cold

OK, I live about 15 miles south of Hayden and MY Diesel ('00 TDI) is too
cold.  I know that since this is Texas, that statement is not going to
garner a lot of sympathy.  I.e. from James.  I do have a question, though,
before I start doing something drastic.  Should the car be making enough
heat to get the cab reasonably warm if it's 20 degrees F outside?  I have to
admit to only rarely driving in those temps here in Ft. Worth and don't have
a good feel.  I did look and make sure my vent recirculation door closes. 
The car's old enough that there's a black snow of insulation through the
vents so I thought that might be the problem.  It's not.  I felt the
radiator hoses too and the top one isn't warm, so I'm guessing the engine
just isn't getting warm enough to make heat.  I'm thinking that this is just
the way it is and I can bundle even more, but if there's a way I can pick up
a little comfort, that'd be kind of awesome.  

The one time I wish I had a Dodge.  As much fuel as those things burn, I
would haveto get some heat.  I feel like I'm battling global warming by
freezing.  

"Deal with it" is an acceptable response.  I just want to make sure it's
performing optimally.  It'll be 105F soon enough.  


-Shalyn
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