[Vwdiesel] Too cold

[pmdolan1 at sasktel.net]

No, you are not being unreasonable at all.  The ALH cars are HORRIBLE 
for heat - worst thing since air cooled days

#1 for this reason is condition of thermostat.  If it is working, car 
will get to 90C or so - but it has to be DRIVEN to get there.  We are 
10mi from town, and on a cool day, car is just getting warm as it hits 
the city.  Drill is start, idle out of driveway onto street, three 
blocks to highway and pedal to the metal. 

On a COLD day, the engine makes so little head and rejects so much from 
the block, oil pan, etc. that the temp guage NEVER gets anywhere near 
the middle of the range.  Especialy bad if you don;t have the lower 
splash pan in place.  As well, when winter comes, we put a full cover 
over the grille and lower intakes and even then, it is hard to get up 
to temp.  This year, we can;t find it and it is FRIGGING COLD in that 
darn car. 

Conversely:  warmest car I have ever driven:  one of our last A2 TDs. 

Pat

On Fri, 7 Feb 2014 20:55:52 -0800 (PST), Shalyn Shourds 
<sshourds at flash.net> wrote:
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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