[Vwdiesel] Never cold!

[Andrew .Libby]

WRT the TDI passenger heat, I would mention that I currently own 3 TDI.
 One is an mTDI AHU in a vanagon w/ 5-speed manual trans.  It seems to take
a very long time for passenger heat.  Once it gets there, tho, it is hot.
 The 1.6TD engine that was in that vehicle previously produced passenger
heat MUCH more quickly.  The next is an mTDI ALH in a '91 vanagon
automatic.  It heats up very slowly and never seems to get to the middle of
the gauge.  Passenger heat is minimal.  I suspect a stuck or improper range
thermostat.  The third is a stock 2002 ALH Jetta Wagon automatic.  It
actually warms up in what I would consider a 'normal' amount of time for a
typical automobile.  Passenger heat is plenty warm and the needle moves to
the middle of the gauge and stays there.


On Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 12:39 PM, Andrew .Libby <libbybapa at gmail.com> wrote:

> A friend has an electric Rav4.  It has both A/C and passenger heat and
> uses the same compressor and delivery system for both.
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> On Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 12:35 PM, Arkady Mirvis <arkadymirvis at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Everybody speaks about thermostat, the antifreeze...... Modern cars
>> simply are designed for propulsion, their engines do have little reserves
>> left for heating. In my recent past, servicing not only VW community as a
>> combustion heater specialist, I had many very happy customers, getting into
>> preheated very warm  cars, buses and driving in comfort at outside
>> temperatures as low as - 25F. On a parking lot only my cars had no snow on
>> them and had crystal clear glass. I never had problems opening the doors!
>> Wait for electric cars! Without heaters they will be iceboxes.
>> Need more information? Write.
>> Ark Mirvis
>>
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>> -----Original Message----- From: pmdolan1 at sasktel.net
>> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2014 6:34 PM
>> To: vw fans ; Shalyn Shourds
>> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Too cold
>>
>> 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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