[Vwdiesel] Too cold

[James Hansen]

Shoot, the new ones are no different.
2013 Passat is in the shop, we have a loaner 4 door golf, I think also a
2013, it's the friggin arctic in the car.  I drove it to Karate class the
other night, it wasn't warming up after 2 miles at -28c, so I walked on it.
2 miles at 180kph, it finally hits 90 on the gauge, and you can actually
feel heat inside.  Back it down to something more resembling dad driving his
daughters around, and it immediately drops the coolant temp to half of what
it was.  The New Passat is only slightly better, but it is in the hospital
for heater work (go figure).  The 2012 Passat was quite good, and you could
leave it in 5th on the highway to warm up quicker. the 13 is auto, but a
better car.
My 97 golf is an oven.  It has the 1.9td, the warmest car I own, so it
stands to reason it's in storage.  The 05 Passat was good with 2/3 of the
rad covered.  97 Passat was cold too unless you had most of the rad covered.
All the diesel vw's for the most part are too cool, you need either a storm
front, or something to keep the wind out of the engine compartment,
particularly the lower opening below bumper. The motor is a very efficient
radiator, being in the transverse orientation, all the wind hits it, and
your heater core goes without.  If there were no heated electric seats, my
wife would tell me to stuff these vw's somewhere.
-james


-----Original Message-----
From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
Behalf Of Andrew .Libby
Sent: February-08-14 10:53 PM
To: Justin Bennett
Cc: vwfans vwdiesel
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Too cold

This makes me wonder...what percentage of people who find the TDIs run too
cold are running without the engine cover or the belly pan...


On Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 9:00 PM, Justin Bennett <lug1970 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I have found on my 98 Jetta that if I run the heater at with the knob 
> just up from the cold position (knob horizontally, pointed to cold) 
> that the engine will come up to temp, and put out just enough heat to 
> keep the windshield clear if I am driving by myself.  Downside is that 
> you have to dress like you are driving an aircooled bug.
> Justin
>
>
>  >
>  > No, you are not being unreasonable at all.  The  ALH cars are 
> HORRIBLE  > for heat - worst thing since air cooled days  >
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