[Vwdiesel] Never cold!

[Tad]

Brilliant.  The AC is just a heat pump after all... the 3-phase electric AC
compressor in the Prius is a thing of beauty - variable capacity and far
more efficient than most conventional compressors.


On Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 11:39 AM, 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.
>
>
> 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
> >
> >
> > -----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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