Re: get more heat

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <josiah@gsinet.net>]

Yes I disconnected the valve and could look through it. Thanks for the suggestion,
though!
    -Josiah
    '84 GTI
    '86 Scirocco 8v
    '87 QSW
    http://www.gsinet.net/~josiah

Wolff wrote:

> Are you sure the heater valve is opening? You have several water cooled
> VW's so you are probably already familiar with those plastic heater
> valves. They can break in such a way that moving the arm does not move
> the plastic part inside that is supposed to rotate. Usually they fail
> open, but could fail closed I suppose. If you take the valve out you
> should be able to look right through it when open.
> HTH,
> Wolff
>
> Wm. Josiah Erikson wrote:
> >
> > Hmmm well I guess I kindof did it in an inaccurate way... I disconnected the outlet
> > side of the heater core while the engine was running and put a pan under the car...
> > I just got drip-drip-drip. I think I should have gotten a good flow.
> >     -Josiah
> >     '84 GTI
> >     '86 Scirocco 8v
> >     '87 QSW
> >     http://www.gsinet.net/~josiah
> >