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john_petchey
24-01-2007, 11:19
my heatin inside my car only get luke warm any suggestions as to what it can be? (i've recently had my bottom hose and rad changed, and made sure there were no air locks!!)

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l24/petch_02/4329_mod06me31.jpg
MAXIBOY
24-01-2007, 11:21
heater matrix
cliokiz
24-01-2007, 14:51
Could it also possibly be a low temp thermostat in the engine he might not know about?
john_petchey
24-01-2007, 15:25
dont think its the heater matrix as the car isnt over heatin

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l24/petch_02/4329_mod06me31.jpg
david932
24-01-2007, 18:41
heater matrix doesn't necessary affect the engine temp your confusing it with the rad. the heater matrix is a smaller rad (behind the dash?) to control the cabin temp
Lee Keefy
24-01-2007, 18:43
the car may not overheat if the heater matrix is partialy blocked,if some water gets through the fan will stop the car from overheating as will the increased efficiency of the new rad :D
MatBrown
25-01-2007, 12:21
Could it also possibly be a low temp thermostat in the engine he might not know about?

I've never seen a low temp stat stop the blowers from blowing hot air.



Mat.
Clio_GTT
25-01-2007, 18:30
Could it also possibly be a low temp thermostat in the engine he might not know about?

I've never seen a low temp stat stop the blowers from blowing hot air.



Mat.

exactly, water is always flowing through the matrix unlike the rad.

it'll be down to a blocked heater matrix, the copper pipes inside them are of a small bore and can easily get sludged up after years of service. cheap to buy but a pig to replace
nyk
25-01-2007, 18:45
more to the point how have you got that sinature picture of your car under every post!!!
cliokiz
25-01-2007, 20:42
Well thats weird. Whenever my car is left running, it warms up to about the third line on the temp gauge, and the heaters are very hot, but when the car is being driven, the temp gauge drops right down, to the first line, and the heaters are only slightly warm!

My guess was that it was the low temp thermostat keeping the engine cooler, is that not right?
MAXIBOY
25-01-2007, 21:49
could be no thermostat fitted
cliokiz
25-01-2007, 23:53
If that's the thing that's screwed into the site of the rad, mine has one of those. Has been replaced as the one i had in there didn't work..
MAXIBOY
26-01-2007, 01:27
thermostat is in a housing on the engine
cliokiz
28-01-2007, 19:29
Is that a bad thing? Any reason why it wouldn't have one, ie, for a cooler engine?
john_petchey
29-01-2007, 12:30
jus found out it could be a blocked pipe to the heater matrix or the heater matrix its self!!! :(

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l24/petch_02/4329_mod06me31.jpg
Frenche
29-01-2007, 14:09
Is that a bad thing? Any reason why it wouldn't have one, ie, for a cooler engine?

no mate, the stat is there to warm the engine quicker from cold, nothing else.
Frenche
29-01-2007, 14:10
You will have one.

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john_petchey
29-01-2007, 14:12
i no what it is now and will be fixin the prob and i no i have a thermostate lol
Frenche
29-01-2007, 14:17
Wasnt at you mate, cliokutz
john_petchey
29-01-2007, 14:21
i no bruv its cool lol