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Subject:Re: Brrr - is it always so cold in a Vanagon?
From:kenneth d lewis
Date:Sun, 16 Jan 2000 15:09:47 EST

David;

        My crew cab heats great but then it never gets that cold here.
It's possible there is a factory restrictor in line with the core. Check
the Bently. I recall seeing something to that affect.

Drive Safely & Good Luck
Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe
For Sale: 61 AustinHealey Sprite(not Bugeye);Daily driver $2500

On Sat, 15 Jan 2000 21:41:16 -0800 David Marshall
<vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG> writes:
>With the temps hanging around -25C my Double Cab never really warms up
>to
>where I would like to see it - warmish air only comes out of the
>vents.
>The coolant temp is right where it should be as well as the oil temp.
>Is
>there a posibility that the outside air is just too cold for the
>heater
>core to warm up fast enough?  Should I put a piece of card board in
>front
>of the heater intake so there is more warmer air from the rad being
>sucked
>in?  Is there a piece of my heater "flap" system that isn't working
>right?
>
>
>
>--   David Marshall -                    - Quesnel, BC, Canada   --
>--    78 VW Rabbit, 80 VW Caddy, 84 VW Westie, 85 VW Cabriolet   --
>--       87 Audi 5000 Quattro, 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab      --
>-- David's Volkswagen Home Page        http://www.volkswagen.org --
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