Really?  Maiken's Golf blasts heat like my old Chevy pickup...sounds like
the Jetta needs a thermostat.

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 10:19 AM, Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@mts.net> wrote:

> If watercooled VWs were ever known for their great heat, they aren't now.
>  It's -25C today, and my 09
> Jetta wagon takes 20-30 minutes to warm up.  Same with my former 03 Beetle.
>  I've never had a worse
> car for heat.  The vanagon actually warms up faster (at least in terms of
> blowing heat, not necessarily
> warming the large cabin).
>
> I miss my gas heater.
>
> Jeff
>
> >
> > From: Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM>
> > Date: 2010/01/07 Thu PM 12:05:07 CST
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: No heat at stoplights.
> >
> > I believe the Thermostat in closed position sends all flow to the heater
> > cores.  That's why water cooled VWs have been famous for their great
> heat.
> > Edward
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 2:26 PM, Don Spence <dkspence@telus.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Thermostat is highly unlikely. It's function is to close and curtail
> > > circulation within the engine until operating temperature is reached
> > > then slowly open to permit circulation to the cooling/cabin heating
> > > system.  If it fails closed, the engine overheats and will be
> > > apparent on your temp gauge which has it's sender in the thermostat
> > > housing. If it fails open it slows the engine coolants rise to
> > > operatingt temp.
> > >
> > > Your situation is one of circulation (as in little circulation at low
> > > rpm) not temperature as regulated by the thermostat.
> > >
> > >
> > > On 6-Jan-10, at 11:42 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
> > >
> > >  Date:    Wed, 6 Jan 2010 13:19:35 -0500
> > >> From:    David Prendergast <dprendergast@TRIAD.RR.COM>
> > >>
> > >> Subject: Re: No heat at stoplights.
> > >>
> > >> The coolant bottle is full with no leaks anywhere, someone earlier
> > >> said it may be the thermostat and the symptoms do match (thermo is
> > >> about 4 years old).  It blows hot out of both rear and front heaters
> > >> until I stop at a light then it blows cold.  Not really a big deal
> > >> since the weather is relatively mild here in central North Carolina.
> > >>
> > >
> >
>

--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"

Crescent Beach, BC

www.thebassspa.com
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27