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ONLYA4 petrol head
Joined: 12 May 2003 Posts: 1114
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 2:49 pm Post subject: Radiator = no heating? |
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For my RWC he told me i had to fix the windscreen demister, it wasn't blowing out hot air. I am going to flush the heater hoses, but i was thinking it could be my radiator. My radiator is absolutely hammered, cracked and it doesn't work, not to mention i need a new head gasket. But could this be accounting to having no hot air? |
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Frederick Stienheld petrol head
Joined: 05 Sep 2002 Posts: 2719
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 3:07 pm Post subject: Re: Radiator = no heating? |
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There is a heater unit inside your cabin, behind the dash
Take that out and run water through it from your garden hose in each direction a few times till it starts comming out clean. |
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ONLYA4 petrol head
Joined: 12 May 2003 Posts: 1114
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 3:18 pm Post subject: Re: Radiator = no heating? |
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"I am going to flush the heater hoses" said that in my orig post, just to get all the shit out, hopefully its not rusted. But if the radiator has no water, or little water, then i wont get any hot air from the vents will i? |
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GROOV3 petrol head
Joined: 04 Oct 2001 Posts: 3682
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 3:21 pm Post subject: Re: Radiator = no heating? |
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if you have no coolant / water
your engine will over heat blah blah blah
but there is a little raditor type thing in the heater box and any water /coolant that goes through the motor gets pumped into there and a fan blows past that
there for if you ahve nothing in your main radiator i would say your heater wont work and neither will your car soon |
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ONLYA4 petrol head
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 4:16 pm Post subject: Re: Radiator = no heating? |
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Yeah i know, thats why i'm not driving it, but im getting a RWC so i can register it in my name, then rebuild then engine. only thing he has docked me on, but because i need a new head gasket (hopefully not a new head) the radiator just puts all the water into the sump, so my oil is pure white fun. lol |
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Frederick Stienheld petrol head
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 4:18 pm Post subject: Re: Radiator = no heating? |
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shit eh, you'd think he'd me more concerned about that than the windscreen demister! |
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ONLYA4 petrol head
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 4:21 pm Post subject: Re: Radiator = no heating? |
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Why? I dont think you have to have a head gasket to pass a roadworthy. As long as its not leaking oil or bad emissions. |
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GROOV3 petrol head
Joined: 04 Oct 2001 Posts: 3682
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 4:23 pm Post subject: Re: Radiator = no heating? |
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well its not really road worthy is it if you cant drive it properly
cooling system doesnt work
engine doest operate properly
i dont see how you would get past with those issues |
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ONLYA4 petrol head
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 4:34 pm Post subject: Re: Radiator = no heating? |
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Well i dont know either, i'm not a RW certifier, but this guy is and as soon as i fix the heater i get issued my RWC. |
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Frederick Stienheld petrol head
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 4:35 pm Post subject: Re: Radiator = no heating? |
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king oath you need to have a head gasket to pass roadworthy!
as groovn says, it doesnt drive properly. There's more to roadworthy than emmisions and oil leaks.
Apart from having bad cooling it's also getting bad lubrication due to all the water in the system |
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GROOV3 petrol head
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 4:37 pm Post subject: Re: Radiator = no heating? |
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well you cant fix the heater till you fix your head gasket problem
engine needs to run to pump the coolant |
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Racegem backyard mechanic
Joined: 30 Jan 2002 Posts: 987
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 4:49 pm Post subject: Re: Radiator = no heating? |
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My guess it's the way the RWC bloke is not passing the car. There's nothing on the RWC to fail it regarding a head gasket, but he can knock it on the demister. And your demister won't work till you fix the head gasket. Get it...? |
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gem12c tinkerer
Joined: 27 Mar 2002 Posts: 53
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 2:36 pm Post subject: Re: Radiator = no heating? |
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just a reminder that the rwc is only to do with safty of the vehicle. there for heating, door handles, tyres, brakes, window winders, lights, wipers and even water in the wiper squirty thing needs to be up to working. |
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