Re: Heater!

[Etop Udoh <eudoh@crl.com>]

> >From the not so far North, Great White North:
> 
> As I somehow !^^@#^$@# misplaced my icescraper today, I had to wipe snow
> of of my windshield with my hands and an old CD case. Brrr. 
> 
> Did I mention I also didn't bring any gloves?? What's with these ice/snow
> storms... I guess it's starting December, but COME ON. I'm in Iowa, btw,
> and will be moving to Colorado Springs in May (a warning to any list
> members out there!! -- Also making a road trip out there in early January
> to find an apartment ... anyone wanna meet up??). So anyway...
> 
> I get into my baby after prying the evil ice snow off her body and place
> my now blue hands over the center vent. (The car has been running for
> almost 10 minutes, and the water temp shows normal operating temps.) And
> much to my joy, I'm greeted by a blast of lukewarm air, which to my wet,
> blue hand felt like an artic breeze! The last thing I remember was
> recoiling in pain...
> 
> So, what the fuck is the matter? Low antifreeze? Nope. Bad heater core?
> Dunno Bad temp-cable-switch-actuator-lever? Possibly. BUT, here's the
> skinny:  When I rev the engine up to 2K+ the air gets noticeably warmer,
> oh so much warmer. Oh I LOVE HEAT! (Sorry about that...). What's going on?
> 
> Of course, it seems like the water is not circulating fast enough to give
> me heat in the cab... but that doesn't make any sense. It should be
> designed to give comparable levels of heat no matter what the RPMS, eh?
> I've heard of the VR6 having such low flow tht there are electric pumps
> specifically to circulate the water to keep the cab warm. But last I
> checked there's no VR6 tucked under my hood. :-)
> 
> This is my first winter w/ a Scirocco... I'm gonna mark it. Do any of you
> have similar experiences?? With my previous car, a Jetta, it would get hot
> as the Sun in the cab if I let it sit too long warming up. 
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> ~C
> '84 Wolfsburg (With many icicles)
> 
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>      Christopher Mende             ICEMT         O: 515-294-6738 
>      www.icemt.iastate.edu           @           F: 515-294-5531  
>      bayern.me.iastate.edu    Iowa State Univ    H: 515-294-6658
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Dude, I went to Iowa State University (84-87) Electrical....
  I ended up transferring out....

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