Crazy Thing Happened Today

[soltwede@privateI.com (Night Shadow)]

I beg to differ larry.

I have a block heater on my Golf...it has NO pump, mounts by the oil
cooler connections, and if I leave the heater valve open hot coolant DOES
make it to my heater core...and quickly! (did some testing when I first
got it).  It works because of thermodynamic "draw" or convection.  If you
rapidly cool one area (IE the heater core) the cold coolant will quickly
exit drawing in hot coolant that in turn gets cooled.  Now it isn't a fast
enough process to handle daily driving, but in conditions of near overheat
it DOES make a difference and can help you make it to a *safe* place to
get off the road.


I am done with this subject....disgusted that someone was called an idiot
over this when all he was looking for was some help.  And some of us have
had experiences similar and have WATCHED THE HEATER TRICK WORK.

Enough said.

Eric



On Sat, 23 Feb 2002, Larry wrote:

> Eric-
>   Operating the heater adds just a bit more cooling capacity to a normal
> system.  If the water pump is not functioning, hot water will not reach the
> heater core and cannot benefit.
> Normally, you are correct in using the heater to help cool the engine.
> With no water pump, the only thing to do is just what you did: stop.
> 
> Larry   sandiego16V
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Night Shadow <soltwede@privateI.com>
> To: Shawn C Meze <skerocdriver@juno.com>
> Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 10:24 PM
> Subject: Re: Crazy Thing Happened Today
> 
> 
> >
> >
> > > Tell you what Eric, you go disconnect your water pump and tell me how
> > > many miles you drove it before it blows up. Get back to us when you
> know.
> >
> > Listen tough guy, my POINT was that blasting the heat WILL make a
> > difference...not that it would work to get you around without a
> > pump...obviously thermal convetion alone is not enough for normal driving
> > conditions...or NONE of our cars would have water pumps...BUT, blasting
> > the heat AS you try and get off the road IS a good thing to do.  THAT was
> > my point.
> >
> > --
> > Eric
> > Northglenn, CO
> >
> > 76 Honda CB400F Super Sport
> > 80 Scirocco (Parts car again, no more DD duty)
> > 81 Scirocco S (2.0 16v swap and complete restoration in progress)
> > 81 Rabbit Truck LX Diesel (THE NEW RIDE)
> > 91 Cabriolet (2.0 Crossflow 8v swap and mechanical rebuild in progress)
> > 00 Golf GL TDI (Katy is driving this for now)
> >
> > "For Aquarians, the physics of loopholes is a perfectly valid science."
> > -Kelli Fox
> >
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--
Eric
Northglenn, CO

76 Honda CB400F Super Sport
80 Scirocco (Parts car again, no more DD duty)
81 Scirocco S (2.0 16v swap and complete restoration in progress)
81 Rabbit Truck LX Diesel (THE NEW RIDE)
91 Cabriolet (2.0 Crossflow 8v swap and mechanical rebuild in progress)
00 Golf GL TDI (Katy is driving this for now)

"For Aquarians, the physics of loopholes is a perfectly valid science."
-Kelli Fox