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heater fan blows cold on all settins!

Postby luck8869 » Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:02 pm

hi anyone had this problem, engine gets hot and runs normal temp. removed heater pipes and got a good circulation,or is there something i`m not seeing in the heater box, not sure how the heat is controlled? thanks
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Re: heater fan blows cold on all settins!

Postby Turbo Tim » Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:08 pm

I had this,turned out to be air lock,if it is cable opperated check they are all working(drivers side footwell )
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Re: heater fan blows cold on all settins!

Postby luck8869 » Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:15 pm

Turbo Tim wrote:I had this,turned out to be air lock,if it is cable opperated check they are all working(drivers side footwell )


changed thermostat housing in the summer and just got round to using the heater so could be related but cant find a bleed , how did you get rid of the air lock ? thanks
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Re: heater fan blows cold on all settins!

Postby Turbo Tim » Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:29 pm

They should self bleed but the hose that goes to the header tank from the thermostate has a restricter in it which gets blocked so it will not bleed,if you sqeeze the pipe you will feel it ,i cut mine out cleaned and then put back in with a jubile clip round it,it has now done 2 years ok, :)
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Re: heater fan blows cold on all settins!

Postby luck8869 » Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:31 pm

Turbo Tim wrote:They should self bleed but the hose that goes to the header tank from the thermostate has a restricter in it which gets blocked so it will not bleed,if you sqeeze the pipe you will feel it ,i cut mine out cleaned and then put back in with a jubile clip round it,it has now done 2 years ok, :)


thanks for that will try tomorrow an let you no the out come, cheers
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Re: heater fan blows cold on all settins!

Postby Frag » Fri Nov 21, 2008 2:07 pm

Sounds like you`ve got a cable off heater box,the temperature flap one....
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Re: heater fan blows cold on all settins!

Postby luck8869 » Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:41 pm

Frag wrote:Sounds like you`ve got a cable off heater box,the temperature flap one....

cheers will check that :!:
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Re: heater fan blows cold on all settins!

Postby luck8869 » Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:52 pm

luck8869 wrote:
Frag wrote:Sounds like you`ve got a cable off heater box,the temperature flap one....

cheers will check that :!:

just got back to problem been using another van but need this sorting can you get to the cables without taking the whole box out and wot does it control, ? got hot water to the matrix but no flow through it, thanks anybody
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