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Omega General Help / Re: Drivers Car Seat Comfort problem

« on: 19 April 2009, 03:37:13 »

big dave take you,ve not had a omega long if your still going by the manuel, keep it handy mate you will need it!~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Omega General Help / my heater conversion, or bodge as some call it

« on: 11 December 2008, 12:15:47 »

first thanks to all that have replyed.i have made some enquires into this issue,or debate the way its going,,,,i have spoken to a very clever man called tony bickerton that has worked for vx,for has long as he can remember,and has done some resarch for me,some early v6 omegas,and later carltons,did not have heater bypass valves fitted,and were plumbed directly.mycar being a late 95,cd v6 varient does,and with aircon.and by doing away with so mentioned valve,and,teeing in vacc pipe,is a suitable way,or bodge as some say.of making heaters work.as for issue of other vacc pipe issues,all the vacc pipes seem to be taken fro the main vaccum pipe .i have followed these pipes to various locations aroundthe engine ,and driving 70 odd miles to work,at 4 in the morning, with heat,i con honestly say  all is fine,i am not using any more fuel than i normally use,ie 30ish to gallon,car run well, with no lack of power.tony has done thi conversion on a few omegas in the past,1 to the delight of some people,and im gratefull for his info,i do not want to cause,big issues over this.all ive tried to put across is that it has worked,and im more than happy.so once again thanks,so please no nasty remarks

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Omega General Help / Re: converted my heaters,now their hot

« on: 10 December 2008, 21:46:10 »

like other people say,that when u turn switch to hot, the vacc pipe switches over to allow hot water into matrix,when not switching over either prob with vacc pipe or valve u/s thats why iv done away with mine,and plumbed it direct, and as result nice hot heaters

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Omega General Help / Re: converted my heaters,now their hot

« on: 10 December 2008, 20:58:37 »

im not being rude but i put posts on about me converting my heaters ,that does work for my car.its my,so i can do what the hell i like with it.also replying to other post ,why not just fit another hbv, well i wont have to now will i

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Omega General Help / Re: converted my heaters,now their hot

« on: 10 December 2008, 20:23:25 »

any air con will reduce fuel ecomony,id sooner have my window open than put more lumberance on my engine,it was proved years ago

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Omega General Help / Re: converted my heaters,now their hot

« on: 10 December 2008, 20:11:20 »

like i said in one off my other posts,when i turn to cold it goes cold and vice verser,when u turn ur heaters to cold, where does the cold air come from,wake up fella and have a good look at ur omega ...its drawn through the pollen filter into the car,then ur fan distibutes it,simple,i u think its a bodge thats fine by me,thats your opinion,try it when ur heaters pack up,,and have to struggle with a cold car

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Omega General Help / Re: converted my heaters,now their hot

« on: 10 December 2008, 19:53:04 »

its worked for my car, and yes i can assure everthing works, ive been mending trucks and buses for 28 years,all iv done,is take something away that gives so many problems,in the first place.you just need to look at it in a open mind,that is the way millions of vehicles on the road is set up ,directly in to matrix then out, so what is the difference in me doing the same,and no i dont think its a bodge at all. so many people have similar probs with there v6s they get told to try this and that sometimes at huge cost tofind there back at square one again so ill leave it be,,, mine works .

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Omega General Help / Re: converted my heaters,now their hot

« on: 10 December 2008, 17:41:25 »

will,do pics,asap didnt think at time was just glad to get heat into my v6 estate at last.iv only got to take off few bits, so bear with me

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Omega General Help / Re: converted my heaters,now their hot

« on: 10 December 2008, 17:26:55 »

no man,when i turn my switches to cold they go cold, and when i turn them to hot they go hot,itried it on the way home from work

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Omega General Help / Re: converted my heaters,now their hot

« on: 10 December 2008, 17:01:39 »

yes, both sides man

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Omega General Help / converted my heaters,now their hot

« on: 10 December 2008, 16:29:31 »

hi to all with crap heaters, iv done away with the heater bypass valve,now got hot heaters, its a bit fiddley but got there,some might say why not just fit new valve,but i fancied a challenge,,and havent got to think about another cheap plastic,nogood crap item,going wrong again,i also changed dis pack while i was that far into it,not that my original one was faulty, just precautionary               took top hose direcct from engine,bottom hose,bit more work,because 2 pipes to deal with,used a t,piece in copper pipe.to join up now got bottom pipe,to join up to bottom hose water rail,refitted heater hoses 50/50 antifreeze ran up to temp,mine hits 95 then fans kick in,heaters now hot,front,and rear,at last.let vehicle stand,for awhile no leaks,drove home,heaters working fine,left for a while and checked level,all is ok

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.5 V6 Heater Matrix

« on: 09 December 2008, 19:50:07 »

you have to take dash out,not happy job did mine last year took hours and lots of swearing,but got prob with heaters again,cold .im doing a conversion at mo,to do away with the heater bypass valve,sowatch my post,keggy for results,and goodluck ,kev

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Omega General Help / heater rubbish

« on: 09 December 2008, 12:11:19 »

my heater are cold,i removed wipers and scuttle, removed heater pipes,and flushed out matrix,filled up pipes an refitted,topped up antifreeze and ran vehicle up to temp,wamish for few secs, then cold again,no signs of coolant loss,i use car every day ,top heater hose hot,bottom cool.has any body sorted there heaters out,because there is a lot of omega v6s out there with crap heaters,and im freezing,heated seats keep some chill off,please help

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Omega General Help / heater problemgoing to convert

« on: 09 December 2008, 19:18:19 »

thanks to all that replyed to my crap heater prob.it hasnt got vaccum problem.my pipes are on correctly,i am now in process of removing bypass valve all together,doing away with it joining up the heater pipes,and blanking off the vaccum pipe.that is the way most cars are ,i will reroute heater pipes away from dis pack,there is enough room ,so in theory,hot water should be direct in to matrix then out ,and hopefully hot heaters,will let you all know how it goes when finnish, and of any pitt falls,cheers

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: new member

« on: 09 December 2008, 12:19:03 »

thanks,posted problem with my v6 so i hope some one out there can solve my prob