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[gstylebaby]

Quick update the fan is kicking in at 92.5 and the temp is sitting at 90...The heaters are luke warm on position 4 and warm in position 2 and it defo gets hotter when i rev it what ever posiotion its in....Oh and i have not added the coolant yet does anyone thick that has anything to do with it ?

You mean there's no water in the cooling system or you've simply not added antifreeze? :-?

Not adding antifreeze should make no difference to the way the engine runs - not adding any water will!!!

Just not added the antifreeze yet i'm not that dumb mate.

[gstylebaby]

Well i tryed the vac pipe on the h.b.v and it stayed the same...Had a quick chat with a freind of mine whos a mechanic and he thinks its an air lock in the heater matrix ?

[Abiton]

If taking off the vac pipe from the HBV makes no difference, that's good news, 'cos it shouldn't if the vac system is working right.

Your observation that it is warmer on fan setting 2 than fan setting 4 shouldn't come as a surprise - the faster the air flows through the matrix, the less time it has to warm up in contact with the hot pipes.

How persistent were you with the matrix flushing?  How much flow from the hosepipe? How many minutes of flushing?  You've really got to give it some serious squirting, or you'll just end up clearing little bits of crud from the pipes that were already mostly OK, and not touching the ones that have more build-up.

Edit: Oh, and get some antifreeze in there quick if you leave the car outside, or you'll have much bigger problems on your hands.

[gstylebaby]

If taking off the vac pipe from the HBV makes no difference, that's good news, 'cos it shouldn't if the vac system is working right.

Your observation that it is warmer on fan setting 2 than fan setting 4 shouldn't come as a surprise - the faster the air flows through the matrix, the less time it has to warm up in contact with the hot pipes.

How persistent were you with the matrix flushing?  How much flow from the hosepipe? How many minutes of flushing?  You've really got to give it some serious squirting, or you'll just end up clearing little bits of crud from the pipes that were already mostly OK, and not touching the ones that have more build-up.

Edit: Oh, and get some antifreeze in there quick if you leave the car outside, or you'll have much bigger problems on your hands.

I know what you mean about the 2 and 4 setting its just not getting that hot at all and the h.b.v seems fine.  When i flushed the heater mateix a left it flowing for about 5mins both way is that about right ? I still have not put the antifreeze in but will have to get some in soon.

[Bixy1]

Sounds like the system is air-locked to me.

[gstylebaby]

Well i think i have sorted it out now thank god..It looks like it was an air lock in the heater matrix..Had to manually fill it and also noticed that the fans now kick in at 95-96 so tunnie you were right mate.

[Andy B]

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so tunnie you were right mate.

You didn't need to tell him that!!!!       

[tunnie]

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so tunnie you were right mate.

You didn't need to tell him that!!!!