no heat!

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Piper
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no heat!

Post by Piper »

Just got my bus started, an 83 Westy with the 1.9 wasserboxer, and (I know this is crazy problem to have in a VW) my defogger, and heat in the front is blowing only cold air. The engine and rad are at temp, and the heat under the bench seat blows hot, but regardless of how I tweak those crazy VW controls, the heater up front blows cold. Is there a hose, or air line that is common to fall off? Wondering if I'm just getting fresh air, without it first getting heat. Just wondering if theres a common problem with this before I start looking.
wildthings
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Post by wildthings »

Drop your spare tire down and look up behind the radiator, you should see the heater control valve. Verify that it is working when you move the lever. This is a common problem. The valve is pretty stiff and the cable has some sharp bends, a bad combination.
Piper
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Post by Piper »

cool, thanks,. I'll check that out, and let you know. It does seem like a bad combo!
Piper
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Post by Piper »

guess I never responded to finish this one up, when I took the bus in for its spring rad flush and fill I got it back and everything worked, guess my mechanic fixed it for me!
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