Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
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a friends ka,the heater only blows hot,
now the quick answer is the heater valve is stuck/dead.
ok,
but there is another prolem too, the car will run upto temp, and the fan will cut in, but the radiator is cold and both pipes going to it,
also with the resivior cap removed, when you rev it, it does seen to be pushing coolent round.
could the heater valve cause this,? or is the thermostat busted aswell?
it is the ohc chain driven duratec 1.3
cheers
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scottc1088
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Registered: 7th Mar 05
Location: Chesterfield Drives: Corsa Gsi, Cbr600
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does the temp go back down after the fan cuts in?
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Adam-D
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nope, you have to turn it off and let it cool down, the rad is cold, so fan coming on wont help anything,
im just wondering if the heater valve can stop the water circulating throu the rad, or its the thermostat thats stuck.
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scottc1088
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no the heater valve wont do that, looks like you need a thermostat aswell
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Adam-D
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plan is then for a temp fix, bypass heater valve, and attempt to get a thermostat today lol
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scottc1088
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or bypass heater valve and remove thermostat?
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harrisp
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quote:
Originally posted by scottc1088
or bypass heater valve and remove thermostat?
Its fine to just take the thermostat out for a short time, but usually the gasket on the thermostat housing rips when you remove it so get one of those too.
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