oil dripper
Well-Known Member
ya get used to it
blue beasty
Leaks an prone to bits dropping off
I'm no expert...and they do have a rep for being crap, but.....any series heater SHOULD at least blow some warm air.
Are the flow AND return pipes warming up? As in is there a flow of hot water?
Also check vent hose connections behind dash.
Lecky fan helped alot with mine tho if its real cold injun barely warms up less I'm towing so I often slip a bit of cardboard infront of rad to cover bout a 3rd of it up....makes a hellova difference....but then mines a diesel...yer petrol should run hotter..
Cant fink of anyfink else reet noo... feelin a lil lubricated...
Are the flow AND return pipes warming up? As in is there a flow of hot water?
Also check vent hose connections behind dash.
Lecky fan helped alot with mine tho if its real cold injun barely warms up less I'm towing so I often slip a bit of cardboard infront of rad to cover bout a 3rd of it up....makes a hellova difference....but then mines a diesel...yer petrol should run hotter..
Cant fink of anyfink else reet noo... feelin a lil lubricated...
Take off BOTH hoses from heater.
Attach a length of garden hose to one of them - and point it clear of car.
Attach garden hose to other heater pipe, fit hose to outside tap, and turn on the water. Blast a lot of water through heater matrix.
Put it back together.
Try again. There should be some warmth in it. Are you sure the thermostat is working? If it is jammed open the engine will never heat up properly, and will take ages even to get warm. Take it out and fit a 92° stat.
CharlesY
Attach a length of garden hose to one of them - and point it clear of car.
Attach garden hose to other heater pipe, fit hose to outside tap, and turn on the water. Blast a lot of water through heater matrix.
Put it back together.
Try again. There should be some warmth in it. Are you sure the thermostat is working? If it is jammed open the engine will never heat up properly, and will take ages even to get warm. Take it out and fit a 92° stat.
CharlesY
jon123
Member
ok checked some more. I assume the heater valve is open it is in the up postion when heater leaver is down in hot position.
the hose from the valve is warm but you can hold it i assume this is the return. the other hose from the head is mad hot and in fact i have to change this becasue its persished and balloned, possibly because of no flow if matrix is bunged up. i assme there is no flow thru the matrix because i took off the blower duct and its surface is stone cold. The engine warms up well and quickly kenlow fan with stat fitted so i think the stat is right. Will do the hose pipe thing when i change the hoses need to back flush i guess, can anyone confirm my assumtion that the hose from the back of the head is the feed and that to the heater valve is the return?
Thanks Jon
the hose from the valve is warm but you can hold it i assume this is the return. the other hose from the head is mad hot and in fact i have to change this becasue its persished and balloned, possibly because of no flow if matrix is bunged up. i assme there is no flow thru the matrix because i took off the blower duct and its surface is stone cold. The engine warms up well and quickly kenlow fan with stat fitted so i think the stat is right. Will do the hose pipe thing when i change the hoses need to back flush i guess, can anyone confirm my assumtion that the hose from the back of the head is the feed and that to the heater valve is the return?
Thanks Jon
The valve is on the FLOW pipe.
iannotts
New Member
jon123
Member
can anyone help i still cant get this damn heater working.
everything has been back flused and is clear heater occasssionally gets warm but then goes cold, valve is open temp gauge is normal as i have a range rover rad though does anyone think the engine is running cold? cant understand it. i know that with all the ventilation ina series LR its never going to be toast inside there but this thing doesnt even blow warm air to clear the screen?????
everything has been back flused and is clear heater occasssionally gets warm but then goes cold, valve is open temp gauge is normal as i have a range rover rad though does anyone think the engine is running cold? cant understand it. i know that with all the ventilation ina series LR its never going to be toast inside there but this thing doesnt even blow warm air to clear the screen?????
i'm assuming the heater fan is working ?
does the matrix get uniformly hot across all of it's surface - as was mentioned previoulsy it's very possible that it's innards are gunked up and the coolant is taking a very short route through it - apparently liquid dishwasher fluid is very good for cleaning such things - but you will need to remove it to do it properly, but then if you go to the trouble of removing it you may as well replace with a new one
does the matrix get uniformly hot across all of it's surface - as was mentioned previoulsy it's very possible that it's innards are gunked up and the coolant is taking a very short route through it - apparently liquid dishwasher fluid is very good for cleaning such things - but you will need to remove it to do it properly, but then if you go to the trouble of removing it you may as well replace with a new one
notts sister - the one who's coming on the bus fer me free wheels on tuesday - i hope
doobie
Active Member
if you have flushed the matrix could it now have air locks in it, maybee's...
does the return pipe now flow hot water or is it still cold and the supply hot?
could the ducting on the inside of the dash going up to the windscreen blowers have fallen off? i've found them to just be slipped on so it could easy come off.
the S3 heaters i've come accross can get pretty toasty like, enough to make the cab too hot, but then you can always open the vents and get an icy blash of winter gales in the face!
