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General Car Chat / Vectra petrol manual 1.8 saloon no heat
« on: 29 December 2020, 21:02:33 »
I bought this car in June 1909 from a dealer. Looked very smart, but the heater was not good on purchase, nor even after a new thermostat and radiator. I was advised to change the heater matrix, I did so, then it gave no heat at all. Both hoses to the matrix get hot, but heater gives no heat. I bought a Vectra 1.8 estate May 2020, e-bay auction purchase, car in daily use, no faults to date.
A car with no heater is no use in the winter. I have changed heater matrix, radiator and thermostat. I gather from Haynes temperature is determined by flap valves. I presume mine do not move as they should. On removing the glovebox I can see a pink lever moving on turning the large temperature control wheel.
Question is: can I rectift the fault, so that the heater prduces heat? If so, how?
A car with no heater is no use in the winter. I have changed heater matrix, radiator and thermostat. I gather from Haynes temperature is determined by flap valves. I presume mine do not move as they should. On removing the glovebox I can see a pink lever moving on turning the large temperature control wheel.
Question is: can I rectift the fault, so that the heater prduces heat? If so, how?