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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Ta 

A little job for the weekend 

Surely your new nipper is now old enough to to change a stat.

[EMD]

Bet that Kirsty Gallacher would give you a hand burping it 

[05omegav6]

I might do this before my drive home, get it hot with cap off, before setting off.

Might look like a bit of a n00b reving the car with bonnet up in the multi-story at work, but ahh well 

Don't rev it, just left it warm up naturally at idle... key is heater temp on Hi to ensure a full supply through the matrix and fan on its lowest setting so as not to draw too much heat from the coolant

[tunnie]

I might do this before my drive home, get it hot with cap off, before setting off.

Might look like a bit of a n00b reving the car with bonnet up in the multi-story at work, but ahh well 

Don't rev it, just left it warm up naturally at idle... key is heater temp on Hi to ensure a full supply through the matrix and fan on its lowest setting so as not to draw too much heat from the coolant

Fair enough 

Although from experience it takes the 4pots feking ages to heat up. 

[STEMO]

My little 1.4 would sit there all day without the fans kicking in. Don't think I've ever heard them.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

My little 1.4 would sit there all day without the fans kicking in. Don't think I've ever heard them.

Do they actually work?

[STEMO]

My little 1.4 would sit there all day without the fans kicking in. Don't think I've ever heard them.

Do they actually work?

Why wouldn't they? It's not a 15 year old banger you know. 

[tunnie]

Currently sat in the car, as predicted taking ages to heat up. Normally have to rev it a bit to get it to warm up. If it does not lift off end stop in next 5 mins, i will be asking it to heat up a bit quicker   

[05omegav6]

Currently sat in the car, as predicted taking ages to heat up. Normally have to rev it a bit to get it to warm up. If it does not lift off end stop in next 5 mins, i will be asking it to heat up a bit quicker   

Typical yoof... no patience 

[tunnie]

Well it kind of worked. Got it to 85/7c. Never going to get fans on, when car is on top floor of a multi story with wind blowing.

Popped cap on, left work. For about 3 miles stayed at 85c, then dipped down to 79c where it stayed no matter what. Heaters hot max, cold max, stop start traffic, 40/50/60/70mph all same speed.

It did finally pick up to 85c when I came off the motorway, stopped and pulled away at lights. Then through town it stayed at 85c. 

One thing I've not tried thinking about it, is run on petrol, not LPG. Might have to try that....

[TheBoy]

Dash reading correctly?

[tunnie]

Dash reading correctly?

My code reader thing appears to have stopped working, so can only assume so.

[TheBoy]

Dash reading correctly?

My code reader thing appears to have stopped working, so can only assume so.

Best you fix it then. Takes the mess of wind pissing out of the equation

[tunnie]

Time for a new thread on that. Need to get a dedicated one, the cheapo mobile based one has been unreliable.

[flyer 0712]

when i did my 2.2      as advised on here..cap off...heat set to high..no blowers on..left it running burping hoses as I went along and fans kicked in a few times,,took about 45 minutes and when heat came through,,realy hot,cap back on and took it for a run and was great heat....since then heat died down so flushed again and results were good...however now need to flush the whole system again with stat out then flush with water and then flush matrix separately ..then refill with antifreeze and then run it all up again..