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Title: 1985 Jetta Diesel heater output
Post by: dyoungen on March 05, 2010, 10:00:43 pm

I have a 1985 Jetta Diesel 1.6 n/a with a 5 speed and a/c. I just got the heater controls fixed where the fan blows with all 3 speeds. When I turn on the controls for heat, it barely comes out warm. I've flushed out heater cores before with some success and am wondering if these jettas generate enough heat. The a/c works great if that helps. From what I see, pulling the heater core is not one of the things I want to do.

Title: Re: 1985 Jetta Diesel heater output
Post by: maxfax on March 05, 2010, 10:04:43 pm

Check out this thread..  http://www.vwdiesel.net/forum/index.php?topic=20448.0 (http://www.vwdiesel.net/forum/index.php?topic=20448.0)

There's a link in the last post by jtanguay that will lead you to the FAQ post with pics...

Title: Re: 1985 Jetta Diesel heater output
Post by: rabbitman on March 05, 2010, 10:45:10 pm

These will make plenty of heat provided the t-stat is good and all.

This is the story of my victory over a bad lack of heat, http://www.vwdiesel.net/forum/index.php?topic=22559.0 (http://www.vwdiesel.net/forum/index.php?topic=22559.0)

Do some searches, I for one have wrote quite a bit about the issue ;D.

Title: Re: 1985 Jetta Diesel heater output
Post by: dyoungen on March 06, 2010, 08:32:01 pm

Thanks guys for the links and tips. Why is it they put something that's going to break behind everything so you have to take apart the car to get to the heater core?

Title: Re: 1985 Jetta Diesel heater output
Post by: maxfax on March 06, 2010, 08:35:41 pm

Quote from: dyoungen on March 06, 2010, 08:32:01 pm

Why is it they put something that's going to break behind everything so you have to take apart the car to get to the heater core?

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