John/Terry, thanks for the help.
I had a look today, and yes things were a
little sad.
Bout 6 months ago I went to resurect the SSS
cause the wagon had trouble, it was midnight when I finally got her to
start.
She had been in the shed for well over 18
months.
The coolant had crystalized, never seen
or heard of that happening, anyhows I flushed her out, removed the main
hoses and the thermostat, removed the crud ran her for a while flushed the
water out and drove her home, About a week later I flushed the coolant out
again and she seemed to be going quite well all this time.
I had never in the time I owned her needed the
heater till this month.
Damm it is cold at the
moment!
Heater doesn't work, thought the tap was
shagged, anyhow the main problem was the coolant in the heater hose was
still crystalized all the way through the core, tap and all the heater
hoses.
I replaced the hoses today, used the cordless
drill to clear the tap inlet and outlet, the outlet and inlet hoses into the
block and the head and flushed the heater core out.
Hooked everything up again, and I'll be dammed,
I have heat, lovely heat.
Took me just over 4 hours, but I must say
it has to be the best modification I have done to any car I have ever
owned.
Got to love
heat!!
Anyhow, it was nothing too
serious.
Thanks for your advice.
Rick White.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 9:51
PM
Subject: RE: 1600 Heater
questions
Hi there all, does any of you know which
way the water goes through the heater core on a 1600??
Out the block under the spark plugs and
through the tap and out the other side, into the rear of the
head? or through the other side and out the tap?
The reason I ask is I blew the hose that
comes out on the passenger side of the car on Saturday
night.
Water went everywhere, I know the heater
was on, but I didn't think of turning the tap of, to see if it stopped
the water flow, I just cut the broken bit off, and streached the hose
back and clamped it into place.
The reaso for my questions is my
heater does not work, I think the tap is opening enough to flow water,
there is a core in there, but it does not get warm, would the
heater core be clogged up or do you think the tap is just not opening
enough?
Thanks.
Rick
White.
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