Lower pressure is a help - good point. When my '87 lost the core, though, even just gravity was too much. The fumes were nauseating me, my throat and eyes were sore after driving, and I had no other transportation. I used three pieces of pipe and two elbows to make a bypass. Think it was maybe 3/8 [nominal size] pipe? The straight pieces were maybe 2 or 2-1/2" long nipples, threaded both ends. I made a sort of square-cornered "U", and bypassed the core, letting it rest up high against the engine side of the firewall. Look at the heater hose, and you can get a really good idea of what size to use if you need a temporary fix. I couldn't use it at this time of year: no defrost means no driving in our weather! Was -8 F yesterday (high of +12), similar this morning. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darron Schneider" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 10:16 PM Subject: [a2-16v-list] Re: Heater core
> I did it myself on my 85 Jetta (non-A/C). Took around 8 hours but I wasn't rushing. After that > first time I felt I could probably do it again in maybe 5 hours but fortunately it held. I > didn't need any fancy tools and I was working in my apartment parking lot. > > One tip if you need to drive it is loosen the cap so the system won't build any pressure. > Though in your case it sounds like it has really let go so it might not make any difference. > HTH > > Darron Schneider > 89 Jetta GLI 16V > > ----- Original Message ----- > > Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 18:05:43 -0800 (PST) > > From: Josh Hart <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [a2-16v-list] Heater core > > > > > > well, I've got a leaking heating core I guess. Loads of steam coming out the vents, damp > carpet underneath the middle, and leaking fluid under the car. Now, I'm going to try some Stop > Leak to seal it but if it doesn't work I'm not sure what to do. A VW mechanic I've never used > advised me not to change it out myself. I have no special tools, but can handle medium level > mechanical stuff. He said it took him like 11 hours and he billed for 9 and that he used 3 VW > tools in the process. Any tips? Is he right in his recommendation? thanks alot > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, and more > > > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > >
