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PK

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 6:01 pm
Post subject: 96 passat heater problem
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I have 96 Passat wagon. Noticed strange problem today. Heater doesn't
work when I start the engine and keep the vehicle parked. It starts
working when the vehicle is moving. Any Suggestions?

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dave AKA vwdoc11

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 11:55 pm
Post subject: Re: 96 passat heater problem [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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which engine?
bad blower? Do all the speeds work?

Or no heated air but the blower works?
slow moving coolant through the heater core maybe.
Or the engine is not hot enough when you first start the engine. 8^)

Someone posted that he had a similar problem and found some excess rubber
inside of his new heater hose.


"PK" <pravin2k.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I have 96 Passat wagon. Noticed strange problem today. Heater doesn't
> work when I start the engine and keep the vehicle parked. It starts
> working when the vehicle is moving. Any Suggestions?
>

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:51 am
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It's a Regular engine NOT Diesel one.
Blower works fine, but the air is not hot. All the speeds work.

In the parking mode, blower is blowing non heated air. Even after the
engine reaches it's normal working temperature, the air is still non
heated. Once I put the car in drive mode and start moving forward, hot
air comes through.

Yesterday when I returned to home I put the car in parking and didn't
switch off the engine. Heater worked fine. Hot air was blowing till the
engine was on. I switched off the engine and started it again, the same
problem was there. I had to put in drive and move the car forward to
make the heater work.
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 3:06 am
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So if a USA model the engine is either a 4 cyl (2.0 engine) or a 6 cyl (VR6
engine).

Check for any mechanical/vacuum problems that might cause the fresh air
(heater box) box to allow the air to bypass the heater core and not get hot.
Then with you driving some the vacuum gets strong enough to open or shut
doors/valves in the fresh air box.

I had thought that the fresh air box was controlled by cables, but I could
be wrong. Wink

good luck and let us know what you find.
later,
dave
(One out of many daves)


"PK" <pravin2k RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
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> It's a Regular engine NOT Diesel one.
> Blower works fine, but the air is not hot. All the speeds work.
>
> In the parking mode, blower is blowing non heated air. Even after the
> engine reaches it's normal working temperature, the air is still non
> heated. Once I put the car in drive mode and start moving forward, hot
> air comes through.
>
> Yesterday when I returned to home I put the car in parking and didn't
> switch off the engine. Heater worked fine. Hot air was blowing till the
> engine was on. I switched off the engine and started it again, the same
> problem was there. I had to put in drive and move the car forward to
> make the heater work.
>
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