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gianluigi

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Registered: 9th Mar 05
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk
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7th Feb 06 at 11:21

Back in the summer, i hadnt been driving long and i was a little bit naieve (sp) not to check my water levels under the bonnet. I was driving into town wiht my mate when he pointed out my car was hot. i said "open the window then"

but he told me to look at the temp guage, and it was edging into the red

surely this not being a good sign i paniced, and wanted to park the car up asap, but we were a lil way from the car park. the needle kept creeping up. my mate then told me to put the heaters on full blast and open the windows, being summer i was like wtf

but he explained that the heaters use some of the heat from the radiator or something like that. But anyway, the needle started to move back, and it actually worked!!

Who else knows of this? If you didnt, then thats just a handy little tip, it wont cool down completly, but will give you some more time to stop and get some water in there

Wrighty

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Registered: 28th Feb 04
Location: Howden
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7th Feb 06 at 11:23

the heater trick

Icy

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Registered: 31st Jan 01
Location: Edinburgh Drives: Mk3 Golf Gti
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7th Feb 06 at 11:23

yup full blast and turned up to the red fully

do it in traffic when overheats

Dione J

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Registered: 22nd Sep 04
Location: West Midlands Drives: Leon Cupra Turbo
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7th Feb 06 at 11:23

I know of this and yes, this is true and a known fact, we did it in my mates Corsa

Icy

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7th Feb 06 at 11:29

doesnt work only in corsas u know

Dione J

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7th Feb 06 at 11:30

I know yeah, but was just stating which car we was in

Edd

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Location: Glasgow
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7th Feb 06 at 11:32

i used to have to do this in my aunties Ka constantly

GT4Brody

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Registered: 26th Sep 01
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7th Feb 06 at 11:37

Yeah know this, done it to some of my shitty old fords i have owned!!

K2 GTi

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7th Feb 06 at 14:33

did it to my corsa

Dean_W

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Registered: 13th Dec 05
Location: Downham Market, Norfolk
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7th Feb 06 at 14:34

Used to do this in my Metro GTi.

After 12 months, i decided to get a new rad and thermostat!

Sandsy

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Registered: 29th Oct 04
Location: Tilney All Saints Drives: V6 Corsa
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7th Feb 06 at 14:35

have to it to the corsa even when it just sitting on the drive running lol

Jake

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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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7th Feb 06 at 14:38

the heater trick is something i dont look forward to in summer traffic.

vibrio

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Registered: 28th Feb 01
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7th Feb 06 at 14:47

quote:
Originally posted by gianluigi
Back in the summer, i hadnt been driving long and i was a little bit naieve (sp) not to check my water levels under the bonnet. I was driving into town wiht my mate when he pointed out my car was hot. i said "open the window then" but he told me to look at the temp guage, and it was edging into the red surely this not being a good sign i paniced, and wanted to park the car up asap, but we were a lil way from the car park. the needle kept creeping up. my mate then told me to put the heaters on full blast and open the windows, being summer i was like wtf but he explained that the heaters use some of the heat from the radiator or something like that. But anyway, the needle started to move back, and it actually worked!!

Who else knows of this? If you didnt, then thats just a handy little tip, it wont cool down completly, but will give you some more time to stop and get some water in there

you taking the piss.

heater matrix is part of the coolent system

gianluigi

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Registered: 9th Mar 05
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk
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7th Feb 06 at 15:05

quote:
Originally posted by vibrio

you taking the piss.

heater matrix is part of the coolent system

if i didnt know to check the water levels under the bonnet, im hardly going to know that the heater matrix is part of the cooling system

broster

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Registered: 6th Dec 02
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7th Feb 06 at 15:09

i did it with mine when the fan broke, was fine. kept the water temp down just as well as the fan, made me smell abit tho, like power bo!

also do it after car has had some abuse it gets hot.....

Toby

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Registered: 29th Nov 05
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7th Feb 06 at 15:16

quote:
Originally posted by Dean_W
Used to do this in my Metro GTi.

After 12 months, i decided to get a new rad and thermostat!

did it in my mates metro then rad went all over my drive

Doug

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Registered: 8th Oct 03
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7th Feb 06 at 15:24

Yeah thats why they will always whack the heat up when on RR's....Helps keep the engine cooler and run better

GREG 1

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Registered: 28th Jul 00
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7th Feb 06 at 15:25

Happened to me all the time, oh the joys

DarrenGSi

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Registered: 11th Jul 05
Location: East Ayrshire Drives: Civic Jordan 381
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7th Feb 06 at 15:31

the guys will prob do this during your mot to stop the fan coming on, they did it with mine

Rileysport

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Registered: 18th Jun 04
Location: West Yorkshire
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7th Feb 06 at 15:32

Only works if theres water in the system... as i found out sunday

Stu

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Registered: 3rd May 00
Location: Madchester UK Drives: 2014 BMW M135i
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7th Feb 06 at 15:33

Yeah, good little trick when your sat in the queue to run up the drag strip.

corb

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Registered: 24th Apr 02
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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7th Feb 06 at 15:35

I use that method of attack on my corsa.

Adam_B

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Registered: 13th Dec 00
Location: Lancashire
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7th Feb 06 at 15:43

er, do non of you lot have rad fans?

it kicks in at 98 deg and hey presto, cooler engine.

Adam

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Registered: 1st May 01
Location: Hurstbourne Tarrant
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7th Feb 06 at 15:52

my rad fan runs all the time

broster

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Registered: 6th Dec 02
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7th Feb 06 at 15:53

quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
er, do non of you lot have rad fans? it kicks in at 98 deg and hey presto, cooler engine.

when iv given my car death it cant cope so i help it out...

adam, thats called an inertia fan (sp)

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