iluvmydiesels
Veteran Member
since i ve got my mk3 back running, i ve had lack of heat, both normal max heat in engine, and a slow warm-up. in the cooler weather the warm-up is slower. it takes a while just to get heat in motor, and its not really that cold out yet. over the summer (i had posted) i put a new thermostat in. 87dg C. in the warmer weather temp got to near 170dg. on dash gauge, mine normally seems to work fine. now in above freezing temps the gauge is low. about 160dg.
so i have a change out of coolant hoses scheduled, hopefully i can get to it this week. i have a 90dg C thermostat im going to stick in, at the same time. the only other thing i can really do is run my hose and let water run thru-open system. i figure its related to 'cheaper' head i ended up putting in. i donno i bought head for $1300, some generic valves i ended up with, era brand.?pos by me, im kind of upset i got head in the 1st place. plan to assemble a stock head with trw valves and parts in the near future. may keep cam? good idea?
im not really expecting too faster warm-ups, but it would be a big-+.
i had some other issue, oh yea i good question, cause i, like i have made known, blocked off my egr, is there a specialist that can program/tune ECM for this? my main problem, along with an annoying cel, is my turbo speed, and thereby intake pressure is ---noticeably more.
is there info on doing some of your own port(head) work? i hav-ta look. i have a ger head, gonna send to the shop, machine seats, and set-up for better results. <than what i put on, now.
and then i still have to try to get the vent doors patch-up done. i had stripped the lower dash to the knee bar, metal piece in there. i wasnt sure at looking i can get it out, as it goes fully just about the width of the dash, and dash hangs over where center console piece attaches. going to try, this week, next week. get that fixed up.
so i have a change out of coolant hoses scheduled, hopefully i can get to it this week. i have a 90dg C thermostat im going to stick in, at the same time. the only other thing i can really do is run my hose and let water run thru-open system. i figure its related to 'cheaper' head i ended up putting in. i donno i bought head for $1300, some generic valves i ended up with, era brand.?pos by me, im kind of upset i got head in the 1st place. plan to assemble a stock head with trw valves and parts in the near future. may keep cam? good idea?
im not really expecting too faster warm-ups, but it would be a big-+.
i had some other issue, oh yea i good question, cause i, like i have made known, blocked off my egr, is there a specialist that can program/tune ECM for this? my main problem, along with an annoying cel, is my turbo speed, and thereby intake pressure is ---noticeably more.
is there info on doing some of your own port(head) work? i hav-ta look. i have a ger head, gonna send to the shop, machine seats, and set-up for better results. <than what i put on, now.
and then i still have to try to get the vent doors patch-up done. i had stripped the lower dash to the knee bar, metal piece in there. i wasnt sure at looking i can get it out, as it goes fully just about the width of the dash, and dash hangs over where center console piece attaches. going to try, this week, next week. get that fixed up.