PeterMcC wrote:
>>> Catman wrote in
>>> <6r00j.22452$y52.22423@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>>>
>>>> PeterMcC wrote:
>>>>> Ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>> S4 - cooling system seems OK, thermostat functioning, fans
>>>>> operating, can't see a problem in that area.
>>>>>
>
>>>> I would suggest some kind of thermostat issue, but as to what,
>>>> seems a little odd.
>
> Spot on!
>
> The thermostat is integral to the thermostat housing so it can't be
removed
> to check by running the car without it. To test it, I'd put it in a jug
of
> hot then cold water: it opens, it closes.
>
> In extremis, I put a collar on to the axial rod to hold the thermostat
> open - hey presto! The heater works.
>
> Quite what the problem is, I guess I'll never know - but many thanks for
the
> prod to go back and look at the thermostat again. And now - off to
> Alfaholics.
>
It's a pleasure.
<aside to audience>: Should I tell him I meant the thermostat in the
matrix? ;)
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