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Xyourobob Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 12:32 pm Post subject: 1995 Eurovan 2.5L Camper - No Heat |
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This is my first post on TheSamba - my Eurovan is not blowing heat out of the vents. I have replaced the thermostat and that did not solve the problem, does any one have any suggestions? |
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Gruppe B Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 9:31 am Post subject: Re: 1995 Eurovan 2.5L Camper - No Heat |
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The Eurovan heater box uses foam to direct air into the heater core. If the foam degrades and breaks up the cold outside air can bypass and go around the heater core not getting heated.
You can replace the foam without pulling the dash. I'l try and find the thread. |
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Gruppe B Samba Member
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12820 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 9:53 am Post subject: Re: 1995 Eurovan 2.5L Camper - No Heat |
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I’m repairing the blend doors in a New Beetle right now.
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Now to put this flaming turd back together...
_________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
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Xyourobob Samba Member
Joined: February 18, 2018 Posts: 27 Location: Maryland
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Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 4:11 pm Post subject: Re: 1995 Eurovan 2.5L Camper - No Heat |
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Thanks fellas, I did see an article on this and since I had the tell tale sign of foam coming out of the dash vents I took the steps to put tape over the holes and I still have the same issue. it was tricky getting up inside the vent area so maybe I didn't cover all of the holes? I guess I need to revisit it and make sure I did cover all of the holes. |
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Joshwa Samba Member
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Stripped66 Samba Member
Joined: May 31, 2005 Posts: 3467 Location: Charleston, SC
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Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 7:40 am Post subject: Re: 1995 Eurovan 2.5L Camper - No Heat |
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It might also be worthwhile to check whether the temperature of the coolant hoses entering and leaving the heater core are hot. If one is not, then you could have a clogged heater core, or a blockage elsewhere in the Eurovan's overly complicated coolant-hose network. Something to double-check before you tear into the dash! _________________
66brm wrote: |
Bodacious wrote: |
Why not just make a custom set of wires with a Y splice in them. Then you could just run one distributor. |
I don't think electrickery works that way |
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mkscott2 Samba Member
Joined: February 16, 2017 Posts: 90 Location: Cincinnati
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Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 8:22 am Post subject: Re: 1995 Eurovan 2.5L Camper - No Heat |
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You can replace the foam without pulling the dash. I'l try and find the thread. |
I am in need of doing this as well... didn't realize there was an approach that didn't involve dash removal. I did a lengthy search for the thread you mention, but came up empty-handed. If you (or anyone) finds that thread or is willing to describe the "how to", I would be super-grateful![/quote] |
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Abscate Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 9:44 am Post subject: Re: 1995 Eurovan 2.5L Camper - No Heat |
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TDCTDI wrote: |
I’m repairing the blend doors in a New Beetle right now.
Before...
After...
Now to put this flaming turd back together...
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You just haven't suffered until you have worked on a New Beetle
Just got my air bag crash sensors free from VW, but I had to declip the car to get them off. _________________ .ssS! |
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Joshwa Samba Member
Joined: November 18, 2015 Posts: 810 Location: North Seattle WA
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Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 9:52 am Post subject: Re: 1995 Eurovan 2.5L Camper - No Heat |
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From what I've seen in various forums over the past, there have been 3 approaches to recovering the flaps.
1. pull just the bottom foot vents as a part of the lower console plastic. you can see one of the flaps up through the opening now. Recover that one flap. This works out if that is the only flap that wasn't working. This is the least work, and may or may not fix the issue.
2. pull just the bottom lower console plastic again, but instead of just reaching up to fix, a hole is cut in the general area of the plastic housing that could access all the flaps. recover the flaps, then reglue back in the plastic that was cut out. (I don't really care for this option)
3. Pull the dash. Pull out the blender box, recover the flaps. Reinstall the dash. Most time consuming, but will be the best way to evaluate your entire system, since you will have access to everything. _________________ 93 Weekender TDI conversion (AHU)
93 MV TDI conversion (1Z)
Weekender rear cot
Late model cabin air filter on 93
Euro spec bumper install on 93 |
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Xyourobob Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 2:13 pm Post subject: Re: 1995 Eurovan 2.5L Camper - No Heat |
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OK I definitely did not know there were more than one set of holes to cover up, I might end up pulling the dash but not before I check the hoses going to and from the heater core. If I do then I am gonna pull out dash console and send it out to be re soldered. Does anyone know of someone that does that? Or maybe that should be another forum post? |
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Stripped66 Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 2:57 pm Post subject: Re: 1995 Eurovan 2.5L Camper - No Heat |
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Xyourobob wrote: |
OK I definitely did not know there were more than one set of holes to cover up, I might end up pulling the dash but not before I check the hoses going to and from the heater core. If I do then I am gonna pull out dash console and send it out to be re soldered. Does anyone know of someone that does that? Or maybe that should be another forum post? |
The heater core is aluminum with plastic end-caps. It is disposable by design. _________________
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Bodacious wrote: |
Why not just make a custom set of wires with a Y splice in them. Then you could just run one distributor. |
I don't think electrickery works that way |
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JMB3 Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 7:02 pm Post subject: Re: 1995 Eurovan 2.5L Camper - No Heat |
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Joshwa wrote: |
From what I've seen in various forums over the past, there have been 3 approaches to recovering the flaps.
1. pull just the bottom foot vents as a part of the lower console plastic. you can see one of the flaps up through the opening now. Recover that one flap. This works out if that is the only flap that wasn't working. This is the least work, and may or may not fix the issue.
2. pull just the bottom lower console plastic again, but instead of just reaching up to fix, a hole is cut in the general area of the plastic housing that could access all the flaps. recover the flaps, then reglue back in the plastic that was cut out. (I don't really care for this option)
3. Pull the dash. Pull out the blender box, recover the flaps. Reinstall the dash. Most time consuming, but will be the best way to evaluate your entire system, since you will have access to everything. |
In this archived thread
https://web.archive.org/web/20140813132209/http://...eID=267494
a poster named rdwalker claims to have removed the blender box without removing the dash. (If I try to go that message directly on the bentley site I get 'connection refused'.) It would be a real boon if somebody could confirm that this approach is indeed feasible. |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12820 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 7:19 am Post subject: Re: 1995 Eurovan 2.5L Camper - No Heat |
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Stripped66 wrote: |
Xyourobob wrote: |
OK I definitely did not know there were more than one set of holes to cover up, I might end up pulling the dash but not before I check the hoses going to and from the heater core. If I do then I am gonna pull out dash console and send it out to be re soldered. Does anyone know of someone that does that? Or maybe that should be another forum post? |
The heater core is aluminum with plastic end-caps. It is disposable by design. |
I think he was referring to the instrument cluster. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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Joshwa Samba Member
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Stripped66 Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 5:27 pm Post subject: Re: 1995 Eurovan 2.5L Camper - No Heat |
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TDCTDI wrote: |
Stripped66 wrote: |
Xyourobob wrote: |
OK I definitely did not know there were more than one set of holes to cover up, I might end up pulling the dash but not before I check the hoses going to and from the heater core. If I do then I am gonna pull out dash console and send it out to be re soldered. Does anyone know of someone that does that? Or maybe that should be another forum post? |
The heater core is aluminum with plastic end-caps. It is disposable by design. |
I think he was referring to the instrument cluster. |
Ah, I thought he was still referring to the heater core from the previous sentence. _________________
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Bodacious wrote: |
Why not just make a custom set of wires with a Y splice in them. Then you could just run one distributor. |
I don't think electrickery works that way |
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Xyourobob Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2018 3:33 pm Post subject: Re: 1995 Eurovan 2.5L Camper - No Heat |
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Finally got around to pulling the van out of the garage to check the pipes coming out of the heater core and both pipes got hot, I got in the van and hot air was coming out of the vents so the problem is intermittent. I'll have to wait for another cold morning to test her again.
And yes Stripped66 and TDCTDI I was referring to the instrument cluster |
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Joshwa Samba Member
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Jooknon Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 3:48 pm Post subject: Re: 1995 Eurovan 2.5L Camper - No Heat |
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Xyourobob wrote: |
And yes Stripped66 and TDCTDI I was referring to the instrument cluster |
I just resoldered mine a couple weeks ago, (after running out of gas for the first time). It wasn't nearly as hard as I thought it would be. And I am very inexperienced at soldering. Just bought a cheap soldering iron at harbor freight.
I just followed these instructions: http://bambergvr6.freeservers.com/EV_instrument.htm
Now I gotta do those blender flappers.
_________________ Ben
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