and last but not least The Anal Raider

Right fella's, I have a strong suspicion that my heater matrix is proper fooked. The General rarely blow's out any hot air from the heaters, warm occasionally, Mk 4 Escort hot, very, very rarely .

Now, me m8 rob can source me a new heater matrix for 28 sheets + vat.

Firstly, is this a good price ? And secondly, is this an easy thing to change ? (In general, and for a man of my talents)

I would of e-mailed this round, but the super computer's suffering a setback at the mo

 

dash board out job its easier that way

 

are those the only people that know about heate matrix

 

Not so super then
Cant help ya im afraid as im useless with things like that, paula or Damo will be your best bet

By the way i need your services again m8y, mum and dad want to use my old pc, do ya think you could pop round and wipe everything of it and start again?

 

Dan I gotta do mine soon as well, mine pisses water on the carpet and it just generally stinks at the mo in there...

dash out should be a fun job...

 

Nah m8, but they're the local a-team

Benn, the super computer suffered a slight fatality

I can come and blitz ya old one for ya if need be, what u want on it XP Pro with all the trimmings ?

 

lol

yeah thats what we want m8, just name a day

 

I'm a bit skint at the mo m8, should be some bling in the bank by the weekend hopefully, fezzy's running on fumes at the mo

 

lol no worries pal, anytime

 

That worries me whaen you say that in your "Mac" voice

 

 

1st of all are you sure its the heater matrix ?

Has the general had the thermostat removed? if not has it been checked to make sure its not stuck open? I would do this 1st before buying a heater matrix. the thermostat is only about £10.

Yes £28 is a good price for a matrix

re super computer, should have bought a pentium

 

oh yeah and i changed a heater matrx on my Red RST, not a massive bad job. involves a big of jiggling in the drivers footwell to get the matrix out but yeah it can be done without the dash coming out

 

No m8, you haven't checked the thermostat to see if it's stuck open

 

Can you afford my £ per hour rate

 

Get the thermo out the housing first Dan and check it by hanging in some boiling water from cold and see if it opens or does anything or take it into the with you.

Also flush the whole system, it could be an air lock somewhere? Try getting the engine to a warm/hot temperature with the heater switched to hot and feel the 2 pipes that go thru the bulk head, see if their getting hot at all? If they aint its 99% an air lock.

Has the wire broken on the twisty knob for the heater?

Failing all that, is there enough air in your tyres? and is there a Vanillaroma magic tree hanging from your mirror? All this could lead to the heater matrix going.................

 

M8, I have a crate of Bud that needs drinking

That's a top idea m8 Right, what's it look like ?

Andy, your diagnostic skills may well be required soon

Suspension goes on Saturday

 

change the therm first Dan

if not, i paid around £30 for a matrix when i had my s2 so £28 is cool

 

First of all, is you're engine heating up to a proper temperature? That is, the needle being about horizontal?
Also check that the heater matrix is plumbed the correct way around. Can't remember which way it was, but it makes a difference.

 

Andy, fancy giving me an idea of how you did it?

 

Yeah, the needle works fine, and the rad fan come's on as it should do, the charge cooler is doing what it should do .

How do I check that the heater matrix is plumbed the right way ??

Dave,

Is changing the thermostat easy ??

 

piss easy

thermostat housing off, new thermostat in, housing back on

 

Please tell me your joking!!! Engine out job i'm afraid mate.

 

Yeah i bought a haynes manual

 

fair enough I'll go and look at mine then

 

What speed does your computer memory run at

 

Old man's gonna have a look at the thermostat tomorrow whilst doing my suspension

 

True enough mate, so when can i expect a visit from my local friendly IT expert? The porno light is nothing without you...............


With reguard to the heater thing, nowt to worry about mate, tis an easy fix. I'm sure your old man will sort it out.

 

U about Sunday m8 ? What u want me to do to it ? Blitz it and re-install windows xp with all the trimmings like I have to do to Benns ??

Benn ? When u want me to pop round and do yours ??

 

In the thermostat housing, in the smaller passage, there shoud be a plastic valve type of thing. Check that it's there. If it's missing, it results in a car that heats up when idling at stand still, but cools down too much when at speed. The engine temperature of course directly effects the heating too.

 

whenever suits you m8

 

Yeah i'm about sunday mate, hows about 1pm? As for the PC, pretty much the same as Benns - sort out why it wont bloody turn off, sort out the fact that i have 3 different profiles!! and generally spruce it up.

Wipe it clean and start again, then add Xp with every poss trim you have

 

(Headmasters voice on) GET in cue booooy!!!!!!! (headmasters voice off)

 

400 mhz thanks

and i can change a thermostat

*note to self, must get out more*

 

I got a porno light to entice Dan, what you got?? Apart from the threat of an anal pounding

 

M8, I got dinner at 2, so I can come round after that, wanna meet at the esso as I haven't the foggiest how to get to the porno palace you call "home"

 

Yeah thats cool mate, gimme a buzz/text when ya on route and i'll get the toys out and switch the light on!