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| steve21 |
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as wen i bort my van it had a blown head gastgit rotting the head ect
after sorting the head i had no heater so i took the heater out and dismantaled and removed the matrix ( heater radiator ) and found that 1 the fins wer full of dust it was blocked solid ! i washed them throw with a hose ( becairful the fins are sharp and fragile ) and then found that the water ways of the matrix wer also blocked after trying to back wash it with no joy oi soked the hole thing in a bucket with hot water and rad flush after abt 24hrs the gunge that came out was unbelevable the i back washed it again then re fited it to my van an the heater worked grate !! hope this helps sumone .......  |
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:43 pm |
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| dizzee rascal |
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| hi.thanks for that.im going to have a go over the weekend when i have a manual...my heater doesnt blow warm air and im shivering my timers as im driving...:-O |
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| | Re: i hope it works for me |
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 5:34 pm |
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| Gra |
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| dizzee rascal wrote: | | hi.thanks for that.im going to have a go over the weekend when i have a manual...my heater doesnt blow warm air and im shivering my timers as im driving...:-O |
Allow plenty of time as it is quite a time consuming job, you even have to remove the front bumper. |
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| | oh no really....tut is it easy to do once the bumper is off? |
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 6:47 pm |
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| oh no really....tut is it easy to do once the bumper is off? |
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| | Re: oh no really....tut is it easy to do once the bumper is |
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:18 pm |
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| dizzee rascal wrote: | | oh no really....tut is it easy to do once the bumper is off? |
It is not a difficult job just a bit of a fiddle and time consuming. The nuts behind the bumper do tend to rust up and the bolts are held captive by the pastic heater casing the other side. You may well need someone to help you at this stage so you can get a spanner on the bolts as they do tend to turn in the plastic casing. |
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:50 pm |
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its not to bad a job the fist time it came out tock me abt 1.5 hr just clean n soake the bumper nuts its worth doin b4 the winter sets in  |
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:18 pm |
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| steve21 wrote: | | i worth doin b4 the winter sets in |
I would agree with that you don't want ice on the inside of your windscreen 
Should have mentioned before. If your cooling system has not been flushed recently do it at the same time or your heater matrix will clog up again in no time. Also replace the top and bottom rad hoses if they are suspect and also the heater flow and return rubber reinforced hose. You can buy it by the metre and the size you want is 1/2 inch.
Refilled the system with distilled/deionized water if you live in a hard water area. Oh and don't forget the antifreeze.
A cooling system in good order should require no topping up between 6000 mile service intervals. |
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| Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 2:06 pm |
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| dizzee rascal |
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hi all
thanks for that........i have just got a bedford rascal manual so i hope this helps me...it also mentions having some coolant ..can you tell me what this is??and as i have just put water in it...thanks |
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| Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:16 am |
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| Paul Narramore |
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| I live in a hard water area and always use rainwater from the water butt in the cooling system. |
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hi guys
does anyone have any photos to help with this job it would be helpfull to see what the heating matix looks
thanks mark |
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:02 pm |
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Sorry don't have any photos but it is just like a miniature radiator. It is located behind the pastic casing held together with spring clips amongst other things. If you look under the front of your van you will see where the rubber flow and return pipes connect to the piping on the matrix.
Perhaps someone else can help with photos? |
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