Leaking heater matrix anyone blanked it out

**roccodingo** · 23-03-2006, 11:55 PM

Originally Posted by syncro

Golf 2s have a full flow heater and the coolant goes back up through the head. Golf 1 has a tap to turn the heater on and off as it bypasses through the manifold or on a K-Jetronic there is a small U shaped hose that allows some of the coolant to flow when the heater is off.

Does that make sense?

(I don't know about later models)

Thanks syncro, yep , familiar with the Mk1 set up, just didnt know about the Mk2 set up.

One thing with the Kjet Mk1 u shaped hose, it has a restrictor in it for those that didnt know ( steel plug with a hole drilled in it ) ...

syncro · 24-03-2006, 07:16 AM

Originally Posted by roccodingo

One thing with the Kjet Mk1 u shaped hose, it has a restrictor in it for those that didnt know ( steel plug with a hole drilled in it ) ...

That's so the heater works...

**alex g** · 24-03-2006, 07:23 AM

all sorted thanks lads

the digi motor is a bastard so many extra senders and crap, just put a u section in line but there was one way valves on each hose near the bulkhead and under the coil and intertwinned with the earth strap so it was a back breaker

seens good

now need a few oil changes to get the ratle out