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(Message started by: brummiedave on Jan 18^th, 2009, 5:59pm)

Title: Heater vents
Post by brummiedave on Jan 18^th, 2009, 5:59pm

Hi all- a bit of advice needed.
I've got a 98 2.3 Ghia estate, and the heater vents in the middle of the dash always have air flow, whatever the setting.
I can have the heater control on "feet", and the vents themselves turned off, but there's still hot air coming out of them. Not as much as when the controls are set so that it should, but enough to be a nuisance.

Is this just one of those things, or, as I suspect, a jammed flap within the heater system that would require months of under-dash mining to get at? ???

Title: Re: Heater vents
Post by Jonnycab on Jan 18^th, 2009, 6:16pm

It's just one of those things....I think the flaps have foam seals that rot & wear away over the years so the air is able to get through even though they are shut.

It is possible to replace the seals & there was a post a while back about how to go about doing it, but can't find it at the moment. Hopefully someone else can :)

Title: Re: Heater vents
Post by gost on Jan 18^th, 2009, 6:17pm

Mines always been like that, thought it was normal ???

Title: Re: Heater vents
Post by rich1 on Jan 18^th, 2009, 6:22pm

on 01/18/09 at 18:17:10, gost wrote:

Mines always been like that, thought it was normal ???

same here ???
and in my cab ::)

Title: Re: Heater vents
Post by brummiedave on Jan 18^th, 2009, 6:28pm

Right-ho!
I'll just have to get used to hot hands!!! ;D

Title: Re: Heater vents
Post by mindofitsown on Jan 18^th, 2009, 7:52pm

Similar to the original posting, I have always had the problem that cold air rushes at my feet whatever the settings! I can have the control to footwell only and heating to max and yes theres is alot of heat coming out by the centre console toward the front but also a draft of cold air further back near the gearshift.....its really annoying!