electric heater for car

upup said:
normal operation=water do not go via in car heater. Winter, valve redirect hot water via heater radiator.
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In a typical system, the car heater will get priority when the engine first starts (takes 2-3 mins). Once the coolant fully warms up, the thermostat will open, and will circulate through the radiator as per normal.
 
Gordon_R said:
In a typical system, the car heater will get priority when the engine first starts (takes 2-3 mins). Once the coolant fully warms up, the thermostat will open, and will circulate through the radiator as per normal.
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There is two radiators, the normal cooling one in front, and then the heater one which is inside the passenger section behind the dashboard. The normal one use the thermostat, but the heater one use a tap which is your heat setting knob. The heater will only work when the thermostat open. Not sure if a vw combi also had a pipe going forward from the engine behind.
 
will post a pic soon, thanks for all the suggestions
 
TheChamp said:
The stories are usually misleading because cars are not built the same, one thing can need the whole engine to be taken out on one car while the same repair is a breeze on a different car. Approach it with an open mind instead of focusing too much on the horror stories.

Post pictures of the engine bay of your car when you get time so that we help you get specific videos.
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I had no idea it was the Rocam, all along I assumed it to be the Zetec or Duratec engine, let's see if we can find videos for that one.

If the heater core is not visible for that opening maybe it is way under the day somewhere.
 
Unfortunately it looks like there is no information on the Rocam fiesta, the only thing I can find is that the heater core is inside on the passenger side under the dash somewhere.
 
TheChamp said:
Unfortunately it looks like there is no information on the Rocam fiesta, the only thing I can find is that the heater core is inside on the passenger side under the dash somewhere.
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real clever design ford
 
TheChamp said:
It wasn't a bad design, it's just it's a very old Ford engine, for the mere fact that it's old makes me think it's not very complicated, between you and your old man you can easily figure it out.
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compared to my sentra this thing has been more problematic even with much less mileage
 
Put the heater on hot. Fill the radiator with radiator flush and go for a drive. It might unblock the core.
 
qscwbt said:
Put the heater on hot. Fill the radiator with radiator flush and go for a drive. It might unblock the core.
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From the pictures you can see that the core is already bypassed which to me would indicate a leak. If the core is blocked you can easily check it with a hose pipe since it’s already accessible because of the bypass job.
Removing a heater core is a lot of little screws and small spaces but with some patience it’s not rocket science.
disclaimer: I’m gung-ho and have been known to pay someone else to fix my eff ups.
 
Paul Kemp said:
From the pictures you can see that the core is already bypassed which to me would indicate a leak. If the core is blocked you can easily check it with a hose pipe since it’s already accessible because of the bypass job.
Removing a heater core is a lot of little screws and small spaces but with some patience it’s not rocket science.
disclaimer: I’m gung-ho and have been known to pay someone else to fix my eff ups.
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tried getting flow through the core via the accessed pipes, core blocked solid
 
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