Golf MK2 Radiator and Heating Hoses

[peyles]

Are you just here for an argument...?  If so, this forum is not the place.

Pete.

[neo]

Are you just here for an argument...?  
Pete.

Pretty much Pete  :lol:
Every forum needs it's keyboard warrior though

[Perite]

Are you here just for an argument...?  .

Pete.

I haven't been here much at all lately, peyles, due to neo fof het striws' attempts to lock me out.
By the way, thanks, nfhs, for un-barring the local library system.

If so, this forum is not the place.

Pete.

Though it does sometimes seem that there's "Nobody here but us chickens". Check how many of the forum sections still show neo fhs' announcement, on 12th June (2009) of 'forum rules' as their most recent post, and the date of the post before that.


I asked (for safetys' sake) if peyles' golf still had its original heater matrix;

No, the matrix wasn't replaced, but has withstood 2 winters since removal of the bypass valves    
Cheers,

Pete.

The matrix has been replaced on the car anyway some time ago so I knew removing the bypass valves would be fine.

Pete.

I was trying to help out someone who doesn't seem able to remove a battery clamp bolt*, or remember whether or not the dodgy heater matrix that Vw originally fitted was still lurking inside the car; pete would've had fun changing it, with his apparent skill level.

* Using a 1/2" socket, an extension to reach up above the battery, and a T-bar might have got somewhere.

[king of the road]

Hi perites right, the recall was to have the bypass pipes fitted, to stop  inferior matrixes getting too hot and bursting all over the drivers legs and scalding them, however, what i think perite may have been trying to say, is that when the vehicles went in for the recalls origionally, if the matrix was found to be leaking, then a new one was fitted free of charge, and if this was the case, then the bypass valves were not required, presumably because the new genuine matrix was uprated. if your matrix was replaced, using a genuine part, then you should hopefully be safe with out the bypass system, but to be absolutely certain, it may be worth contacting volkswagen uk first, to check this. hope this helps, best regards dan.

[peyles]

Thanks Dan for the explanation.

And can we get Perite removed from this forum please...?

Not that I like to give people like this any audience whatsoever, but it's because of this forum my skill level has increased from complete and utter novice to borderline minor achievement.

Everyone is a student at some point you complete and utter "*(*JJF(£U(JFL£)KF  :wink: and for your information, if you had read my post IN DEPTH, you would've noticed I had tried AND FAILED using a 1/2" socket and that I had to drill off the bolt head due to the state of it  

Pete.

[Perite]

Thanks Dan for the explanation.

And can we get Perite removed from this forum please...?

Not that I like to give people like this any audience whatsoever, but it's because of this forum my skill level has increased from complete and utter novice to borderline minor achievement.

Everyone is a student at some point you complete and utter "*(*JJF(£U(JFL£)KF  :wink: and for your information, if you had read my post IN DEPTH, you would've noticed I had tried AND FAILED using a 1/2" socket and that I had to drill off the bolt head due to the state of it  8)

Pete.

Dear Pete,

'Dan' only confirmed what I'd already told you, if you'd read my replies correctly. (in fact you mentioned trying a 1/2" spanner and not having sufficient leverage, and that a 1/2" socket fitted perfectly)

As for asking for me to be barred; are you such an ingrate that you want someone who's helped you in the past (however you regard me, then or now) barred?. Once again, in case you didn't notice earlier in this topic, neo has already tried that. Incidentally, did neo point out that the factory fitted matrix was dangerous, and the reason for addition of the bypass valve?

Your skills are improving - good. And yes, everyone has to start somewhere. But, since earlier than the stage you've presently reached, I listen when others argue (see below) something contrary to my understanding, and interpret their explanation. Maybe you also need to work on your english comprehension. Just out of curiosity, is that collection of symbols an I.T. 'in-joke'?

Drilled off the bolt head, eh?. Was a stub left behind in the female thread of the battery tray? If so, did you manage to get this out? A suggestion, if necessary (or welcome), is to use a l/h threaded 'easy out' to unwind the remains of the bolt, or alternatively, carefully drill out the remains within a fraction of the internal diameter of the female thread and use a tap to remove the final part of the bolts' male thread.

As you may have heard, an 'argument' is "a series of connected statements, intended to establish a proposition" (and also a term in maths, I forget exactly what). What you've posted might just be described as abuse, so in fact, in terms of anyone deserving even temporary banishment, you aren't really in any position to cast the first stone. But then, with this forum, anything could happen.

Admin permitting, catch you again soon.

Have a nice day.

[peyles]

How is there no "report this person" on this forum...?

Perite, please, just do us all a favour and keep your comments on a professional level.  If you want to mud sling by all means private message me, but seriously, this is not the time nor the place.

Pete.

[stan_deezy]

Now, now ladies, please step away from the handbags!  :lol:

(I get enough of this at work, don't need it in here too).

You know, reading through the thread again, as well as a few others, I feel some good advice has been given although I agree it could have been worded better at times, but then that goes for both sides.

Anyway, perhaps we can move on from this, and return to normal service.........eeeh, normal in this place?  :lol:

Please don't make me lock this thread.............  

[JOHN@HEATHROW]

THATS IT !!!

A) S.D good to you still kicking around, still using the dishwaher to clean your Fiat engine parts ?
B) Peyles - i hope you are getting some sort of decent feed back from here, after all thats why were are on here for
C) Perite - a lot of what you post is helpful - but :twisted: can you calm the sarcastic/sarcastic comments down a bit please  :cry:  (funny/sarcastic is ok )

I remember the first bit of DIY i did on my car, it took me  3 DAYS to get a trunnion off my Marina (Damn Top Gear  :evil:  ) but since then i've learned a hell of a lot more than i would if i had a garage doing it - we who choose to do our own work need help every now & again - please don't knock people for trying.  

As for Banning people, approving new forum members (& you would be surprised at the amount i choose NOT to "activate" for different reasons ) it is down to me at the moment - so please do not blame the mods on the forum.

If anyone has probs with this - pleease feel free to  PM me  and we can( i hope  :?:  ) sort out any probs.

We are here to help each other - not to put people off using the site because they think its just full of bickering people who just slate each other. bad karma and all  :lol:
J

[peyles]

I completely agree John and Stan...this forum has saved me so much money, time and effort that I can't begin to quantify.

I just didn't appreciate the tone of the conversation that's all.

I know my knowledge level is low...I just don't like it being used against me...!

Cheers,

Pete.

[Stuart_Tayler]

My Mk 2, 1989 1.8 Golf GL was never fitted with the by pass kit (but I was invited to have it changed in 1994) and I have had absolutely no problem.

Mind you I was always waiting to a get a scalded foot!

Stuart

[Frijj]

I've seen pictures of someone who got a scalded foot when the matrix burst covering both feet with 80-110C coolent. The car also fills with steam so if it happens at speed on a motorway or something it could be fatal. As luck would have it, my friend was only crawling in slow traffic but they got very bad blisters.

VW have now stopped offering the recall so if your Mk2 doesn't have the bypass valves fitted and you don't have the Mk3 matrix it may be worth getting one fitted/fitting one as it's more a question of when (than if) it will fail. You don't always get a warning. It's a  :evil: of a job by all accounts though

[evok]

OK guys & girls, I've read all this stuff and I have a slightly more complicated procedure to perform. My cars a 1988 Golf GTI 16v with the slightly rare factory air-con option. The air-con hasn't worked for a few years and I have taken off most of the under bonnet constituent parts (all broken). My pressing problem is I believe the heater matrix. The bypass valves were fitted under recall many moons ago but on Saturday the cabin was filled with steam emitting from every orifice of the dash. A great deal of water disappeared from the system and I parked up fairly quickly (couldn't see a blind thing). After cooling down I added a litre or two to the expansion tank and tried driving home. After a couple of miles the temp was flashing red and the water all gone again. No steam this time (heater off) and no water inside the car either. I called the RAC and he added a jerry can of water and some stop-leak. It didn't!! The water seems to be escaping from under the car somehow not from the engine bay. When hot there is a little gurgle and hiss from the dash area. I got recovered home and the Golf is sitting on the drive awaiting my attention. Any advice? Is the matrix special because of the air-con?

[neo]

as far as i know the matrix is the same, but the heater box itself is different to allow for the air con.

clubgti.com is the place for a definitive answer