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| rjames |
 Jan 9 2006, 02:03 PM
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I'm made of metal  Group: Members Posts: 3,927 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Shoreline, WA Member No.: 4,467 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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Anyone have problems with their guages fogging up? The ones in the center console are usually first, and then the ones in the dash (especially the left most one near the air vent). I also have problems getting decent heat out of my car as well. It's a stock 75 Dj 2.0 as far as I can tell. Any places I should be looking at specifically to make sure heat is still being directed in the right areas?
Is the fogging up due to my defroster maybe being hooked up backwards? (sorry, bad joke) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/chairfall.gif) |
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| Flat VW |
Jan 9 2006, 02:07 PM
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Illegal Soapbox Derby Racecar Group: Members Posts: 1,692 Joined: 13-November 04 From: Phoenix, AZ Member No.: 3,105 |
Would that make it a refroster? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif) John (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/w00t.gif) |
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| r_towle |
Jan 9 2006, 02:17 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,574 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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hhmmm shoreline WA...think that might have something to do with it???
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| Rand |
Jan 9 2006, 02:21 PM
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Cross Member Group: Members Posts: 7,409 Joined: 8-February 05 From: OR Member No.: 3,573 Region Association: None |
It's the climate (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif) But I'm up here too, and my gauges don't fog.
Sounds like you have moisture trapped inside your car. I would take anything out that could be holding moisture (carpets, etc.) and get everything dried out well. Is it garaged, or does it see a lot of rain? Any leaks? The heater system is capable of putting out plenty of heat. Sounds like you have a loose connection or bad hose or something along the way. Are the heat exchangers loose around the exhaust? Any loose connections along the path? Check everywhere there is a connection. Check all the flexible hoses. Pull the hose off at the front/top of the long in the cabin behind the speaker grill and turn on the fan... do you get hot air flow there? If not, the problem is between there and the HEs. If so, the problem is between there and the under-dash stuff. |
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| pfierb |
Jan 9 2006, 02:31 PM
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oldest member Group: Members Posts: 606 Joined: 1-May 05 From: The sign of good government in Connecticut is to keep raising taxes Member No.: 4,008 |
My Oil Temp guage in the center console fogs up after about a half hour of driving ...that is the only one ....it dosen't matter what the outside temp is summer or winter....also puzzled
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| Brando |
Jan 9 2006, 02:40 PM
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BUY MY SPARE KIDNEY!!! Group: Members Posts: 3,935 Joined: 29-August 04 From: Santa Ana, CA Member No.: 2,648 Region Association: Southern California |
When I re-do my dash guages I'll have to put some little packets of dessicant in there. No more fog!
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| Flat VW |
Jan 9 2006, 02:41 PM
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Illegal Soapbox Derby Racecar Group: Members Posts: 1,692 Joined: 13-November 04 From: Phoenix, AZ Member No.: 3,105 |
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| 914werke |
Jan 9 2006, 03:01 PM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 10,052 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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rjames aside from the fact its been pissing pretty hard hear latley I have the same problem and my 73 puts out bast oven like heat.
Oh and its totally kept dry. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif) |
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| SirAndy |
Jan 9 2006, 03:30 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,625 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
check under your floormats and behind the seats. you've got WATER in your car somewhere ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif) Andy |
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| SGB |
Jan 9 2006, 03:46 PM
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just visiting Group: Members Posts: 4,086 Joined: 8-March 03 From: Huntsville, AL Member No.: 404 Region Association: South East States |
The guages just do that. MAybe, just maybe after years in Arizona it would stop. 911s do it too. I don't think it has anything to do with water in the car. Your heat exchangers are probably loose from the exhast pipes so a lot of the heated air is lost before reaching the cabin. There have been threads about in the vent fans to get that into the people zone, but that isn't a good idea. The forced fan system forces any leaky exhaust OUT, the vent fan pulls the exhaust into the cabin. Until I replaced mine, I used hose clamps to pull the (rusty) sheet meltal back into place around the exhaust pipes.
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| rjames |
Jan 9 2006, 03:51 PM
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I'm made of metal Group: Members Posts: 3,927 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Shoreline, WA Member No.: 4,467 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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Still seems strange that the center console would fog up- unless there are lots of air leaks in the hose under the dash.
The car has been garaged since I bought it last summer, and only taken out when dry. Of course there is humidity here in the great (?) northwest... I'll check hoses, exhaust etc. Thanks for the info all! |
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