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Engine management / Heater Problem

« on: January 30, 2012, 05:16:10 PM »

Yes. The heater control valve was stuck in the closed position. It has been so long since the heater has worked that the seal inside the valve was dried and baked in the closed position blocking the flow of water. Any idea where or who has a used one to sell?

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For Sale / Looking for a Heater Control Valve. Orlando, FL

« on: January 30, 2012, 05:09:47 PM »

Looking for a Heater Control Valve for a '91 318is.

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Engine management / Heater Problem

« on: January 30, 2012, 02:41:43 PM »

The heater on my '91 318is is not working. I have tried many things but still dont work. New thermostat, new additional thermostat (the one on the heater core hose), bleed the system, etc. I finnaly unhooked the hoses that got into the heater core, upper and lower, and there is water flowing though the lower one, which is the one with the additional thermostat, but no water come out of the heater core, which should be the upper one. Any Ideas?

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Engine management / Auxiliary Fan

« on: January 30, 2012, 02:37:15 PM »

Thank you. I got it working

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Engine management / Heater not working

« on: January 27, 2012, 09:37:59 AM »

I have seen posts about this topic but I cannot seem to fix my problem. I am trying to fix the heater on my '91 318is. The heater has not work since I had to do a cooling system repair about 10 years ago. Long story short, the car overheated and burnt head gasket. I fixed it but never installed a thermostat in it. A couple of years after that repair, the heater thermostat, the one by the break pump, broke the top seal and was leaking so I eliminated it. Since then the heater has not worked. I am doing miscelaneous work to the car right now and I installed the front thermostat and also bought a new heater thermostat and installed it. I filled the system with water/coolant and bled it but the heater still doesn't work. The temperature gauge does not rise over a little less than half. Hoses that go to the heater core do not warm up. The system blows cold air. The blower works on all speeds. Can anybody share some wisdom?

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Engine management / Heater Problems

« on: January 27, 2012, 09:34:22 AM »

I have seen posts about this topic but I cannot seem to fix my problem. I am trying to fix the heater on my '91 318is. The heater has not work since I had to do a cooling system repair about 10 years ago. Long story short, the car overheated and burnt head gasket. I fixed it but never installed a thermostat in it. A couple of years after that repair, the heater thermostat, the one by the break pump, broke the top seal and was leaking so I eliminated it. Since then the heater has not worked. I am doing miscelaneous work to the car right now and I installed the front thermostat and also bought a new heater thermostat and installed it. I filled the system with water/coolant and bled it but the heater still doesn't work. The temperature gauge does not rise over a little less than half. Hoses that go to the heater core do not warm up. The system blows cold air. The blower works on all speeds. Can anybody share some wisdom?

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Engine management / Auxiliary Fan

« on: January 27, 2012, 09:29:29 AM »

Can I make a universal electric fan work with the original two speed settings on my '91 318is?