Date:         Fri, 1 Apr 2011 13:13:43 -0700
Reply-To:     Zeitgeist <gruengeist@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Zeitgeist <gruengeist@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Plastic noodles in cooling system, '90 Wolfsburg TDI
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Yup, found the same when I replaced the rear heater in my '89

On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 12:40 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> found the same in a rear heater I took apart. Flow modifier? Its a
> puzzler.
>
> alistair
>
> On 1-Apr-11, at 12:20 PM, Ray Brubaker wrote:
>
>  Hi,
>>
>> I had a leak at the rear heater that turned out to be the o-ring
>> where the
>> control valve is bolted to the core flange. When I opened it up I
>> found
>> pieces of white plastic caught in the control valve that look like
>> twisted
>> flat noodle about 3/16" wide. Where could this have come from? Is it
>> of any
>> concern? The pieces are very brittle so I don't think it would hurt
>> the pump
>> if it got that far. This van has an ALH TDI diesel engine.
>>
>> Thanks for any advice, a great list,
>>
>> Ray
>>
>


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