On Fri, Jun 15, 2001 at 07:32:28AM -0400, Steve Ingels wrote: > Is there an "easy" fix for this? > > Steve > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Matthew Yip" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 7:28 AM > Subject: Re: AC Questions > > > > The foam is used to seal all the bits of the HVAC system together. > > As the car ages, the foam and the adhesives that secure it begin to > > deteriorate. Voila - flying foam bits... > > > > --- Steve Ingels <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Also, when I turn the air on, little pieces of foam come out of the > > > vents. I'm sure it's not good. Can anyone tell me what that is?
Here's a response I made to someone on list about this a while back: Do you get lots of foam bits coming out of your dash vents? Could be that the heater blend door that controls airflow around the heater core is deteriorating. The door is a metal flap with holes in it covered with foam. When the foam gets old, it falls off (gets blown out the vent and hits you in the face) and air goes through the holes in the door, instead of getting blown around the core. Solution: pull your center console and take off the front cover of the heater box (mine was held on by 2 white, plastic thumbscrews), tear off all the foam from that door and cover it in duct tape. Don't touch the heater core while you're doing this, or you'll get branded wiht the little fin pattern if it's hot. Laters, Brian _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
