General 1999 brava 1.2 sx heater problem

[brava1]

hi every1 my brava the heater wont blow hot air
the temp hand rises to the normal mark when sitting idiling for a while
but when she's moving it goes back down to cold again

any help would b great

 

[rallycinq]

Change the thermostat.

Cheers

SPD

 

[TommoW]

Before the thermostat, have a quick go at bleeding the radiator.. I had a very similar problem with my 99 Bravo, worked a treat.. sounds like the thermo though, as said above.

Edit: I think Halfords were going to charge me 12-15 quid I think for a thermo.

 

[rallycinq]

Before the thermostat, have a quick go at bleeding the radiator.. I had a very similar problem with my 99 Bravo, worked a treat.. sounds like the thermo though, as said above.

Edit: I think Halfords were going to charge me 12-15 quid I think for a thermo.

Yeah, sorry. I presumed the OP had checked that.

Cheers

SPD

 

[brava1]

will try bleeding the rad first then thermostat

thanks alot every 1

 

[wolvoliam]

Any luck witha new thermostat? mine has exactly the same problem!!!

 

[brava1]

tried bleeding rad no difference so im getting thermostat 2morrow
will let ya know how it goes