No heating Mercedes G 250GD 89

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Quinten
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Hi All,

This weekend I noticed my heating doesn't work. I never noticed before  because of summer temperatures and mild weather.

The blower works just fine but blow cold air. Even with a hot engine. Does anyone have a drawing of the heating system? Is this a common problem?  I have a 250GD from '89.

Thanks?

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Re: No heating Mercedes G 250GD 89

Assuming your 250GD is of a W460 chassis, this is a common problem from summer to winter settings of heater. During summer the heater valve temperature would be usually set to cold; that setting for months bonds the rubber seal to its seat and when the temperature valve is set to hot, the seal does not lift off its seat giving cold air when hot should be filtering through. 

It is better come summer or winter rather than to fully set the valve settings to fully hot or cold that you come back a little so the rubber seal inside the valve does not fully sit on to its seat hence availing to seal bondage.

Check the feed pipe from the engine into the bulkhead  to the heater matrix if it is hot, that will make ensure you have flow of heat to that point. If there is no heat sensed after the heater valve, it is the vale that is blocked or the seal bonded on its seat. You may try to work the valve open by opening and shutting it, or replace the valve. If heat flows past the heater valve; you could be looking at a blocked heater matrix. 

By undoing the inlet and out let hoses to the the heater matrix, you could try and blow pressurised air from the outlet of the matrix to see if the pressure will lift the suspect seal off its seat ( heater valve in the hot air position).

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Re: No heating Mercedes G 250GD 89

Hi Quinten

​A few questions

Is your engine running at the correct temp?, if your stat is stuck open or there's none fitted your engine will be wasting diesel and your heater will be cold.

Is your heater valve operating when you move the temperature control?

Are the heater pipes both hot?

Has your heater matrix ever been flushed to your knowledge, they are prone to filling with rusty sludge.

Come back to us

Gordon O

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Re: No heating Mercedes G 250GD 89

Hi Guys,

thank you for the feedback. Heating is fixed. Apparently the small spring on the cool/hot valve was missing. Replaced the spring and everything is working 100%

Easy fix wink