ultra_supra Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 hi all, with the temp droppin i've been puttin my heatin on against the windscreen to get rid of the mist but everytime i do i get showered in small foam like bits lol anyone else got this problem? is it due to the dash just bein old? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 This is a common problem in older cars - a small civilisation is living in your heating system where they have lived and prospered for many years. Currently it is the dead of winter in there and the children of one of the villages are having a snowball fight. Turning on the heating has sucked a whole load of their snowballs out and into your car. The children are frightened as they have never had this happen before. The event even made the early evening news. My suggestion is not to turn the heating on again and leave those poor people in peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ultra_supra Posted September 28, 2007 Author Share Posted September 28, 2007 This is a common problem in older cars - a small civilisation is living in your heating system where they have lived and prospered for many years. Currently it is the dead of winter in there and the children of one of the villages are having a snowball fight. Turning on the heating has sucked a whole load of their snowballs out and into your car. The children are frightened as they have never had this happen before. The event even made the early evening news. My suggestion is not to turn the heating on again and these those poor people in peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShamelessTT Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermonkey Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 This is a common problem in older cars - a small civilisation is living in your heating system where they have lived and prospered for many years. Currently it is the dead of winter in there and the children of one of the villages are having a snowball fight. Turning on the heating has sucked a whole load of their snowballs out and into your car. The children are frightened as they have never had this happen before. The event even made the early evening news. My suggestion is not to turn the heating on again and these those poor people in peace. Very good is it true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickTT Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 This is a common problem in older cars - a small civilisation is living in your heating system where they have lived and prospered for many years. Currently it is the dead of winter in there and the children of one of the villages are having a snowball fight. Turning on the heating has sucked a whole load of their snowballs out and into your car. The children are frightened as they have never had this happen before. The event even made the early evening news. My suggestion is not to turn the heating on again and these those poor people in peace. But for a more accurate explanation, all the flaps inside the heater box that control temperature and air distribution have little foam pads on them to make a seal when they are closed. This foam is prone to disintegrating and blowing out the vents. You will also find that you get "some" air coming out of all the vents, irrespective of where the distribution buttons are set at. It is possible to strip down the heater box and make new foam pads, but its a nightmare job and you'll have to source and make the foam yourself as toyota dont sell it by itself. It will stop in a week or two when all the foam is gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Well thats just plain silly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Well thats just plain silly! I'm with you Ellis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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