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Old 09-12-2012, 04:02 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Blocking coolant instead of WAI?

I got a major coolant leak this morning, that got me an idea.

I saw that the engine heated much quicker, obviously. But has anyone tried to block coolant instead on warm air intake?

What i understand, WAI is for getting the engine warm up faster, right?

Any thoughts if this is a stupid idea or worth trying?
Of course it needs to be switched back on. My Golf has the pump belt-driven, so it can't be switched off by disconnecting some connector, so it would need some bypass plumbing instead.

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