1999 Volkswagen Needle going into red and no hot air

1999 VOLKSWAGEN
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KON
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Heater problem
1999 Volkswagen 4 cyl Wheel Drive Type unknown Manual 140000 miles
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Coolant light was flashing so i topped it up, 2 days later it started overheating and now there is no hot air from heater. Can you help
Dec 3, 2007 at 9:09 PM
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FISHERMAN
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Hello !!

Its the check engine light on?

How about your cat. converter?

when the honeycomb got clog there is a "lack" of power

Because of the exhaust restriction...

have your cat. conv. check out.

let us know on your findings !

Good Luck.
Oct 11, 2007 at 5:43 AM
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2CARPRO JACK
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You are losing the coolant/water somewhere. No hot air is due to the fact that there is no water in the heater core to make the air hot.This should be handled soon, overheating the engine can do serious and expensive damage
Dec 4, 2007 at 8:37 AM
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