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Old 09-15-03, 03:43 AM
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Do our heaters suck?

I pulled my condensor and dryer out.. well the lines were broke on it so my ac didnt work.. I went to go use my heater last night cause my girlfriend was cold and yeah.. my heater doesnt hardly get warm.. do our heaters really suck or do we need our ac condensors, ect in for it to work right? I took the lines that run up to the passanger side firewall area cause they hooked to the condensor. the compressor is still in.. Any help? Im going to be in tennessee this winter so I need a heater lol.. let me know please.
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No problem with mine. Burns me out of the car in a few minutes in the winter. Maybe your thermostat is stuck open
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I think out heaters kick ***, sometimes i do need to turn mine down cause it feels like something is buring my leg.

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Old 09-15-03, 10:28 AM
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What does your a/c have to do with your heater?

Think about that for a second......

Replace your thermostat with a new OEM unit from Malloy.

Don't even THINK of putting in an aftermarket.
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My heater is awesome but then again I am in Texas and we dont get much use for them down here. But it will burn you out of the car so much you need the ac on after youve used it.
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thermostat as in our cooling system thermostat?
Old 09-15-03, 11:58 AM
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Yeah, that's what they mean. They are thinking that the thermostat is stuck open, keeping fluid running through the radiator all the time, making the cooling system run excessively cool, which in turn would reduce the amount of hot coolant available to roast your toes. BTW, mine honestly gets too hot!

I'm thinking that if your coolant temps are normal, your heater core may be clogged, or your mix actuator is not moving far enough to get enough heat in. To answer your original question, the A/C should not have anything to do with the heating system
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Originally posted by c00lduke
I think out heaters kick ***, sometimes i do need to turn mine down cause it feels like something is buring my leg.

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I agree, if there's one thing the FD can do well, it's getting/staying hot. Honestly, I was rather impressed with the heating of the car, and I've had no problems with my heater either.
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i use the engine heat for a heater Ha. ne way, when you say your heater doesnt get hot, im sure your talking about in the cabin as you have not touched the heater core with the engine on. the heater core is attached to the engine and coolant flows through it. so if your engine is warm, your heater core is warm. you see on the a/c switch the blue and red markings? that is actually a control for a little door. it opens wider the more red you turn the ****. this is what spurvo is taking about. if it was stuck open, your a/c would feel like it was not working. if it was stuck shut, it would seem as though your heater core was bad.
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Well, I don't have the exact same question, but it seems that when it's set to blow on the dash vents, it cools down. Any other position and it's fine. My brother's does the same thing. Anyone hear of that?
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Originally posted by Railgun69
Well, I don't have the exact same question, but it seems that when it's set to blow on the dash vents, it cools down. Any other position and it's fine. My brother's does the same thing. Anyone hear of that?
Yup, all of them are like that, they even talk about it in the manual.
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My heater blows.
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It's possible that your heater core is clogged up. Have you ever replaced the radiator for the same reason? If so, the heater core can't be any better off.
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Originally posted by ISUposs
Yup, all of them are like that, they even talk about it in the manual.
Oh...heh...thanks!
Old 09-15-03, 04:41 PM
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Originally posted by ISUposs
they even talk about it in the manual.
Everyone:

Read your owner's manual.


Dash vents for A/C only.
Defroster and floor vents for heat only.
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I dont need heater, the air from the engine bay is hot enough:P
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