BLUEbandit999

i need some help guys... when i turn on the heat, it only works when i have it on the floor or defrost. not when i have it in the face or a mix with the face and floor. thermostat??? or maby a heater core??? no clue what to do so please help.

Mahjik

iTrader: (1)

Heat does not come out of the face vents.

BLUEbandit999

so how do i fix that?

macdaddy

Buy a new car that has bi-level (mix) heat functionality. The FD (and most other 93-95 cars) don't.

IOW - it ain't broke, so there's nothing to fix. It's working as it was designed.

impactwrench

Read the owners manual

akiratdk

are you serious???? Mine does the same as well.... heat on floor and defrost....but not from the face vents.....so....that is normal????????????????? I thought something was wrong with the heater controller....

iluvmy3rdgen

Nope, perfectly functional.

diablone

iTrader: (2)

Having heat blasted in your face tends to make the driver less attentive/sleepy, which is why the system is designed as it is.

ejmack1

Im sure you could make it work by changing the airflow path

pugg57

boy i'll tell ya, the things ya learn on this forum that you never thought you wanted to know i was just wondering if something was wrong with my heater this weekend because it just keeps blowing cool air out of the face vents when the heats on.

BLUEbandit999

So Im Lost! What Is It I Do To Fix The Problem? Haha

Wing0

there is no problem

DamonB

This question comes up a few times every winter and people always insist it's "broke". Nobody has ever read the owner's manual?

ejmack1

You mean there an owners manual?

BLUEbandit999

ok thanks guys.. no i didnt take the time to check the mamual? my dad keeps looking aorund for a chiltons or hayns type mamual. do you guys know of any? ive seen one for the 1st gen but not the 3rds... thanks guys

scratchjunkie

try it in the summer, you will think its hot.

Cgotto6

iTrader: (8)

Neither Haynes or Chiltons makes a manual for the 3rd Gen. They stopped after the second gens.

BLUEbandit999

FYI: if you have the heat all the way to the left...i will not be as hot on the face as it is the floor. if you turn left just not all the way...it will be the same on the face and floor... thanks again guys for the help.

BLUEbandit999

any idea where to get a book and not pay the 200 whatever for a shop maunal?

rynberg

Where are you looking? You can buy it for under $100 from Mally or Mazdaformance or download it in PDF format for free.