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Re: heater core verification Posted by Saana88 [Email] ![]() ![]() ![]() In Reply to: heater core verification, Mike in KC ![]() |
To answer your last question first, the amount of heat you get is controlled by a linkage rod, which runs between the cabin temperature knob on the dash and the heater valve, which controls the amount of supposedly hot coolant entering the heater core. It's simple, and it works.
The problem is, if your engine thermostat is failed open (cold engine, no heat) it won't heat up. This is also the case with a properly-functioning 82-degree thermostat, designed for warmer climates but sometimes swapped in by an owner who is having overheating trouble.
Also, I've been having heat production problems when it gets really, really cold out (upstate NY with temps in the negative and wind chills to test out the antifreeze) but I know my heater core is leaking, and it has been for the last six years at least. I have a new one and all the other spare parts to boot. Now all I need is a warm enough day when I'm not working to get the job done.
Hopefully someone else will comment on which hose is supposed to go where. This may be my problem as well.
Someone, please, help us!
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