Re: No Heat?

[jtrealty@xxxx]

There are many obvious things to check first before going really
deep. 
Is the heater still connected? Maybe the core leaked and a previous 
owner disconnected the heater hoses. Is the heater valve stuck
closed? 
If it leaked and corroded it might not function. Is the cooling
system 
filled with anti-freeze and all of the air bled out? If the cooling 
system is low on coolant you won't get heat and if the core is full
of 
air you still won't. Once you can get the core to heat up now see if 
the fan is blowing enough air over it to transfer the heat. Areas to 
check are fan rotation, mode switch for vacuum leaks and proper 
operation, vacuum motors for proper activation of the duct doors,
etc. 
Maybe the motor doesn't have a thermostat so it never really gets
warm 
enough to give you heat. A heater hose could be kinked. You get the 
idea. A good visual inspection usually turns up the culprit.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757 



--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Jack Singer" <jsinger@xxxx> wrote:
> Well, I never drove the car in the cold before so I never tested the
> heat. So today I take the car out and all I get out of the 
defroster or
> heater is cold air. I drove the car some 20 miles but it did not 
get
> any heat at all. The blower worked well but thats it.
> 
> Any recommendations where to start looking? This one is new to me.
> 
> Jack
> 
> 5823
> 
> 
> 
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