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Re: how can i get more heat
The heater hoses should give you a clue.
With the engine running and fully warmed up, hand feel the heater hoses. First the hose feeding the heater (from the intake), then the return hose (to the water pump or radiator) if the heater core and thermostat are healthy they should both be hot and almost the same temp, the feed hose slightly hotter. If that's true the core is probably okay and you have a duct problem. If the feed hose is hot/semi hot and the return is cold/semi warm then I would suspect a circulation problem such as a plugged core. If the feed and return hose is only warm, I would suspect the thermostat is stuck open/faultly. With fans running or not the thermostat should hold back the coolant in the block until the coolant temp reaches 195.
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Last edited by Gordo; 01-11-2006 at 10:32 PM.
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