CJINOHIO03 Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 Well after replacing the heater core. There is still no heat. I bypass the heater control valve too. By the dash gauge on the car it warms up fine(about halfway on gauge). I thought if the thermostat was bad it would be either stuck open or closed. Which would cause overheating or car wouldnt heat up at all. I know there is coolant getting to the heater core because it was leaking at first where the copper pipes came together at the heater core. Anybody know of a site or link for a factory service manual for this car? Thet Haynes one sucks thanks CJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 Dumb question but you checked all fuses/relays? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greekdrifter Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 go ahead and change the thermostat. Its cheap and pretty easy to do. if your thermostat is almost closing all the way, but not quite, it could keep the overall engine temp lower than normal. It will be letting very cold water into the engine. The gauge may still read close to normal because they are designed to read normal temp throughout a range of temperature, like from 160 to 200 for example. temps are approximate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJINOHIO03 Posted December 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 when u say fuses do you mean if the blower motor is working etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 when u say fuses do you mean if the blower motor is working etc? There could be other relays that control things in the background that you aren't noticing. In the mean time, if engine temp isn't getting up to normal due to bad thermostat, put a big piece of cardboard over your radiator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJINOHIO03 Posted December 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 The blower motor is working fine. It warms up to about half way on the gauge. Which is what it always has done. That is why I am not sure if it is the thermostat or not. CJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acklac7 Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 The blower motor is working fine. It warms up to about half way on the gauge. Which is what it always has done. That is why I am not sure if it is the thermostat or not. CJ Maybe the "blend door" on the HVAC system is seized up? Are you getting cold air from the vents when the AC is on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansonivan Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 Most modern cars do not have an actual temp gauge, it's a glorified idiot light controlled by an ecu. I would start with the thermostat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1647545494 Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 start with a thermostat if that doesn't do it you may need a water pump the impeller could be worn and not push water fast enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordell Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 If you just replaced the heater core having an air pocket is pretty likely, does it blow warmer if you rev the engine? Have you checked the temp of the heater hoses (with your hands will work)? Possibly a blend door, need to find out some more info to narrow it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 614Streets Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 Hook a pressure tester up to it and replace your t stat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJINOHIO03 Posted December 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 Does anybody know of a site for factory service manuals? that can be dl etc? how do u check a blend door? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJINOHIO03 Posted January 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Well after reading I dont think this car has a blend door. It has a knob/electronic controls like a lexus to change the settings from hot and cold called an air mixture damper control only. There is no knobs sliders just buttons and a auto setting like a thermostat with a temperature dial. So I dont know what else it can be. I took the water valve(heater control valve) out and bypassed it too. Also what do u have to do make the heater core stop leaking? It has brass pipes that come through the firewall then connect to the heat core but are two pieces (not soldered the heater core) >the only thing that seals it are two rubber o rings and kinda like c clips that go over the two connections but it still drips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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