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Old 11-02-2005, 12:32 PM
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Bbbbbaby - it's cold inside!

Can someone tell me why, when I have the temp pushed up to 28C, it's blowing very warm air into the defroster, warmish air onto the feet, but d**m freezing air out of the centre air vents?

Winter's coming, and I'd like to be able to be warm this year!

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Old 11-02-2005, 01:11 PM
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It sounds like the fresh air lever to the far left is in the open position.
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Old 11-02-2005, 02:12 PM
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i.e. make sure this lever is pointing down when you want heat

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Old 11-02-2005, 02:37 PM
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exactly the same problem i posted a week or two ago

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=436555
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Old 11-03-2005, 04:13 PM
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Yup.

Boy, do I feel foolish. Who knew there was a lever there? Well, obviously you guys did.

Guess I gotta rtfm once in a while.
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Old 11-03-2005, 05:33 PM
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we all love those easy fixes!
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Old 11-03-2005, 05:49 PM
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I have a problem with heat too this year, but I am afraid its not that switch. My top heater hose running into the firewall is hot and the bottom one is cold. Sound like a heater core plug up?
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Old 11-03-2005, 07:13 PM
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yup. when that happens i just hook up a garden hose to them. one on the top, one on the bottom. flushes all of the nasty junk out and makes the heater work great. that's what has always worked for me.
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Old 11-03-2005, 10:31 PM
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my heater has been good since my coolant system was flush last year,

i have heat after 15-30 minutes,
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Old 11-04-2005, 01:14 AM
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Originally Posted by jhenry330
...Sound like a heater core plug up?
First the easy -IF- ...with the Valve:
- Vacuum hose to intake ok
- hoses connected properly
- one way valve works
- electric/vac valve works, gets signal
- valve actuator works
- valve really opens...

see http://www.cardomain.com/ride/748507/8



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maximagxe90 "...i have heat after 15-30 minutes,

- Nogood: Tstat stuck, swap

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Btw. Why not read the forum? 'Each one' of the ten pages has 2threads on this issue?
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Old 11-04-2005, 05:22 PM
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Thanks for the info guys! I noticed I am missing the one way valve on vacuum line to the manifold. I'll try that garden hose trick too with a flush. Thanks much
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