yngwidower

Wow, You guys are awesome. Thanks for the pics - now I'll know what I'm looking at. I live in the country & am on my own well, so my water pressure is pretty low, but I won't try to blast the heater core too much anyway. At least by running something through it, I'll get to see what kind of flow I have. I've got a bunch of stuff to do right now, so don't know if I'll be able to look at it until late Saturday or Sunday. In the meantime, I'll look for a new thermostat & heater hoses to have on hand when I start to work on it. Thanks again for all your help. paul

Hi, Just acquired an 87 GL wagon carb'd 5spd 4wd. Drove it home and engine stayed right in the middle of the temp gauge, good oil pressure, good volts, but heater blows cold air through defrost, heat, bilevel (only on fan position 3 or 4, though). A/C - vent lever does it's job. Temp control cable appears stuck in "hot" range. Don't know if it's a cable problem or if the valve on the heater core where the cable attaches can be moved at the lever on the core. (I'm assuming here that there is a valve like that and a lever since I haven't been able to look yet.) No antifreeze smell or obvious leaks either. I realize Soob's shouldn't be run hot. The guy I got it from said he just replaced the timing belt so I assume he pulled the rad to get at it. Do you think there's just an air "bubble" in the cooling system that's my problem? I haven't had a chance to check temps on hoses going in/out of the heater core yet. That's where I'll start. Then see if I can "burp" the coolant. Otherwise, I guess I'll check the thermostat and maybe double-check that he timed it correctly. It is really good to find a site like this to share info. Thanks for what you guys have done here. paul ps I'm hoping to make this little car a daily driver (25+ miles per day to work & back) It would be nice to have heat up here in North Idaho!