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No heat in 1800 wagon 1982


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No i have no heat to the lower vents,only cold air all over. -5 degrees and its getting a bit cold...help please.

 

Check the lines in and out of the heater core when the engines warm. Both lines should be hot.

 

If the hoses are both warm, move the interior, and check the brass that is exposed by the gas pedal. verify that it's warm. Check the operation of the core valve. Find the vavle, and it's cable driven lever, then move the temp selector and watch that it's moving the valve.

 

If the valve isn't moving properly when you turn the temp selector, that is the problem. Most likely the outer housing of the cable has come unclipped and the housing is sliding instead of the cable inside.

 

To fix:

 

remove the temp and blower speed knobs, undo the thin nut around each ones shaft.

 

Remove radio/Ashtray console

 

Remove 2 screws at the bottom of heater controls console.

 

Remove heater console face.

 

Now you can see the cable attaching to the back side of the temp selector.

 

Use a 90 degree screwdriver, and some patience to reinsert the cable under the clip, and tighten it in place.

 

 

.......If the cable was not the problem, and the valve was open, but little to no heat, then it may just be a clogged core......flush out with a garden hose, both ways til it runs clear.

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Is anything coming out of your vents?

If it's just blowing cold air along the floor, check the plastic tube that directs air to the vent system.

It lies under the little shelf on the passenger side, resting against the firewall.

It may have become dislodged or worked itself loose.

Put that sucker back on, on both ends, and see if that fixes your problem :)

 

Twitch

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