Wrona

so overnight my heater got all screwed up somehow the slider worked perfectly when i came out in the afternoon it was hot so i switched it to the cold setting but it doesnt slide all the way not even if you push it i even whent down where the cable is connected and switched it and no way in hell its switching to cold and there is another problem now my heater is blowing cold air even on Heat and full blast i went underneath the hood and even switched it there nothing

how can i fix this what is the problem it worked great one night and the next it was dead cold i really need to fix this because its cold in the mornings hot in the afternoons and cold as S*it in the night time

also one of my rear window defroster cable things that is on the sides fell off what can i use to repair this my defroster doesnt work either anymore because of this for the obvious reason

Former User

Can you manually open the heater valve on the firewall?

Wrona

where the cable is attached to the hoses and stuff? yeah i did that and its still blowing cold when i open that valve it switched the slider on the dash so there is no rip or anything in the cable but idk what the hell is going on

Former User

Check the coolant level in both the radiator and reservoir.

Wrona

ill check the radiator tomorrow but the resirvor is at the MAX line

Former User

Post a picture.

Former User

You need to check the coolant level in the radiator. If it's fine, try bleeding the cooling system. If that doesn't regain heat, then the heater core may be clogged.

Wrona

Not mine but this thing

Wrona

if the heater core is cloggeddo i have tor eplace it or can i clean it out

Former User

Can you solder it?

Former User

If flushing doesn't help, then yes you'd need to replace.

Are you running coolant or water in your cooling system?

Wrona

how much would a heater core run and im running 50/50 pre diluted from O'rileys

Former User

Rule out other more simple possibilities before you consider replacing the heater core.

Wrona

should i follow this DIY http://www.civicforums.com/forums/11...ml#post4271491 or can i just flush it from the radiator?

Former User

No. Just disconnect the heater hoses at the firewall and flush the heater core out with a garden hose. While the hoses are disconnected, check whether the valve actually works.

But don't do any of this until you check the coolant level and bleed the cooling system.

Wrona

alright so tomrrow ill do this

-Check Coolant
-Bleed for air bubbles
-pull out the inlet and outlet hose at the firewall flush with higher preasure garden hose

all these if the heater doesnt work after 1 2 3 hopefully all these will help

is it common for heat cores to get plugged up with debris over the years or is it common for them to break like this


ALSO how does this explain that my slider ont he dashboard doesnt slide all the way over to cold its probalby like this Cold___[]_______________Warm

Wrona

so i bled the system and flushed out the heater core with a hose and its still blowing cold

Wrona

Bump