Heat blows cold *ford taurass*

[PANDA]

I drove my one of my dads beaters yesterday. 97 Taurus with the 3.0 V6 motor, it has 97K. The car gets fully warmed up, temp needle in the middle but the heat never really gets hot, its almost cold coming out of the vents. Im not fimular with how heat works in cars and dont really know much about Fords, but all the other Fords I have driven nearly burn your face off with the heat.

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[Dasfinc]

bad heater core?

not un-common in taurii

 

[Mook]

what the fuck does fibular mean

 

[PANDA]

what the fuck does fibular mean

Spelling error

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

I drove my one of my dads beaters yesterday. 97 Taurus with the 3.0 V6 motor, it has 97K. The car gets fully warmed up, temp needle in the middle but the heat never really gets hot, its almost cold coming out of the vents. Im not fimular with how heat works in cars and dont really know much about Fords, but all the other Fords I have driven nearly burn your face off with the heat.

check the HC hoses at operating temp, one should be hotter than the other, if one is very cool and the other is engine temp then the core is clogged, unhook it and backflush with a garden hose.

if they are both hot/same temp then there is likely a problem with the blend door in the HVAC box.

low coolant will also do this (may hear gurgling) but thankfully its not a 3.8 but i have seen SEVERLY corroded WP impellers contribute to inadequate flow/overheating

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

ya check collant... in radiator not in the plastic tank that means nothing

 

[JohnnyP]

or it could always be a bad thermostat.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

or it could always be a bad thermostat.

on most ford middle of the temp gauge is operating temp....thermostat is likely fine though it is a suspect, its near the bottom of the list if the engine is getting up to temp.

 

[JohnnyP]

very true but im running without a thermostat right now and my car does warm up but noooo fucking heat. so was just a suspect to potentially consider.

 

[PANDA]

Thanks James, and Silent D I will check the coolant level and the hoses.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

Thanks James, and Silent D I will check the coolant level and the hoses.

and? whadya find?

 

[LeddZepp8687]

Probably clogged heater core.

 

[PANDA]

How the hell do you get at the radiator in this thing...

Coolant in the overflow tank looks fine.

 

[Bru]

thats' a pressurized overflow tank, it is the radiator cap.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

hmmm do i fortell a call from a panda today....lol heat it up and check the HC hoses....

 

[PANDA]

Can anyone tell me which hose is the heater core hose. All the hoses behind the motor are pretty hot.

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

lol, i havent an idea

 

[WhiteDevil]

Id change the thermostat, cap and backflush th heater core, should blow VERY hot for you after the cheap changes.

 

[PANDA]

Id change the thermostat, cap and backflush th heater core, should blow VERY hot for you after the cheap changes.

How would one back flush the heater core?

 

[WhiteDevil]

How would one back flush the heater core?

Just figure out which way the coolant flows in your engine and reverse it.

Use a garden hose and hook it up to the outlet for the heater core, disconnect the top line at its source and turn on the water till it flows clear, reverse the garden hose and turn it on, its a series of reversing to make sure the corrosion and build up is gone. Works every time.


Edit.... and its "free"

 

[Dasfinc]

It is also illegal, so do it where police don't drive past.

$1000 fine for dumping coolant.

 

[Bru]

You could flush it into a container, then take the container to a hazardous material recycling center or just leave it at your local oil change place.

 

[Dasfinc]

You could flush it into a container, then take the container to a hazardous material recycling center or just leave it at your local oil change place.

Most Oil change places no longer take them, nor do coolant flushes any longer due to legislation that was passed in early 06. Thats why it has become such an issue in the past year. Some Dealerships still do flushes, but they won't take your coolant, they will only do the flushes themselves. The hazardous material recycling centers will take it.

 

[Bru]

Most Oil change places no longer take them, nor do coolant flushes any longer due to legislation that was passed in early 06. Thats why it has become such an issue in the past year. Some Dealerships still do flushes, but they won't take your coolant, they will only do the flushes themselves. The hazardous material recycling centers will take it.

Gotcha. I haven't worked at a shop for a while. Nice to know.

 

[Dasfinc]

Gotcha. I haven't worked at a shop for a while. Nice to know.

I brought my Civic to Farm and fleet last summer, and asked for a coolant flush, they said they didn't do them anymore, I brought it to the honda dealer in my area, and they wanted a killer amount of money, I brought it to jiffy lube *This is all the same day still* and they said they didn't do it anymore, and then I went to walmart where I finally got someone intelligent because coolant flush was still on their price board and he explained that due to the increased fines blah blah, new legislation they no longer offered coolant flushes, but they sold the coolant flush kit for $6 that I installed in the civic and did it myself.


I am not going to mention how I disposed of my coolant in fear of people gutting me.