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Topic: Heater is luke-warm
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huttoboy
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89 LX and heater is just luke warm....I have removed the hoses a few times and flushed it out, that sort of worked. I really need to give it a serious "flush". The radiator is only 2 years old so don't need to do entire system, but what I was thinking was to remove existing hoses and attach a 2-3 foot section and hold in the air and with a funnel, fill the core with some sort of cleaner. Is this a good statagy? No leaks or anything like that. If this is good idea, what would I use to clean the core? TIA
Posts: 95 | From: Sacto | Registered: Jul 2007
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68dustin
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Member # 5388
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My heater core went out when it started not to get real warm.
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"As I lay rubber down the street, I pray for traction that I can keep, and if I do begin to slide, please dear God protect me and my ride!"
Posts: 3991 | From: neverland | Registered: Feb 2005
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Secnd2nun64
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You ruptured the core of your thermostat when you did the flush. Just go get a new thermostat and you'll be fine.
Posts: 1460 | From: CA | Registered: Jun 2002
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huttoboy
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No, I'm just talking about the heater core only. I haven't did a radiator flush, it is pretty much new. I was just talking about a way to flush only the heater core. Its not leaking or anthing like that, just doen't get hot. Temp gauge reads about 1/4.
Posts: 95 | From: Sacto | Registered: Jul 2007
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huttoboy
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I was just thinking about removing the hases at the firewall and trying to flush only the heater core.........
Posts: 95 | From: Sacto | Registered: Jul 2007
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Blind
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what temp thermostat do you have and how hot does the engine run at?
I'd put a stock temp 196* tstat into it before blowing crap through the heatercore.
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89 LX Notchback ex 4cyl, 14psi
02 Harley F150, 15psi
Posts: 8521 | From: Fairfield | Registered: Jul 2003
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