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Old Oct 26, 2006 | 06:01 PM
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Car: '88 GTA
Engine: L98 -350TPI
Not getting any heat

Im not getting any heat blown into the car. The fan works, but it never blows hot air through my vents. What could be wrong?
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Old Oct 26, 2006 | 06:10 PM
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Car: 88 Firebird - SOLD!
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Do some checking first. Engine at normal op temp, feel your heater hoses. Should be hot all the way up to & out of the heater core. If not backtrack feeling hoses. Check the water control valve to make sure you have flow coming out of the valve. Valve is vac operated - so check for vac, or apply external vac source to ensure its working. You could also have a clogged heater core. Any cooling system work done recently?
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Old Oct 26, 2006 | 09:25 PM
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I have had the a/c system evacuated a new pigtail installed behind the a/c controls. But ill check that stuff. thanks.
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 01:53 PM
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May be as simple as the A/C tech knocked off a wire or a vac line.
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 03:41 PM
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You do have enough coolant correct?

On my old car, the air from my heater would randomly be hot, cold, hot cold, and a couple weeks later, it started overheating

Put some coolant in, cured both problems
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