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Old Oct 23, 2003 | 10:57 PM
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heat in car not hot.

its been getting colder and i noticed my heat is not hot at all. I changed my coolant a few months ago and bled the air of the system(i think). i have since, added a 160 hypertech tstat and the programming. Today i drove home from work (15 miles) and figured id try to bleed the system again. i opened the screw and nothing came out. i let it go for about 5 min and nothing ever came out. I tryed this on an incline and flat and witht he heat on. What gives. I turned the car off and immediately opened the radiator cap. The radiator was full but there was No spillage or anything, this seems weird to me seeing that i drove 15 miles at 60 mph. Any ideas?

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Old Oct 23, 2003 | 11:02 PM
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I have no heat and my problem is the heater core, you might try flushing that.
Old Oct 23, 2003 | 11:07 PM
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If you immediately opened the cap on the radiator and there was no pressure, maybe you have a bad cap or some other problem.
Old Oct 23, 2003 | 11:11 PM
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could i just be low on coolant? i am going to check the radiator in the morning when its cool and see if its low.
Old Oct 23, 2003 | 11:15 PM
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It should be full to the top when you check it cold. Still, there should be some pressure in the system after it is warmed up.
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