OK, So I am a High School Student, and I bought a used car after my Subaru was totaled, when I was rearend at a stop light. It is a 1998 Toyota Corrola LE, and it has close to a 100k miles on it, and it seems to be very, very well maintained. That being said, I bought it recently, and here in Oklahoma in the summer, its almost always a 100 Degrees or more everyday. So I never tested the heater. Boy the air conditioner works, but I am not sure about the heater. So it was very cool out this morning, close to 50 Degrees, and I turned on the defroster/heater. It is not a far distance to where I go to school, maybe 10 Mins at best, sometimes 5 Or 6 depending on traffic. But the heater never got hot, or even really warm at all. So This afternoon it was 90 degrees or so out, and I decided to test my heater theory. I turned it full on hot, and tried it for about 5 Mins, and it never got hot. It got semi-warm. But not hot. Is it possible I blew a fuse, or the componets are faulty?
2006-09-18 12:28:25 · 7 answers · asked by Jeff 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
What would a thermostat have to do with getting heat into the cabin when I am cold? The car isn't overheating. What would coolant have to do with it?
2006-09-18 12:41:38 · update #1
there is a heater core buried in the dash that flows coolant through it. The thermostat that others have mentioned controls the flow to this heater core. If the thermostat is stuck closed, no 'hot' coolant will flow to the heater core, so the fan behind it just blows air at what ever temp the water in there is. Could also be that the heater core leaked at one time and instead of fixing it, the previous owner just bypassed it so no flow would go through there anymore.
Try the thermostat, if that doesn't work, look to the back of the fire wall and see if you can see any disconnected radiator type hoses. If so, they bypassed it.
2006-09-18 12:38:54 · answer #1 · answered by Mike C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably what someone has done is taken the thermostat out of it this happens a lot in the hotter states,one day when the engine is cool let some of the anti freeze out of it,,and tak the housing off and check it,,if its there it may be stuck wide open,,this is a common cause for not having,any heat,,good luck with it,,i own a repair shop,,and i see them all the time that have been taken out,,i hope this help,s.
2006-09-18 12:39:51 · answer #2 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll bet the thermostat is gone altogether which is a quick (cheap) way to fix an overheating car. But yes, it can only be the thermostat.
2006-09-18 12:36:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-01 03:09:38 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Replace the thermostat.
2006-09-18 12:35:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
two words coolant and termostat it will be ok bro 25 years drivin corollas 1.8 love em chen boston mass.
2006-09-18 12:34:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
drive a little farther.
2006-09-18 12:38:41 · answer #7 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋