Looking at the gauges in my car I noticed that I am low on heat. How do I refill? I can't find the heat tank.

Question

I need to fill up my radiatior, but with the high price of water these days, who can afford to? At least I know enough to rotate the air in my tires using a left handed wrench.

radiator, not radiatior. damn typos.

Answer 1

Wow, there really should be more conscientious vehicle owners, like yourself, out there. I thought I was the only one who knew about the heat tank. I asked my mechanic (who isn't my mechanic anymore) and he looked at me as if I had two heads. I have to agree with the one respondent who told you to fill up with your hairdryer, be sure you set it to high heat. Failing that there is always another source, your dryer vent. I saw these things that look like garbage cans but are supposed to distribute the heat in your house, why couldn't you just keep it closed until it fills with heat and then run to your car and use the funnel and pour it in. I also have rotated the air in my tires, but that was hard to do. You almost need an IV setup to transfer from one tire to the other. But at least I get it done. I cannot imagine beginning winter on old flat air. The only thing you didn't check were the muffler bearings. Those have to be checked every six months or they seize up. That is a job I don't recommend for anyone. Unlike the others the bearings are much more difficult to reach. Best to have an exhaust specialist do that.

Answer 2

I drove a tank in the army. I think you should be the warm-up act for a comedian, that would lead to a heated response from the audience.
Of course I saw you got a chilly response from some of the people here, you might be on thin ice with the whole heat tank thing.

Answer 3

It's next to the framistan, and it has a canootin valve where you connect the heat hose, and it's usually fastened with two gillican pins. With global warming, it's getting much easier to find heat these days, which means it is much cheaper than it used to be. If you lived in Alaska, it would be much harder to find,more expensive, and probably lower quality, imported from China. One clever way to store heat is to boil a chemical called Dihydrogen Monoxide and store it in an insulated bottle, like a Thermos bottle.

Answer 4

Ok I'm a chick and even I know there isn't a heat tank. Low on the heat scale is good. It means your car is running at a good temp. If it gets high then you have problems my friend. Read your owners manual. Heat tank!!! What a joke!!!

Answer 5

If you are low on heat, drain the radiator of water and refill the radiator with gasoline.

Answer 6

Ok, hahah , good one. Some idiots actually want you to post more information. Anyone knows that the heat gauge indicates how hot your engine is...acutally the lower the heat gauge is the better.

Answer 7

Have you tried calibrating your temperature gauge? Maybe you should consider changing your fuel! It might not be igniting correctly! My car is constantly over heating, maybe we should try carpooling. It might relieve the stress and tension on your automobile!

Answer 8

Seriously, if you're temperature gauge is low the most likely cause is that the thermostat is stuck open and not allowing the heat to collect in the fluid.

Try replacing the engine's thermostat and see if that helps.

Answer 9

the heat tank will have a red cap with a H on it... next to the tank with the blue cap with a C ..

Answer 10

THe heat tank is under the hood, marked heat tank. Take a blow dryer by the hole, turn it on, and fill it up! lol...........