it's getting cold here

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  1. noun

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    hi every one!
    ok... weather start to get cold here in nebraska:D
    car start pretty good still, but here is my problem:
    the heat works great for the winshield, but i get cold air from the sides (the one for the driver or the passenger...)
    any ideas?
    :)
     
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    Mavaholic Growing older but not up!

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    Usually its the heater core.
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    i would think...heater control...defaulted to defrost...:huh:
    the control has lost vacumn...either...hose leak/disconnected or...the plastic part of the control is broken...is this an A/C car?

    ...Frank...:Handshake
     
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    PINKY .....John Ford.....

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    you don't still have your vents open do you :huh:
     
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    ok... so... if i open the vent... of course it's cold since i get the air from outside right?
    but if i close them.. i just don't get any air... hot or cold....
    BUT the air blowing on the windshield is hot and strong enough...

    yes it was an A/C car... but A/C not on it anymore...

    how the heat core could be the problem if it's blowing hot air on the windshield?:)
    thanks for your answers...:)
     
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    whereor how do i check that?:)
     
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    heater

    When you select heat, a flap should open letting hot air out near the floor. This can get stuck shut. Pop spilling down the defrost opening will do it.
     
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    ok.. i'll try that... thanks:thumbs2:
     
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    what's "pop" and what are heaters used for? never heard of those before...
     
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    "pop" is a soda drink. Heaters keep us up north from frezzin our cheche's off :)
     
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    ah, papa used to tell us stories about heaters and pop, I didn't know they were real...:rolleyes:
     
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    ok.. so after checking everything i just guess that the openings ON the dash are for the vent...
    and the openings UNDER the dash are for the heat.

    which means my heater core is working good i guess:clap:
     
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