Heater problem

Krazyasslunatic · Post by **Krazyasslunatic** » November 27, 2011, 5:15 pm

Defroster doesn't seem to blow very hard, the hoses look brand new to me and seems to come out of the floor fine, any suggestion?

R Pope · Post by **R Pope** » November 27, 2011, 6:00 pm

The defroster door is not sealing. Either not moving far enough, or it's damaged. Or there's a "stinkem" or a ball point pen or some other obstruction blocking it. Crap can fall down the defroster grilles and eventually get far enough to stop the door from closing. Could even be a mouse carcass!

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » November 27, 2011, 7:10 pm

you should be able to feel the door with your fingers. mine didn't work very well and i found that the "heat" cable wasn't attached to anything even though the fllor heat worked good. i reached up inside the plenum and opened the door by hand. got lots of heat and defrost now.

bunchoftrucks · Post by **bunchoftrucks** » November 27, 2011, 9:33 pm

One of the first things I do when I bring home a "new" slick is clean out the following places. 1. I take the cowl vents off and dig out, vacuum and open up the drain hole. 2.take the door panels off vacuum , scrape and open the drain holes 3. take the heater off and take it apart so I can vacuum out all the accumulated stuff that has gotten stuck there thru the years some thing about the smell of dead mice on a cold morning I don't like LOL. Also a good time to replace the heater core and hoses. Besides whenever I've cleaned out a heater box I've found money, which is really good since everything else I do seems to cost money

Krazyasslunatic · Post by **Krazyasslunatic** » November 27, 2011, 11:36 pm

Where is this door at? Thanks for the tips guys, thankfully this is only a project truck so the heaters not a a major concern