heater core question
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heater core question
I noticed last week when it snowed that my heater isn't blowing very hot. I was talking to a coworker about it and he mentioned to try flushing the core with CLR. Has anyone here heard of doing that, or anyone done it? Any thoughts on whether it would be worth trying? Or even any other ideas or tips?
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Try some searching. You can use Google and add "cherokeeforum". Some say it's to strong, for me it seemed to do nothing. I backflush the core with a hose, repeatedly both ways. I use hand-grip on the hose so as to not over pressurize and blow it. Others hook it up solid to way higher pressure than the < 20 Lbs it normally sees. Do it with both lines off, you don't want to back flush it into the system!
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Thanks for the info. I used the search here but didn't see anything, I could have overlooked it somewhere. I think I might give it a shot this weekend.
So I'm assuming I just want to pour a little down one hose, let it sit for a minute, then flush both ways with water?
So I'm assuming I just want to pour a little down one hose, let it sit for a minute, then flush both ways with water?
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Thanks for the info. I used the search here but didn't see anything, I could have overlooked it somewhere. I think I might give it a shot this weekend.
So I'm assuming I just want to pour a little down one hose, let it sit for a minute, then flush both ways with water?
So I'm assuming I just want to pour a little down one hose, let it sit for a minute, then flush both ways with water?
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+1, try flushing with just water first. If it flushes clean and still doesn't blow hot after the engine is warmed up, maybe check the actuator under your glove box, make sure it's actuating. Also the door in the HVAC housing (that the actuator opens and closes) sometimes breaks.
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The CLR web site says "do not use in a car radiator".....the heater core is a small radiator.
http://www.jelmar.com/faqclr.htm
http://www.jelmar.com/faqclr.htm
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I dunno if CLR is a good idea, but people have talked about it.
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The CLR web site says "do not use in a car radiator".....the heater core is a small radiator.
http://www.jelmar.com/faqclr.htm
http://www.jelmar.com/faqclr.htm
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A bit off topic at this point but here is the search box I like> http://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en
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If you use "site:cherokeeforum.com" instead, Google is forced to search ONLY this site. It doesn't treat it as a regular search term, but as a restriction on the search parameters. You can do that with any domain name. Adding "site:www.priuschat.com" would restrict the search to the douchey Prius forum, etc.
The search functions built into the major message board software packages generally suck. There have been times when I have known EXACTLY what I was looking for and couldn't find it using the board's search, but going out to Google and using the "site:" tag returned the page I was looking for at the top of the results.
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