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Old Dec 11, 2011 | 07:08 AM
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I have a 96 country and my heater is not working very well. I replaced the water pump not to long ago, and before I replaced it the heater worked fine. Could I have gotten a faulty water pump that is messin with my heater? If you got any ideas I'm all ears. Just wanna get it fixed before it snows. Thanks CF!
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Old Dec 11, 2011 | 07:14 AM
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Could be trapped air in the lines. Try draining coolant out of the bottom rad hose and refilling it slowly. The thermostat may be sticking open, also. I doubt that the pump is bad or you'd likely be overheating also. I also doubt that the heater control valve would suddenly go fubar coincidentally. This could be an issue causing the problem, but I doubt it.
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Old Dec 11, 2011 | 07:16 AM
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Its just weird that I have heat but just very little amount. But my last Jeep had overheating problems and now its like my new Jeep wont heat up. I drove an hour this morning and it didn't even melt off the frost on my hood
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Old Dec 11, 2011 | 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by ChadLunsford
Its just weird that I have heat but just very little amount. But my last Jeep had overheating problems and now its like my new Jeep wont heat up. I drove an hour this morning and it didn't even melt off the frost on my hood
I think its just the fact that Jeeps are for girls. Gotta rub em in just the right way :-P
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 09:12 AM
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Replaced the thermostat and got awesome heat and normal temp, simple fix haha
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Old Dec 17, 2011 | 04:13 PM
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What replacement thermostat did you use, Jeep or aftermarket? JB
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