that switch is ran off of vacuum but on the back of the temp control it has a cable

 

sorry i meant the valve is vacuum

 

and it runs fairly cool, normally runs at 200 never more than 210, so could it be a bad t stat?

 

Fallow the vacuum line going into the firewall to verify it has no holes then check the diaphram mounted to the bottom of the heater core box inside and make sure it is hooked up. Sounds like the diverter inside the heater core compartment is not functioning and is stuck in the cold air position.

 

the pink one?

 

May have been red at one time or black mine is now pink because it is weathered or something. It comes from the switch under the hood and goes into the firewall.

 

Presuming your gauge is accurate, that should be plenty hot. Have a 180F t-stat in our '98 and the heater is toasty. Sorry, probably not what u wanted to hear.

 

no its all good i need feedback haha what else could it really be than? ive got a good heter core, valve, and vacuum hmmmm

 

who did the heater core? Not being negative or nasty but were the caps or plugs covering the heater core hook ups removed before the lines were hooked up?

 

ha i hope they were the dealer did it, the lady i bought it from had it done i actually have the reciept for it

 

Well i cant think of anything else. good luck with it.

 

I dont trust dealerships much. I had a chevy astro and the trans went out i took it in under warranty and in 4 months it was doing the same thing. They did get it right the second time around though.

 

well hell maybe i should just go bug them haha i apreciate all the help from you guys i'll let you know what happens

 

ok i fixed it, i finally just tore that valve off and put a t splitter in its place. and now it works great! thanks for everyones help!

 

okay, so which valve did you replace? was it the heater/water control valve?