Over the summer I installed a remain head, radiator, water pump, thermostat, and a few other small things while the head was off. I also flushed the heater core (twice). I have put about 4000mi since with no issues except heat. It only gets warm and I can only turn the blower speed to 2 otherwise it gets cooler. All the controls work as they should. It runs just under 210 degrees and never fluctuates. When I flushed the heater core some debree came out then ran clear for 5 min going both ways. Not sure what to try next to get some real heat before winter gets here.

 

It can sometimes be difficult to completely clear a badly plugged heater core. Make sure the blend door under the dash is fully closing in the max heat position.

 

I have flushed it twice once before head replacement then after. I plan on doing it again next weekend. What is the easiest way to check the blend door on an XJ? I was curious if that was the problem. Just didn't know exact location or if I had to remove anything. Thanks for the help so far.

 

Go here and scroll down to post #47. There are schemtics of your HVAC system.

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/gre...e-6558/index4/

The Blend-Air Door schematic has a pic of the Blend-Air Door Actuator.

Position yourself in the passenger foot well and, using a flashlight, look up to the left under the HVAC Unit. There you will see the actuator. Turn the ignition switch to RUN, without starting the engine, and move the temp selector **** from extreme to extreme back and forth - Blue/Red. You should see the white extension on the actuator turn from stop-to-stop.

 

Dude! Link!

 

What.....

Look again.

LOL

 

Linky works quite well for me.

 

extrashaky must be imagining things...

wink wink

 

The board software tells on you when you edit your posts.

 

Thank you so much for the assistance and the schematic.