Heater problems
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From: Midland Park, NJ
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
Old fart with a wrench
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From: Manlius, east of Syracuse, NY
Year: 2000 XJ Sport & WJ Laredo
Model: Grand Cherokee (WJ)
Engine: 4.0L
I don't know where you are, but sub-zero incoming air can make more heat at lower blower speeds. Just saying.
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From: WA 98257
Year: 1997
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 5.2 (318)
Hello Folks,
I just ordered a heater door actuator as my actuator was missing for some reason. It didn't bother me until just this month.
I also just acquired a heater resistor unit. My heating unit is a automatic temperature control (ATC).
I have hot water flowing through my system as I can feel it when I touch the housing.
Thank You,
mauser1891
I just ordered a heater door actuator as my actuator was missing for some reason. It didn't bother me until just this month.
I also just acquired a heater resistor unit. My heating unit is a automatic temperature control (ATC).
I have hot water flowing through my system as I can feel it when I touch the housing.
Thank You,
mauser1891
Old fart with a wrench
Joined: Nov 2010
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From: Manlius, east of Syracuse, NY
Year: 2000 XJ Sport & WJ Laredo
Model: Grand Cherokee (WJ)
Engine: 4.0L
With the automatic climate control heater, you don't have a blower resistor. The blower speeds are controlled by the computer inside the unit. There is a pulse modulated relay where the blower resistor goes.
To Carol Schaffer, I'm having the same problem with my 2000 WJ. My heater core is clear, the steel pipe to the water pump is clear, the blend door is working and the hoses are getting hot. It just doesn't seem to be making heat the way it used to. About the only thing I haven't done is take the dash apart to see if there's debris in the air duct to the core. With mine, if you put it on recirculate, it'll melt your chest hair, but then the windshield fogs up without heat on it.
To Carol Schaffer, I'm having the same problem with my 2000 WJ. My heater core is clear, the steel pipe to the water pump is clear, the blend door is working and the hoses are getting hot. It just doesn't seem to be making heat the way it used to. About the only thing I haven't done is take the dash apart to see if there's debris in the air duct to the core. With mine, if you put it on recirculate, it'll melt your chest hair, but then the windshield fogs up without heat on it.
Last edited by dave1123; Feb 7, 2017 at 04:42 AM.
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Joined: Apr 2014
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From: WA 98257
Year: 1997
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 5.2 (318)
Hello Folks,
True the module is solid state, but it is referenced as a blower motor resistor.
I was merely suggesting a possible solution, and forgot the link to the part.
Thank You,
mauser1891
True the module is solid state, but it is referenced as a blower motor resistor.
I was merely suggesting a possible solution, and forgot the link to the part.
Thank You,
mauser1891


