Re: 99 accent heat
Guncho wrote:
> Jody wrote: > >>can i change my thermosat so the car will make more heat quicker? > > > There's a lever that chooses whether you're heater is getting air from > outside the car or inside the car. When it's cold and you're just > starting out, it will generate heat faster if you choose the "Air from > Inside" option. Then switch to "Air From Outside" once the engine > warms up. > > Hope that helps! > > PS I just got my car washed yesterday, then it snowed! So it was your fault! Matt |
Re: 99 accent heat
Jody wrote: > i do that all the time, when cars left over night its switched to recirc. > just seems slow to heat, but once warm its like a sauna That sounds pretty normal to me for any car! If the engine's cold, where's the heat gonna come from? Chris |
Re: 99 accent heat
Jody wrote: > i do that all the time, when cars left over night its switched to recirc. > just seems slow to heat, but once warm its like a sauna That sounds pretty normal to me for any car! If the engine's cold, where's the heat gonna come from? Chris |
Re: 99 accent heat
Jody wrote: > i do that all the time, when cars left over night its switched to recirc. > just seems slow to heat, but once warm its like a sauna That sounds pretty normal to me for any car! If the engine's cold, where's the heat gonna come from? Chris |
Re: 99 accent heat
i flush our rad once a year, it looks new as day one =-)
i wonder if the thermostats getting lazy... we have 162 000 kms now.. "Lawrence" <lmcclaf@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:43F4F82E.548765FD@sympatico.ca... > If the heat output has dropped off over the years you might want to get > a system flush done, new coolant put in and a new thermostat. I know > locally there is a rad shop that does the complete chemical flush for > $39.95 (Canadian). Got my 91 Scoupe done in the fall and I went from > having no heat to having to turn the fan off on some days cause it heats > up just like it was new again. I just figured why bother putting a nice > new thermostat in with possibly crummy old sludgy coolant and if I was > putting new coolant in I might as well make sure the system is clean > first. > > Cheers, > Lawrence > > |
Re: 99 accent heat
i flush our rad once a year, it looks new as day one =-)
i wonder if the thermostats getting lazy... we have 162 000 kms now.. "Lawrence" <lmcclaf@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:43F4F82E.548765FD@sympatico.ca... > If the heat output has dropped off over the years you might want to get > a system flush done, new coolant put in and a new thermostat. I know > locally there is a rad shop that does the complete chemical flush for > $39.95 (Canadian). Got my 91 Scoupe done in the fall and I went from > having no heat to having to turn the fan off on some days cause it heats > up just like it was new again. I just figured why bother putting a nice > new thermostat in with possibly crummy old sludgy coolant and if I was > putting new coolant in I might as well make sure the system is clean > first. > > Cheers, > Lawrence > > |
Re: 99 accent heat
i flush our rad once a year, it looks new as day one =-)
i wonder if the thermostats getting lazy... we have 162 000 kms now.. "Lawrence" <lmcclaf@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:43F4F82E.548765FD@sympatico.ca... > If the heat output has dropped off over the years you might want to get > a system flush done, new coolant put in and a new thermostat. I know > locally there is a rad shop that does the complete chemical flush for > $39.95 (Canadian). Got my 91 Scoupe done in the fall and I went from > having no heat to having to turn the fan off on some days cause it heats > up just like it was new again. I just figured why bother putting a nice > new thermostat in with possibly crummy old sludgy coolant and if I was > putting new coolant in I might as well make sure the system is clean > first. > > Cheers, > Lawrence > > |
Re: 99 accent heat
well duhh, how can u get heat from a cold engine? the point is its taking to
long for engine/needle to move now days... "Guncho" <cgunter@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1140132305.931569.320290@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com... > > Jody wrote: >> i do that all the time, when cars left over night its switched to recirc. >> just seems slow to heat, but once warm its like a sauna > > > That sounds pretty normal to me for any car! > > If the engine's cold, where's the heat gonna come from? > > Chris > |
Re: 99 accent heat
well duhh, how can u get heat from a cold engine? the point is its taking to
long for engine/needle to move now days... "Guncho" <cgunter@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1140132305.931569.320290@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com... > > Jody wrote: >> i do that all the time, when cars left over night its switched to recirc. >> just seems slow to heat, but once warm its like a sauna > > > That sounds pretty normal to me for any car! > > If the engine's cold, where's the heat gonna come from? > > Chris > |
Re: 99 accent heat
well duhh, how can u get heat from a cold engine? the point is its taking to
long for engine/needle to move now days... "Guncho" <cgunter@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1140132305.931569.320290@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com... > > Jody wrote: >> i do that all the time, when cars left over night its switched to recirc. >> just seems slow to heat, but once warm its like a sauna > > > That sounds pretty normal to me for any car! > > If the engine's cold, where's the heat gonna come from? > > Chris > |
Re: 99 accent heat
Did you try blocking off airflow to half the radiator? I have done
that over the years to many cars when It gets below freezing. The greater the temp difference the less airflow required to achieve suficient cooling capacity I have seen days here when I could not get the car warmed up enough to close the thermostat. That's assuming that the temp needle barely making it 1/2 way to it's normal operating point indicates that the bypass channel is keeping enough coolant flowing to hold the temperature at that point. On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 19:50:23 -0600, "Jody" <locamrcow@sympatico.ca> wrote: >i flush our rad once a year, it looks new as day one =-) >i wonder if the thermostats getting lazy... we have 162 000 kms now.. >"Lawrence" <lmcclaf@sympatico.ca> wrote in message >news:43F4F82E.548765FD@sympatico.ca... >> If the heat output has dropped off over the years you might want to get >> a system flush done, new coolant put in and a new thermostat. I know >> locally there is a rad shop that does the complete chemical flush for >> $39.95 (Canadian). Got my 91 Scoupe done in the fall and I went from >> having no heat to having to turn the fan off on some days cause it heats >> up just like it was new again. I just figured why bother putting a nice >> new thermostat in with possibly crummy old sludgy coolant and if I was >> putting new coolant in I might as well make sure the system is clean >> first. >> >> Cheers, >> Lawrence >> >> > |
Re: 99 accent heat
Did you try blocking off airflow to half the radiator? I have done
that over the years to many cars when It gets below freezing. The greater the temp difference the less airflow required to achieve suficient cooling capacity I have seen days here when I could not get the car warmed up enough to close the thermostat. That's assuming that the temp needle barely making it 1/2 way to it's normal operating point indicates that the bypass channel is keeping enough coolant flowing to hold the temperature at that point. On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 19:50:23 -0600, "Jody" <locamrcow@sympatico.ca> wrote: >i flush our rad once a year, it looks new as day one =-) >i wonder if the thermostats getting lazy... we have 162 000 kms now.. >"Lawrence" <lmcclaf@sympatico.ca> wrote in message >news:43F4F82E.548765FD@sympatico.ca... >> If the heat output has dropped off over the years you might want to get >> a system flush done, new coolant put in and a new thermostat. I know >> locally there is a rad shop that does the complete chemical flush for >> $39.95 (Canadian). Got my 91 Scoupe done in the fall and I went from >> having no heat to having to turn the fan off on some days cause it heats >> up just like it was new again. I just figured why bother putting a nice >> new thermostat in with possibly crummy old sludgy coolant and if I was >> putting new coolant in I might as well make sure the system is clean >> first. >> >> Cheers, >> Lawrence >> >> > |
Re: 99 accent heat
Did you try blocking off airflow to half the radiator? I have done
that over the years to many cars when It gets below freezing. The greater the temp difference the less airflow required to achieve suficient cooling capacity I have seen days here when I could not get the car warmed up enough to close the thermostat. That's assuming that the temp needle barely making it 1/2 way to it's normal operating point indicates that the bypass channel is keeping enough coolant flowing to hold the temperature at that point. On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 19:50:23 -0600, "Jody" <locamrcow@sympatico.ca> wrote: >i flush our rad once a year, it looks new as day one =-) >i wonder if the thermostats getting lazy... we have 162 000 kms now.. >"Lawrence" <lmcclaf@sympatico.ca> wrote in message >news:43F4F82E.548765FD@sympatico.ca... >> If the heat output has dropped off over the years you might want to get >> a system flush done, new coolant put in and a new thermostat. I know >> locally there is a rad shop that does the complete chemical flush for >> $39.95 (Canadian). Got my 91 Scoupe done in the fall and I went from >> having no heat to having to turn the fan off on some days cause it heats >> up just like it was new again. I just figured why bother putting a nice >> new thermostat in with possibly crummy old sludgy coolant and if I was >> putting new coolant in I might as well make sure the system is clean >> first. >> >> Cheers, >> Lawrence >> >> > |
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